360-380bhp with Standard Exhaust Manifold

[Paulm]

How long will 1&5 piston last running this sort of power.

I dont want to take the head off until I really have to. I know for a fact that 1 or more studs will break removing the exhaust manifold.

Will the above be pushing my luck to far.

When u take off the head off skim it before putting back together r u using adjustable cam pulleys? just thinking it was needed on the cossie as the head was closer to the block so the timing was out. I am sure it was not by much but just wondering .

cheers

Paul

[Doug_RS2]

I think Glen ran 340bhp with standard EM and RS2 turbo (and metal headgasket)

You should make sure you have the metal headgasket before you go above 300bhp anyway.

No adjustable cam pulleys - does it really make that much difference - 0.1mm?

Doug

[audiman]

Dont run over 300bhp on paper headgasket, trust me it makes a mess!! Not sure on the long term effects of doing this, but to be honest you would be better off running with the RS2 manifold. I think 360-380 maybe a bit out of range for the std manifold.

As far as cam timing goes, you can buy adjustable pulleys, but it doesn't make much difference on the engine. Only if going for BIG power with lairy cams.

Are you gonna be doing this conversion work yourself? If you are then I would rec. doing the head gasket anyway and if budget will stretch,get an RS2 manifold, oh and intercooler. You dont always have to skim the head, normally this is only needed when a head has got hot(overheated). After my headgasket failure(1.5 bar boost on paper gasket) the head needed 10 thou taken off it. But it blew the electric water pump in half and destroyed the radiator. I also found anti-freeze in the water trap just before the ECU!!

You have been advised and warned!! LOL

HTH

[Paulm]

Yeah I will be doing all the work myself I always do, can't trust any1 as most aint got a clue about performance stuff.

Many moons ago I was a mechanic. Left school and did the mechanic thing. Not quite sure how i ended up a Medic

Paul

[s2avant]

Strange how things turn out isn't it? I spent four years and Uni and left as a fully qualified computer geek now I work in one of the UK's biggest VAG trade centres!!

When I look at some of our IT staff though I'm glad I didn't follow that route

Ben

[S2 Ant]

Easy.... not all us IT ppl are Geeks!!!

EEEEEEEEEEasy money i think

Altho would prefer to do something car related, cos i love cars, but then i guess its gd having a job thats different

[S2central.net]

Yeah and Mihnea had four years at ballet school before he saw the inside of a Motronic ECU !

[newsh]

Originally posted by S2central.net
Yeah and Mihnea had four years at ballet school before he saw the inside of a Motronic ECU !

[S2 Ant]

Originally posted by S2central.net
Yeah and Mihnea had four years at ballet school before he saw the inside of a Motronic ECU !

Sure everyone here is glad he saw the (head)light tho!!!!

[Sidspud]

Originally posted by S2 Ant
Altho would prefer to do something car related, cos i love cars, but then i guess its gd having a job thats different

I'm an IT geek and I do something car related at the same time! Browsing S2Forum at work! Kills two birds with one stone

[Graham]

Yeah and Mihnea had four years at ballet school before he saw the inside of a Motronic ECU !

LOL and i have a degree in social ettiquete (if i have spelt it right)
Graham

[Mihnea]

Originally posted by S2central.net
Yeah and Mihnea had four years at ballet school before he saw the inside of a Motronic ECU !

Translators school, not Ballet

But it was about the same thing, hopefully the mechanical engineering classes put me on the right track meanwhile, even after seeing the inside of a Motronic ECU

[audiman]

Now thats what i call going off topic. LOL

come on Mihnea, give the man an answer

[Mihnea]

Originally posted by audiman
Now thats what i call going off topic. LOL

come on Mihnea, give the man an answer

what answer? what's an answer?

[audiman]

LOL.