These are Megan racing coil overs, I like them bc they have independent height & preload adjustment, and damping adjustment.

That is how idle adjustment works 💁

Hey! Good check in! I've beat the snot out of it for the last 3 months 😂 so it's soon enough. I need to do a proper shake down to check for slop but from the driver's seat everything still feels good 👍👍👍

Hmm did you remove both big ass bolts?

You've got a short from the positive power to the solenoid, possibly.

You should clarify too... Is the starter stuck in the transmission or is the motor itself frozen?

Honestly no idea 😅 I got it from eBay quite a few years ago but it's for a mk1 rabbit. Basically same size as factory just with lower profile fans

Honestly mine's not connected but if it was, I would use it. It just advances your base timing a few degrees

Right on, certainly some up sides to an ECU

Fueling screw too much driven inward. Try to loosen it half a turn.

@chcm5876 thanks!

Rev hang is usually an indication that you’ve got the fuel rate set on the verge of a runaway! Turn it down

Sounds like a fun project 💪

Cheers 💪 glad you liked it

I don't think it's too bad 💁 but also haven't tried yet haha 😅

Yes! Great call

Best of luck 💪

Home made 💯

Gotcha! I think pulling the head is pretty chill honestly. You'll feel like you're gonna mess it up till it's done and everything works but it's not too bad at all. I have a full engine timing video posted if you need it. You don't need to move the pump so no need to mess with injection timing. Set the motor to TDC before you take it apart so you don't have to worry about that either. If you have a cracked head ignoring it isn't a good option 💁so might as well see what's good. If you don't have pins/alignment dowels in the block that the gasket can sit on, it can be trickey to keep it in place, but you can always use tape around the edges.

Also make sure you order the same thickness gasket you already have (1 2 or 3 notch thickness)

@@OliverFetter thanks for the pointers! Any way to determine how many notches before pulling the head off? Or just have to order gasket after it’s apart?

@@chrisladouceur4093 check the front of the gasket where it pokes ouf the head next to the front oil passage, it will have holes or notches in it

It never is with cars 💀💀💀💀

That's a van but not a truck 💁

@@OliverFetter put a skateboard in the van, then you have 2 trucks

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CHOICE

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Thanks! 🤓

😂 actually trying to put it back together lol we'll see how that goes

😂😂 the magic of nothing at all 💯💯💯 it's just front hood pins, pressure keeps it down while driving, can't really make it past the exhaust pipe anyway

@OliverFetter knowing that makes me so happy thanks for the reply keep at it! loving the content

@@alancampbell7603 cheers!!

Right on! Yeah I'm planning to put a sensor in the pan before installing it.

Yes! Quite the predicament. The affordable option is to look at other 8v gasser intakes (there was quite a few) and some of them can be a bit better in terms of distribution. OR you can opt for a tdi intake manifold but the ports won't be a smooth transition unless you port the head to match or maybe just glob the corners with jb weld??

@@OliverFetter I thought about TDI manifolds but they're D shaped, right? Seems like it would require a lot of work. Perhaps a custom flange could be made to transition from the D to O. I have heard a lot about 8v gassers being a great solution... but that you need to flip the exhaust manifold, flip and clock the turbo, grind away at both until they fit.. and even then it works on a MK1 but on a MK2 one of the turbo outlets will be up against the rear motor mount. I've got a MK2 so I'm not really sure the best way around this. Internet seems to be full of mixed information. What did you settle on doing with yours? I've got a head gasket job coming up so hoping to have this figured out by then so I can get it all ported nicely

@@chrisladouceur4093 yeah exactly they're D shaped. That's where you could probably mold the corners of the manifold to be 0 shaped with some jb weld maybe instead of porting the head. Generally speaking yeah ya gotta make some changes to fit different manifolds. I have a tdi intake manifold & a mk2 or mk3 exhaust manifold and there was plenty of cutting and welding involved lol

@@OliverFetter Thanks Mr. Fetter! What did you do to match up the TDI D shape on yours?

@@chrisladouceur4093 I ported the 1.6 head to match the 1.9 intake manifold D's & buffered thin spots with jb weld

That's cool! You should check out my other VNT related videos on the channel, this was just the most recent!

@@OliverFetter I saw all of them actually) Could share please more info about your controller?)

@@artemiinazarenko2520 what do you want to know?

Hell yeah! Thanks 🤓

That's a cool way to think about it 💯💯

Thanks man! Lol I have the distinct memory of being in my first NA 1.6 on the highway, just about floored doing ~55mph. Then guys in a box truck next to me wave at me to hit the gas & hype me up 💀 but there was no more gas to hit 😂😂 we've come a long way

Yes absolutely. It is technically an mTDI. I'm going to try it out when I put the ALH in to confirm.

@@OliverFetter I’d be curious to see how it turns out. The metering sleeve for the 1.6 doesn’t have the same stroke as the TDI. I have an AHU that id love to run with a 1.6pump/10mm head without having to modify the fulcrum lever.

Interesting! You got it 👊

Likely not? The base of this pump was a giles build... Of course that doesn't mean much because he doesn't ever tell you what is upgraded 💁💁💁 but I'd assume he builds in more dynamic advance. What kind of options are there?

@@OliverFetter There's fitting a shorter timing piston, that would allow higher amount of timing sweep from idle to red line..to a point, as the pin that goes through the roller cage into the timing piston hits the limit of the cut out in the casing. There are factory tapered pins about that will give a little more travel before hitting the case. Or you could dremel the slot more.. bit too invasive I feel though, and probably too much advance. Easy way to see if you can get more advance would be to take the end caps off and fully advance the timing piston to see if it protrudes past the casing..and if it would bottom out if the cap was reinstalled. (Some VE pumps had recesses to allow the piston to come out into the cap) if the cap blocks it you could swap pistons or.. easier fit a dynamic spacer between the case and the end cap. Pretty popular with 200/300 TDI landrovers as their timing advance is pretty tame. I did this when I fitted the wrong piston in my pump and didn't want to take it apart again. Gives you roughly 4-6 extra degrees of dynamic advance I think. Might be enough to be able to set your timing back to get low end power and still have enough timing up high. Either way seems the Giles pump doesn't have quite enough timing advance up high..

@@austinmaxi excellent information thank you for laying that out. Certainly something worth looking into!

NA cams give better performance than the OEM turbo cams?

@@khester7397 yes should, due to higher lift and longer duration, which will increase flow.

Tbh it might already be a NA cam. I replaced the head on it with a reman at some point but I couldn't tell ya if it was TD or not 😅

Yeah my injectors are screwy.. I had a local shop rebuild them (should have been 155 bar) and when I pop tested them myself later I got 136 bar. Could be that my pop tester is junk too idk 💁

@@OliverFetter 1.9 D injectors are ~130 bar 1.9 TD injectors are ~150 bar maybe they are NA injectors? btw i swaped the 150bar injectors with the 130bar NA ones and gained some power on my AAZ

Is that like a 0-60 accelerometer or?

@@OliverFetter its a gps bassed tool guys use at the drag strip but its SUper repeatable and acurate. within 0.001 second ususaly but more than handy for testing to see if you car is making more power or not. 60mph to 100mph times

@@BEYTEK sweet I'll look into that!

Thanks!

Nah super fair. Right now I have it around 20-25 psi. It IS a bit sluggish off the line bc the turbo is a touch big for the set up. Any thoughts?

​@OliverFetter i think you're going to need to compound a super charger in front of a bigger turbo

What turbo? ​@@OliverFetter

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@@khester7397 😂😭 sir don't tempt me with a good time

😂😂😂 I mean is it shaking more than normal? These motors aren't exactly smooth at idle