RobDon's Leon -

[RobDon]

Parts are away for powdercoating, new stainless steel nuts and bolts are here, should hopefully have the parts back by the end of next week. Front upper and lower strut braces, plus cam cover and sump are all away to be done, pics when they come back.

 

[Willie]

Rob, the first one I'm doing this year is Thursday the 6th of May from 18.00 till 20.00. £70 through www.trackscotland.co.uk/forums. Good bunch of guys with good track skills

 

[INA]

Does this mean the project is done?

 

[RobDon]

Mine? My car will never be done, always in a state of evolution!

 

[wild willy]

Does this mean the project is done?

I hope not, we get alot of ideas and inspiration from Rob ,but even if it were he couldn't stop himself from a little tinkering. Your sales would take a hit too.

 

[INA]

I hope not, we get alot of ideas and inspiration from Rob ,but even if it were he couldn't stop himself from a little tinkering. Your sales would take a hit too.

yes....they most certainly would.
We could always get him onto 2.0L

 

[RobDon]

Hey ... if I had the money I'd be running a fully built 2.0 with a big turbo kit on it ... sadly I don't.

 

[Murdered LCR]

A 2.0l is to small got to be the 2.1 /2.2 stroker kit. With a gt 40

 

[jamiebennett81]

Hey ... if I had the money I'd be running a fully built 2.0 with a big turbo kit on it ... sadly I don't.

where do you stop though Rob....where do you stop

 

[Cupra Ross]

where do you stop though Rob....where do you stop

I don't think there's any stopping Mr Donald.

 

[RobDon]

Rob, the first one I'm doing this year is Thursday the 6th of May from 18.00 till 20.00. £70 through www.trackscotland.co.uk/forums. Good bunch of guys with good track skills

Stil not sure about trackdays Willie, alot of money and punishment on the car. £70 for the event, £50 for insurance and I'd have to change my tyres as the Falkens are no use for track - so £500 for better tyres. Plus I have my kids full time too. Plus my Leon is now my only mode of transport, my old runabout car bit the dust and was scrapped.

I may just keep it strictly road only.

 

[Willie]

Fair doos

 

[RobDon]

Previously: Correct, LC sensor in LCR housing, LCR housing is 16% larger. 219 x 16% = 35. 219 + 35 = 254g/s.

254 x 1.25 = 317.5bhp. (car made 317.3bhp on the Wallace dyno with wavy boost)


Now, new peak airflow log done today: 236.53g/s running 1.7 BAR of boost and slightly less timing advance at 5.25 degrees (previously ran 6 degrees)

236.53 x 16% = 37.84. 236.53 + 37.84 = 274.38.

274.38 x 1.25 = 342.97bhp, call it 343bhp!

Boost is much more stable with the Forge UNOS, holds 1.7 BAR well and drops to 1.5 BAR at the redline. If that bhp is correct then I'm very happy, calculation was bang on before.

This is with new Forge intercooler, JBS manifold, Fluidampr crank pulley and Forge UNOS boost controller, running 1.7 BAR of boost and 5.25 degrees of advanced timing with WMI. Also not forgetting the porting and polishing work I did to the cylinder head which should help pull more air in too.

 

[Willie]

Get up to Wallace and get it done

 

[RobDon]

Next time will be very interesting for sure!

 

[csd_19]

343 bhp...... now that ain't too shabby Rob!! good work!

 

[RobDon]

Thanks man, I was very surprised when I saw the g/s figure myself, plus the Forge intercooler and JBS manifold seem to have made quite a difference. The big SEM manifold and porting work I did appear to like the extra airflow from the increased boost too! Also the Fluidampr crank pulley has been proven to release a bit of power as well, so that adds to the overall performance too I think.

Willie - I'd like to get the mapper you know to look over my mapping and see if anything could be tweaked?

Oh and I also changed the spring in the Forge 007P from yellow to blue, holds boost better.

 

[RobDon]

Dyno charts thread for the difference the Fluidampr pulley alone can make:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4421682

 

[csd_19]

Dyno charts thread for the difference the Fluidampr pulley alone can make:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4421682

Bet it feels rather 'brisk' on the road now? A perfect combination of well thought out mods and you get power like that, simply awesome....

Amazing what a difference changing the damper can make, also good to see an aftermarket damper that isn't damaging engines....

 

[Al]

Will be even more of a flying machine now eh