Engine bay is complete!
Posted by saves313@reddit | projectcar | View on Reddit | 9 comments
Only things left now are the exhaust, and a bunch of butt dyno sessions/swapping jets! Lfg!!
Sidenote: I tried out some evil energy (Amazon brand) AN fitting and they work great, seem to be good quality and go together WAY easier than the shit Earls ones I bought originally for 3x the price.
mrmerkur@reddit
What cylinder head is that? It’s been a long time since i was in the VW game… but that’s a cross flow head and the JH that came on this car was counter flow. I’m going to guess it’s a hydraulic lifter off a late 2 liter 8 valve?
Awesome build. Makes me miss the 86’ and the 85’ cabbys i had in high school
saves313@reddit (OP)
Pretty much nailed it. It's an ABA 2.0l out of a mk3. Still shares a lot of parts with the JH but taller block, hence the bump in displacement and a cross flow head.
mrmerkur@reddit
That’s right, ABA! I remember the JH being THE counter flow head to have if you wanted to make… “power”. But once you put side drafts on, you had to cut out the cowl to make room. This is much better. Lots of guys would go weber 32/36 but honestly i found CIS-E to be pretty damn reliable once you killed all the vacuum leaks and wired a switch to the fuel pump so you could actually prime the thing when it would inevitably vapor lock.
This was also 15 years ago, so the AFM diaphragms were a bit less dry rotted than now.
Man maybe I need another Mk1…
saves313@reddit (OP)
Yes let the thoughts run through you. Succumb to them and become one of us!
Ill_fix_u@reddit
Nice vw !!! Caddy / golf / cabrio or jetta ? Either way, that engine, it'll be QUICK !
saves313@reddit (OP)
I'm hoping! The car was put on a diet. Manual Steering, ac delete and a lightweight battery pulled out 600lbs from the front end. There's no hvac box in the dash and no spare tire or kit. 130hp ish expected and 2100/2200 lb as a guess.
jimbofranks@reddit
I was gonna say moar pix but decided to look at your posts. You’ve done a lot to that thing. Looks great from here.
rudbri93@reddit
i used evil energy v bands to build my exhaust and they are pretty solid
saves313@reddit (OP)
I have some of their silicone coolant hoses as well, so far so good!