Category: EFI
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Breather and vacuum system on the EFI wbx
Added some more to the EFI MV wbx motor – the vacuum pipes from the manifolds – to drive the MAP sensor for the EFI and also the brake booster, plus some other small pieces of plumbing for the motor.
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EFI wbx engine build up
While the 2.1l DJ wbx motor is out the build up on the replacement 2.1l MV begins. The EFI system from Paul at VWspeedshop got cleaned and is now being prepped and installed.New crank pulley with crank trigger, bell crank centre linkage, twin Jenvey throttle bodies, temp and MAF sensors etc. everything gets washed and…
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New EFI fuel tank in
IN goes the new EFI fuel tank, with all the breather pipes etc – also in is a new deep radiator for better cooling- and a refurb and paint for the fan shroud
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EFI swap into the double slider T3
The process of swapping out the carb powered 2.1l MV wbx and changing over to EFI begins. The fuel tank in the double slider is a carb style one – and now 30 years old – so a new EFI fuel tank is ordered up – this has an internal swirl pot and bigger output…
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turbo snaggings
an earlyish start put me heading north on the m5 with a freshly burned copy of daft punk’s ‘discovery’ in the cd player. rolled into raceshack (via herberts bakery for the best almond croissant and pain au chocolat to be had in bristol) and got on with it. attacking the bus i started with the…
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Kjet & Turbo gear for the T25 Wasserboxer
the scrapyard parts start come together starting at one end of the system..going anticlockwise from the right of the picture i still need hoses and some other stuff like… erm, i forget… ah yes, boost gauge and boost sensor, bits of exhaust manifold pipework from the baja header to the inlet flange on the turbo…
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turbosystems are go…
it’s all there bar two flanges and the hoses… š
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wedge van turbo and k-jetronic injection diagrams
schematic sketches for the intended turbo setup on the new streetracing wedge here’s the k-jet setup as a schematic heres another showing the whole system with turbo, k-jet etc…
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new new new !
well, here’s the coilpack i got in the post from DTA. it’s actually a valeo coil rather than a sagem one though the mountings are the same as are the pluglead sockets and the loom socket….. here they are side by side, old and new prior to fitment… i swapped the coilpack, changed the plugs…
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Porsche Cooling Fan Conversion – pt.2
Read part one here Here IĀ build up the engine with theĀ Custom Speed PartsĀ Fan conversion kit. Additionally, I fit the CSP bell crank throttle linkage kit. The fan conversion kit has all the parts necessary; GRP Fan Shroud Reconditioned Porsche fan and alternator Replacement alternator/oilĀ filler pedestal Alternator/fan securing straps Nuts, Bolts, washers and other misc hardware…