Category: WBX
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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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wbx engine teardown
The DJ wbx motor we removed from the double slider is going for a rebuild – with some fancy things planned – but first it needs cleaning and tearing down. Mike and came down to the unit to get the motor onto a stand then we got into it –
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old engine out !
the old 2.1DJ engine is out of the double slider and gets dragged along the lane into Ak HQ in Bristol… there are plans for this high compression engine while the replacement MV is in the double slider. Buying the creeper years ago seemed like a luxury and it has been such an awesome thing…
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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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Back to tuning the MSD double slider
The grey double slider works just fine but needs a little more? Running with MSD distributor and multi-spark ignition box with a soft touch rev limiter – that was originally on Kevo’s type4 powered drag rail – it works ok – the Pierberg carb is originally for a 1.9 DG motor so it runs a…
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don’t hold your breath !
don’t hold your breath but iu think i’ve started the build up on the new wedge engine ! eek! i trawled up to raceshack in tewkesbury to see conor and matty and kevo and get the job kicked off.. i’ve been slowly assembling parts and bits for well over a year, maybe getting on for…
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collected the rods from the machine shop
Just collected the Scat h beams from the machine shop… Type 1 style h beams from Serrano vws in CA, 24 mm bushings from CSP in Germany and then off to piston broke machine shop in bristol… nearly there ! 😉 All I need now is the sleeves for the lifter bores, hopefully from Knofe…
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bbc points west video… finally
the akciddento vw t25 t3 turbo race builders van with junkyard turbo install feature on BBC Points West evening news program. At the Raceshack tuning facility in Tweaksbury fitting version one of the Junk Yard Turbo install. on a barn find VW wbx waterboxer 2.1l DJ motor we fitted the guts of a Saab turbo…