Hi there,

Sorry you're having pain with the TT.

Touch one thing and 4 things pop up.

New 3"turbo back exhaust = major rattles= new dogbone motor mounts

Looks good after all the polishing!

Want to do mine too ?

Didn't think so.

So what did you do to get it to look that good ?

My efforts have been so so in this area.

 

I did a 3-step polish (I use Meguiar's products) with a rotary and dual-action machines. That shot was also with no wax applied

 

I haven't updated this thread in a while...haha, I think I've gone through three different turbos since

What I'm running now: Stock K04-020 (25lbs/min) vs Precision 6262 (76lbs/min)!




PTE 6262CEA .83 has been in for a while now, and I've got to say that after running Garretts all my life, I am a Precision Turbo convert! I'm making 5psi by 3,000RPM, and 30psi by ~5,000RPM. I'm revving to 9,000RPM, so I've got 4,000RPM of power-band at 30psi! I am simply amazed at how drivable a 75lb/min turbo on a 2.0L can be with the right setup. The car FFFFing moves as it is, but I'll try to get that boost up to 35psi on 94+meth in Spring.

Crappy cell-phone pics ahead!

I had to massage the firewall a little, notch the valve cover, and use bolts rather than studs for the turbo to manifold fasteners, but I eventually got the beast in there!




The DP did not line up, and fitment on the TT is very tight, so I had to do some fab'ing. I want to convert the entire system over to v-band/Wiggins anyway, so every time I pull a flange, I chop it and convert it.









Finished product, which fit perfectly:





I was also having some trouble with blow-by despite the leak-down being perfect, so I took the valve cover baffle out, drilled a bunch of holes in it (there were only three tiny holes!), and added some stainless padding to keep the oil in the engine. I also added another 3/4" vent to the top of the cover, so I now have 3 x 3/4" lines to vent the crankcase. It seems to be working, but next Summer will be the real test; and, I'll add a vacuum pump if there are any more issues. A pump would help if I put in Integrated Engineerings big cams anyway, since they only make about 5 inHg and the brakes don't work too well when coasting with such little vacuum

 

Wow, nice work, Jeremy! You must be approaching 600 crank hp by now, no?

 

Thanks!

After I can get traction again in Spring, I'll get the methanol back on, do some tuning and get it dyno'd in Calgary. It is well above 600 crank, though! I don't care too much about numbers on paper, but I'd like to see ~600wHP/750cHP on 94+meth, and 650-700wHP on C16. 2.0L Evo guys with 10:1 have no trouble making those numbers with that fueling.

Come Spring, I do have to fab up a surge tank and switch to Bosch 044 pumps to handle the base fuel pressure I want to run (5 bar vs stock 3 bar) before I can crank the boost for those big numbers.

 

Your TT looks amazing, and performs better than I could ever hope mine could, good luck with the project, so much support to you!