MK1 GTI 1.8T 20v 25 Year Project

need to sort the front mount now , needs a cross member fitting .

 

VWDRC Round 7 the last event of the year for the championship.

Broke out on my last run did a 12.83 sec on a 13.00 dial in , I reduced the gas to 20% (20bhp) and still did a 12 .

Need the front cross member fitting you can see on the photo the spoiler bending with the front panel.




next event is GTI Festival so I will be able to turn the gas up and go for a PB

 

Any plans to charge it?

 

no don't think I need to now, running low 12's with just 250bhp, so once I fit the 3" exhaust should be able to run 100bhp of gas and hit the 11's .

it's running the best it has on the gas now I knocked 1/2 sec of my time with just 25bhp of gas.

in VWDRC you just need to be consistent with your times to win , its not just about being the quickest

 

this should solve the issue

ordered one from the states as I need it quick, I was going to make one .

http://www.gokraut.com/

 

Looks heavy!

Is weight a huge concern? or is an additional few KG worth it?

Bloody good going on the times too! lovely car

 

The extra weight over the front would be a benefit

it should on be about a few kg max , I need the extra strength or it will just rip the front panel to bits .

I could even go on a diet to compensate for the extra weight

 

Just got an email off them , its only weighs 4.5kg

 

Aluminium or steel?

 

STEEL

 

Can't quite tell from the pics, Where's does the middle bit bolt to?

I assume it bolts in between the front engine mount and front panel?

Lhasa2008

 

YEAH fits between front panel and front engine mount .

I drilled at taped the bumper mounts to M10 , the M8 Bolts were a bit too small were the brace fits to.

might even up them to M12

 

Update

Just waiting for Customs to release my Front engine mount brace

Had a few runs at GTI Festival on Sunday but had a few issues, the main issue is heat soak

I've got a GRP Bonnet ready to fit for next season but need to cut some vents in it .

Can's decide what design to use ?? Any Ideas anyone with photo's need some inspiration

Best time from the weekend after all the issues

 

Cool louvres springs to mind. Got my Lupo bonnet punched by them at a cost of 5.00gbp per punch..

 

How about bonnet hinge spacer to tilt the rear of the bonnet upwards a bit to leave the heat out?

 

doesn't work. Bottom of the screen is a high pressure area so it forces air into the gap rather than letting heat escape, and acts like a huge parachute

 

Never knew this!

Feel free to start a thread on aero design and how to make car as slippery as poss

 

Interesting read here regarding Bonnet vents.

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&A=2162

popping the rear bonnet hinges is ok for getting rid of the heat when your parked up but not when you are running

 

Reading that article and then looking at the bonnet designs of an Audi sport Quattro and Lancia evo 2, was a ahh now I get what they were doing moment.....

Dav

 

Thanks for that. I read that years ago, but had lost it.