The Ultimate 8V Thread (The 8V Appreciation Society)

a few pics of my 8 valve mk1 gti

 

This time with working pics..



I guess flickr are making things hard to use them as a pic bucket these days.

 

Hi there everyone

Just getting back to my project as its been 2 years so thought I should post some pictures









Hope everyone likes

 

^^^ That is such a nice MK2, i love them in red.

Any more info on the engine and the spec

 

Update of my car as it looks now

 

Hi there, this is the engine spec that I can remember…

Audi 80 2.0L block
Crossflow head with big exhaust valves
Ultimate road cam 285
Adjustable pulley
Custom made manifold for tb’s
GSXR 1000 throttle bodies and trumpets / custom fuel rail for vacuum
Pipercross airfilter
DTA management and custom loom
Full stainless steel exhaust system
4-2-1 manifold
Waste spark coil pack
Bigger injectors
Custom fuel rail
Fuel power boost valve
Custom radiator and fan
Loom all rerouted
Up-rated engine mounts
Lightened flywheel
Rebuild gearbox
Mk3 polished rocker cover

Soon to be finished

 

I like that very much, Very tidy

I will get a few decent pictures of my Mk2 up later after cleaning

 

Very nice kiwgti.

Looking forward to this being finished and the results you get. Are you running std compression?
Another lad on here has used the crossflow head on a 2E bottom end, 285 cam and with a head skim to raise CR got around 150bhp and 150lbft of torques. That was running on Digifant.

 

WOW this is a car that was sold new out of Specialist cars in Aberdeen, I had G247 RRS, it was a red Driver.

 

8AS: you've got to love this:



http://wolfsburgrs.blogspot.com/p/save-8v.html

 

Was just going to post that ^ ^ ^ lol

 

Mine, 8 valves of tyre twisting heaven. Stock (AFAIK) 8V GTi-ness.

I love it.

 

Great bunch of cars here! My username pretty much gives away my lifelong appreciation for the humble 8v Looks like I found the right part of the forum eh? I'm going to do a new run of Save the 8v stickers soon, so if anyone is interested I could send a few over to you guys.

Anyway, my current 8v daily is this Mk3 Golf Sport (basically a GTI) - Pretty modest as far as the engine goes, just 266 cam, intake, chip and exhaust, but more work is planned.



And my Corrado G60 project. It may not be a GTI, but it's an 8v Sounds awesome, should be on the road once I move as well. Mechanically its sound, the body however needs a little love and de-cluttering...



The start of the whole thing, my old Mk1, which I stupidly sold back in 2003 and miss quite a bit. 2.0 ABA tall block, Schrick 276 on ported solid lifter head, big throttle body, all that. Lots of fun, surprised quite a few cars in its day. The wife and I are moving soon, and I hope to pick up another Mk1 as quick as I can.



For my new Mk1, I've already got the head back from this car, which was a built 1.8 8v. Sold this one in 2005. Car now scrapped.



Glad to be a part of the Society

-Nate

 

Glad to see the 8V still rolling in we should all meet up at a show, 8VAS Club Plot

 

220k on the clock and still going strong. Another reason to love the 8v.

 

They look so good without number plates on the front

 

I like the headlights - proper big twins! Which ones are they?

 

Exactly....220k is just getting started really.

 

Thanks, the lights are Votex. I bought them from a guy that had them on a shelf for about 12 years and never mounted them! I hadn't noticed that they were bigger than other twins till others pointed it out.

 

Remind be a bit of Mike's "pascal77uk" on his MK3:

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163217&page=10