This is all about my first project car. I talk about where the car started as a standard 1.4-liter motor to my first mods and then everything I did to the car. Running a 2E engine with MP9 fuel injection all the way to the Crossflow head with individual throttle bodies to a 2.1-liter 20V engine that had individual throttles, Supercharger, and a nice big turbo. I talk about all the issues I had with the car and how I got around the issues. This was a fun project and my daily driver.
I was really set on just building a new sub-assembly, and getting the 8 valve crossflow head rebuilt. But after talking to one of my friends, well my mind started wondering. There was 3 option. Keep the 8 valve crossflow head this would be the easiest. Going 16 valve, well that is a bit more […]
The mounting holes on my SC14 Supercharger were oval and damaged. I decided to go buy myself another SC14 supercharger. They were dirt cheap, this will also allow me to have spares if something does go wrong with the supercharger. I did not want to make the same mistake I made the last time mounting […]
Deciding what you want to build is the most difficult part. Do you run standard con rods, what pistons to use, what power and torque levels are you aiming for. Do I fit parts to protect for future upgrades? You start sitting with all these ideas and you have to get direction. Forged Conrods or […]
I have been throwing a lot of thoughts around on what my next step was going to be. I thought maybe I must just build the same setup and make it as strong as possible. Then again what is the fun in that? I was looking for a challenge. The first step was to decide […]
It is now been a few months since the bigger crank pulley was fitted to the Polo. I started hearing some funny sounds. It was mainly when I got to the point that the supercharger kicks in. You would hear like a knocking sound. It started as a faint sound but as time went by […]
When you buy a car that is fitted with a turbo or even when you build a project car with a turbo you always know that there is so much more potential than what the car is currently giving. Well, this is the case if you are a petrol head. When you have a turbo […]
I have heard people say “Once a Petrol Head always a Petrol Head”. You always look at what can you do better and what can you make better. As my Polo was a bit faster than a standard Polo I decided it was time to look at brakes. The most common things the guys would […]
I was very excited about getting the supercharger system to work properly. The next step was to get the engine management sorted out. I have set up the car to run off the map sensor. As I was running the 272 deg cam with the throttle bodies the map signal was a bit unstable. It […]
Now that all the hardware was done in the car I had to work out a strategy. How am I going to control the clutch of the supercharger and also the electronic bypass valve? I have seen other setups with this charger that the guys just fit a switch on the dash. They can switch […]
The Polo was standing for about a week now. I was looking for ways to get to the boost levels I initially saw before the belt rip itself to pieces. 2 bar gauge boost made me very excited about the project. This meant I could get decent power if I can get it right. At […]