The car starts and runs really smooth. The more the car is driven the better it runs. It learns while you drive building up a lambda compensation map from the lambda readings. The bypass valve is standing open so there is no boost generated. After a few days of driving, I plugged in the laptop […]
The engine was now in the engine bay and all the boost pipes were done. There was one thing that I forgot about. It may be that it was lucky that I forgot about it as with the engine in the car and the drive shafts fitted if I could see what to do. The […]
The engine was assembled and in the car. Now it was time to fit all the extras. The Supercharger went on and so did the intake manifold with the throttles. I left the plenum off for now as I still had to build the boost pipe between the turbo and the supercharger inlet. Next was […]
Now that I had the gearbox sorted out I was ready to start this build and see how this engine fit. I stripped off the complete nose of the car. The Polo has a subframe or stiffener that bolts to the chassis. This subframe houses the radiator and lights. By taking this section off it […]
At this stage, I had most of the crucial parts of the build. There was one thing that was bothering me though. The gearbox that I was using in the polo was still the original rod select gearbox. I have been punishing this gearbox quite a bit. I started doing some research around what the […]
The engine was almost at the point where it could be fitted into the car. With the build at this stage did not mean anything if I didn’t have a proper ECU for this engine. My old engine was still a distributor engine with plug leads. The new engine had individual coils, one per cylinder. […]
Engine mapping isn’t as easy as everyone thinks. Some engines are also more difficult than others. Standard engines are the easiest, especially if they don’t have variable valve timing. Being a good engine tuner is not something you become overnight. It takes time, the more engines you map the better you get at it. Every […]
At this stage, I did not know what I want to do. I was really keen on fitting a turbo on this setup as well. The only problem was the cost. This project quickly became a very expensive project. I just closed my eye and decided, I want to do this. Firstly I had to […]
Saturday the 11th of May 2019 was a good day at Killarney Raceway in Cape Town. The sun was shining and the temperature was just right. As this was a national event there were race cars from all over the country. Here are some pics of the Hankook Formula Vee’s Investchem F1600’s The Investchem F1600 […]
If you are thinking of boosting an engine with a turbo or supercharger then you need to read this. It is not as easy as just making a bracket and mounting it. There is a lot of work getting it right. One thing to look out for is the compression ratio of the engine. Most […]