Now that the head was all done, I had to decide on what intake manifold to run and what exhaust. I got a laser-cut flange with the head in case I decided to build my own headers. I got a partial intake manifold for the 20 valve head. The plenum section was machined off. So […]
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 […]
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 […]