The diesel Rocco Racekor project.
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Yes a few pages back. I did a 13.4 @ 108. Need to work on traction.
Few updates!!
I did a day at Cadwell. Had to bleed my brakes in the paddock as I just didn't have time and the first session boiled my fluid.
No fade for the rest of the day.
EN9I8739-3 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
A video from my friend in his 310hp Edition 30 chasing, with similar handling mods.
https://youtu.be/QoRQGNhLvVA?t=189
And onboard for a couple of laps, following a TTE420 powered ED30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6T81cX9sg
And also at Silverstone on Sunday.
I did try to get some footage but my camera didn't save it!
CT-2130-(ZF-6182-13377-1-002)-1 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
I mentioned my 1st gear synchro has broken so the work around was either to wait 5 or so seconds from pressing the clutch down before engaging 1st, or put it into 2nd and then straight into 1st.
This worked for a while but now 2nd gear has done the same. Which makes the car incredibly difficult to drive around town.
A few weeks ago I bought a gearbox from Ebay to be rebuilt with a limited slip diff (Peloquin) and all the internal strengthening mods. Alex is a very busy guy and finally got around to stripping it down.
These include the 4th gear support and steel shift forks
received_10155918928887244 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
I am not sure when the gearbox will be ready but I'm hoping soon then it's just a case of getting everything swapped over.
In performance land, I have also gone for a new turbo since we are right at the limit of this one (you can hear on some videos we are on the surge line of the turbo)
The new turbo should be on in a month or so, Bobby needs to make a speed sensor mount and sort a few bits before we go. The new unit has been built to go for 400hp.
Few updates!!
I did a day at Cadwell. Had to bleed my brakes in the paddock as I just didn't have time and the first session boiled my fluid.
No fade for the rest of the day.
EN9I8739-3 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrA video from my friend in his 310hp Edition 30 chasing, with similar handling mods.
https://youtu.be/QoRQGNhLvVA?t=189
And onboard for a couple of laps, following a TTE420 powered ED30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6T81cX9sg
And also at Silverstone on Sunday.
I did try to get some footage but my camera didn't save it!
CT-2130-(ZF-6182-13377-1-002)-1 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrI mentioned my 1st gear synchro has broken so the work around was either to wait 5 or so seconds from pressing the clutch down before engaging 1st, or put it into 2nd and then straight into 1st.
This worked for a while but now 2nd gear has done the same. Which makes the car incredibly difficult to drive around town.
A few weeks ago I bought a gearbox from Ebay to be rebuilt with a limited slip diff (Peloquin) and all the internal strengthening mods. Alex is a very busy guy and finally got around to stripping it down.
These include the 4th gear support and steel shift forks
received_10155918928887244 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrI am not sure when the gearbox will be ready but I'm hoping soon then it's just a case of getting everything swapped over.
In performance land, I have also gone for a new turbo since we are right at the limit of this one (you can hear on some videos we are on the surge line of the turbo)
The new turbo should be on in a month or so, Bobby needs to make a speed sensor mount and sort a few bits before we go. The new unit has been built to go for 400hp.
New year, new news.
We received the turbo , but once mounted it clearly sounded very poorly , despite being expensive, brand new and having 0 miles , it was removed and we had to send it off to be rebuilt and rebalanced. That was not fun, nor was it cheap, or an effective use of time.
But now the turbo is coming back now and should be fitted soon.
My gearbox issues have finally been fixed. The new gearbox with LSD and other modifications has been installed and works perfectly. Very happy, completely changes the driving characteristics, and it's nice to have 1st and 2nd gear back.
received_10156039073962244 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
received_10156042100272244 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
received_10156060794312244 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
20180104_114121 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
20180104_153426-01 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
We received the turbo , but once mounted it clearly sounded very poorly , despite being expensive, brand new and having 0 miles , it was removed and we had to send it off to be rebuilt and rebalanced. That was not fun, nor was it cheap, or an effective use of time.
But now the turbo is coming back now and should be fitted soon.
My gearbox issues have finally been fixed. The new gearbox with LSD and other modifications has been installed and works perfectly. Very happy, completely changes the driving characteristics, and it's nice to have 1st and 2nd gear back.
received_10156039073962244 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickrreceived_10156042100272244 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickrreceived_10156060794312244 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr20180104_114121 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr20180104_153426-01 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
ks! Looking forward to the turbo updates as well. Just got myself a Scirocco, 2.0T GT and loving it! 
Had a bit of a nightmare over the last few months.
So we had a new turbo build from scratch. It has some very fancy internal components and can't be bought off the shelf.
however being brand new, when it was first fitted it had a very loud high pitched whining which was not normal.
we had it rebuilt (again, for a new turbo!) and the balancing was so far out the balancing machine that it cut off.
it was balanced and came back, the noise was gone but it was chugging out a lot of smoke (this is oil / white smoke , not black from fuel). this is with a 1mm oil restrictor as well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRo4C_pAyIw
So we had to have it rebuilt AGAIN.
this time by an old friend of Bobbys who have to say did a really good job and it is much better now. We also changed the turbine wheel to a slightly different one as well.
Now it was sorted we also plumbed in water cooling, and wired up a sensor to measure turbo shaft speed and got that working with factory inputs.
IMG-20180411-WA0000 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
IMG-20180411-WA0001 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
After a lot of tuning work from Bobby we went to Surrey Rolling Road, unfortunately it so happened to be the hottest day of the year yesterday 18th April.
Nevertheless the end results were 395hp and 660nm torque. Very happy with the end results.
Attached is a graph overlaid with the previous one at 340hp / 625nm
2018-04-19_10-09-12 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
So we had a new turbo build from scratch. It has some very fancy internal components and can't be bought off the shelf.
however being brand new, when it was first fitted it had a very loud high pitched whining which was not normal.
we had it rebuilt (again, for a new turbo!) and the balancing was so far out the balancing machine that it cut off.
it was balanced and came back, the noise was gone but it was chugging out a lot of smoke (this is oil / white smoke , not black from fuel). this is with a 1mm oil restrictor as well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRo4C_pAyIw
So we had to have it rebuilt AGAIN.
this time by an old friend of Bobbys who have to say did a really good job and it is much better now. We also changed the turbine wheel to a slightly different one as well.
Now it was sorted we also plumbed in water cooling, and wired up a sensor to measure turbo shaft speed and got that working with factory inputs.
IMG-20180411-WA0000 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrIMG-20180411-WA0001 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrAfter a lot of tuning work from Bobby we went to Surrey Rolling Road, unfortunately it so happened to be the hottest day of the year yesterday 18th April.
Nevertheless the end results were 395hp and 660nm torque. Very happy with the end results.
Attached is a graph overlaid with the previous one at 340hp / 625nm
2018-04-19_10-09-12 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrThanks for the kind words everyone.
I am now splitting the car.
Here is a parts list of the juicer parts, if anyone is interested please PM.
parts list. by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Everything is for sale on the car down to the last nut and bolt.
I am now splitting the car.
Here is a parts list of the juicer parts, if anyone is interested please PM.
parts list. by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrEverything is for sale on the car down to the last nut and bolt.
xjay1337 said:
Evoluzione said:
Come on now, first question is going to be why?
1) just bought a house, can't keep spending hundreds and hundreds on the car every month2) i really fancy an m135i
It still runs and drives, so it's not blown up lol.
A friend of mine has recently put the M3 V8 into a 1 series, apparently a relatively easy swap and makes a monster of a car.
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