The diesel Rocco Racekor project.

[xjay1337]

Got some exciting things happening over the next few weeks.

2017-06-23_02-49-25 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr


- New Bilstein B16 / PSS10
- New OEM rear top mounts / bump stops (not really needed but hey).
- Powerflex Rear arm bushes (inner and outer)
- Superpro Trailing arm bushes
- New drop links (front + rear)
- N/S outer CV is leaking grease so have a new boot but will replace driveshaft if it's buggered.
- Ground Control Top mounts
- AKS Tuning fast road/track alignment



Not long till they're all fitted, only a couple of weeks, so very excited.

[Dan_M5]

Nice project but i can't help thinking having a diesel track car is like having a transvestite partner, when your completely straight.

[xjay1337]

Dan_M5 said:

Nice project but i can't help thinking having a diesel track car is like having a transvestite partner, when your completely straight.

Thanks, I guess?

[Butter Face]

xjay1337 said:

Dan_M5 said:

Nice project but i can't help thinking having a diesel track car is like having a transvestite partner, when your completely straight.

Thanks, I guess?

Haha.

Looking great mate, those are some very nice upgrades!!

[xjay1337]

Got all the suspension on on Tuesday, took a bit longer than anticipated so I ended up getting a lift home on Tuesday evening and collected the car on Thursday.

Also got full Superpro rear bush kit, new drop links front and rear, new rear top mounts, and some modifications to my turbo intake pipe and boost pipework.

It's amazing!! So much better. You can certainly tell the suspension is a quality item rather than a budget lowering option. It's actually ever so slightly higher than it was before now too but hey ho.


IMG_20170711_194314_205 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr


FB_IMG_1500282516058 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr

Tested it out at Donnington Park on Sunday at VAG Tuner VW show.
As a package it was very, very capable. Next chassis mod is a LSD but given the power and torque it does manage really well without one.
Unfortunately I got black flagged twice as I was tripping the noise meters ... 98db driveby, I was around 101 db.

All good in the hood so far

[ZX10R NIN]

Nice work Jay when you get good suspension it's surprising how much of a difference it makes in feel & confidence.

[AJB88]

Did pop by and have a quick look under the bonnet on Sunday.

[Darren1101]

I was following you for a bit near Oxford on Sunday (black Megane R26, also stuck in the F1 traffic).

The car has real presence, and I appreciate the effort put in to it, but I just couldn't get past the level of smoke at various throttle loads. Apart from that, very smart package!

[Altrezia]

Spotted! While I was walking my small one to school this morning.

[xjay1337]

Small world! I'm working in Guilford at the moment on a project. Since it was a nice day decided to take the Scirocco over the Fiesta! - traffic really is awful around those parts.

ZX10R NIN said:

Nice work Jay when you get good suspension it's surprising how much of a difference it makes in feel & confidence.

Exactly! It was good before on the road but the B16 are another level. Very stiff, though. But responsive like nothing else on the same level.

AJB88 said:

Did pop by and have a quick look under the bonnet on Sunday.

Nothing much to see is there really. Other than a load of plastic should have said hi matey.

Darren1101 said:

I was following you for a bit near Oxford on Sunday (black Megane R26, also stuck in the F1 traffic).

The car has real presence, and I appreciate the effort put in to it, but I just couldn't get past the level of smoke at various throttle loads. Apart from that, very smart package!

I think I remember you
When you are on it, it does clear itself out. But where we had been in the traffic it seemed worse than it really is and with the heat it was running a tad rich.

But you are right. The smoke is a little bit excessive in certain situations. The issue is with the aggressive head porting swirl air isn't formed correctly so tuning by Lambda doesn't give a true picture.

We will be tweaking the map soon to take some fuel out to reduce the smoke, I just need a chance to hook a go pro up to capture the smoke and plug my laptop in to log it

[ZX10R NIN]

On my Penske's I have a Helper spring this is a slightly softer spring for everyday driving then as you lean on the car more the stiffer springs take over.

[xjay1337]

That would be ideal but I'm sure they cost a lot more!

Few pics from the trackday a week ago. The car behaved perfectly. But highlights I do badly need an LSD now.


Cheers Jhk__photography for pics. by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr


Cheers Jhk__photography for pics. by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr

[Kev_Mk3]

I spotted this a few weeks ago god knows where Ive done that many miles but cant help but think the shape is epic

[ZX10R NIN]

xjay1337 said:

That would be ideal but I'm sure they cost a lot more!

Few pics from the trackday a week ago. The car behaved perfectly. But highlights I do badly need an LSD now.


Cheers Jhk__photography for pics. by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr


Cheers Jhk__photography for pics. by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr

Yea they probably did but speak to your supplier & ask him if they do a progressive spring for your setup it does the same thing as the individual helper spring.

They're more open at the top & then the coils get tighter/stiffer:

[xjay1337]

The PSS10 come with a progressive spring. I need to play around with the damping. To be fair it's not bad if you're going at a reasonable pace but the slower you are the worse the ride is!

I can't find any data myself but found this online RE spring rates

B16 PSS 10 Golf 5:
215 f, 285 r (both progressive)
Front: E4-FD1-Y704A00 = progressive; initial rate 32.8N/mm (approx 190lbs/in), secondary rate 43.4N/mm (approx 250lbs/in)
Rear: E4-FD1-Y754A00 = progressive; initial rate 33.0N/mm (approx 190lbs/in), secondary rate 50.1N/mm (approx 285lbs/in)

But another site claims different from testing -

http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=576...

[xjay1337]

Did a day at Curborough yesterday, my first time there, a small group of us, nice atmosphere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_UqmPpCpXg

Footage from my second outing. Very technical little circuit. Was getting better towards the end of the day, so that's good

Unfortunately not everything went to plan. Before we had even started (hadn't even parked!!) my clutch master cylinder decided to split leaving me with no clutch. Luckily Euro's had the right part in stock so we did a "DSG conversion" and had it back up and working by 11am.

2017-08-23_07-28-30 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr

20170822_124824-01 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr

[AJB88]

xjay1337 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_UqmPpCpXg

Looking good man! what cam is that?

[xjay1337]

Cheers mate. It's just my dash cam as I didn't take the Go-Pro.

It's a Nextbase 402g.

[AJB88]

looks clear, my current cam in Leon is giving up.

[xjay1337]

AJB88 said:

looks clear, my current cam in Leon is giving up.

I'd defo recommend it. I think it cost around £130, it was an Xmas present last year.

if you are likely to get a lot of footage off I'd recommend stumping up the extra for the WiFi version.