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Lupo 1,8t 20v conversion


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How did you get the cruise control working . I love this car you done good with it I can't wait for mine to be finished now Iv got time to start on it again .

I just burried myself in some wiring diagrams and then i took apart my brothers Audi A3 for some measuring and there it is.. : )

Thanks, i think your car is coming together really nice! Looking good : )

few questions Norpan, what power steering pipes did you use, and how did you wire the speedo?

I used the standard pump from the 1,4 engine and same goes for the pipes.. But do consider that mine i left hand drive..

The speedo is wired as standard, just made me an adapter cable from the standard Lupo loom to the 1,8t loom.

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And now the first real update this year!

Last saturday night ended with this mess : )

After doing some full throttle pulls to the revlimit on 5:th gear the little Lupo only ran on 3 cylinders...

This is what had happend...

Monday 7:30pm i started in the garage, this is what it looked like 8:48pm when the head came off.

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No compression on cylinder no 2 at all... A very burnt valve had taken the seat to he*l : )

Only one thing to do, scrap this head and find a new one...

One hour later a new smallport head from a audi s3 is in my garage, 3 valve bent thou...

Thusday afternoon was spent in the garage...

After som valve grinding and porting to match the largeport intake the head is on the engine.

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Wendsday is spent with the lady at home in the sofa.. : )

Thursday its garage day again!

All the boostpipes and hoses goes back in place and also the intake and electrical.

8:30pm it´s go for start and it does! : )

A testdrive for about 20km to see that all works well and it´s goodnight.

The Lupo runs like before, maybe som more power in the bottom end..

Now its just waiting for the largest Vw show in scandinaivia the 6:th of june..

Then its up for sale, I want something new to build.... maybe an Up! with 2,0Turbo and 4wd.. : )

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Norpan where is the speedo pick up sensor is it in the gearbox? If it is does that mean that when I do my conversion and use a golf box should I then be able to run golf sized wheels, I'm planning on running 16's but I don't want a stupid 35 profile tyre as the pot holes around hear would wreck both wheel and tyre and I want to keep my speedo as accurate as possible.

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Norpan where is the speedo pick up sensor is it in the gearbox? If it is does that mean that when I do my conversion and use a golf box should I then be able to run golf sized wheels, I'm planning on running 16's but I don't want a stupid 35 profile tyre as the pot holes around hear would wreck both wheel and tyre and I want to keep my speedo as accurate as possible.

yes and yes

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