Audi 80 (B4) 2.0 16v quattro- Now for sale

Bandwidth Buster Joined: Jun 08, 2006 Posts: 892

The sportier cars have a snugger fitting snub mount and bracket. Putting a sleeve of steel pipe into the bracket is something I had considered but a problem arises because the bracket is cone shaped.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:54 pm

Thanks for the info oliver, not blaming you at all, just observing that the car came from the factory with a 3 spoke, is your one now resident on spyro?

Ibos-thats interesting to know, should be able to bodge something up as have been offered a shot of a mig

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:01 pm

I assumed someone had just added it over the years! It's on Spiro yes, I actually have another one sat here to go on the coupe (which I'm going to sell to buy a cab project car to eventually replace spiro!)

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:17 pm

I checked the options codes, 3 spoke from factory as well as sports suspension also no radio or electric windows etc, somebody must have been on a weight saving mission (or skint) Laughing

Cabby going to be a daily?

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:23 pm

Yeah, well plan is to find one with a screwed engine then fit a 1.9 or 2.5 tdi in it! Just need to sell my coupe to fund it!

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:41 pm

Boot lid on

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 4:45 pm

Eh up andy (or anyone really) Dont suppose you have a spare inlet tune from the fuel metering head to throttle body laying about do you? Can you messure the internal diameter of the Metering head side please Very Happy

I have a small plan forming Twisted Evil

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 4:50 pm

If it's the rubber boot your after I have one, as well as an actual metering plate unit.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:25 pm

I just want to know he diameter of the top of the metering plate that the rubber boot goes on to. Cheers

Jim

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:35 pm

give me a couple of days Jim.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:48 pm

Not got a spare to measure I am afraid, if oliver cant get you the measurement I should be able to get them for you later in the week when I start taking the intake apart

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:31 pm

Thanks oliver and andy Smile

All will be revealed in due course Laughing

Im just trying to figure out how to modify the intake set up so i can run the tubular manifold i have. Got some ideas brewing up Twisted Evil

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:35 pm

In my opinion on that engine you would see such a greater improvement of power from ditching the complete inlet system in favour of ITBs and a megasquirt system than anything you will ever do with the exhaust.

It's the inlet side that is the achilles heel there.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 7:06 pm

Jim-Trying to avoid melting the tps?

Oliver-probably right but thats expensive, this kind cheap fettling is affordable and should hopefully still give reasonable gains.

The 16v golf gti guys seem to get ok results for port/polish on TB, IM, head, EM, modify airbox/intake, de cat, KR cam and chip if you want, that can all be done cheap (except the chip if its a dyno one) if you have the time/skills.

Megasquirt is expensieve (I know its cheap for SEM buts its still pricey to me), it needs to be mapped etc.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 7:54 pm

Thanks for the advice oliver and you are probably right but as andy says it is an expensive way to go and time consumming.

I am young (ish) and am about to go to uni so dont have alot of money. I have good mechnical skills and enjoy playing to learn new skills and if there is a bit of gain to be had along the way then im in Twisted Evil

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:18 pm

andy, liking the new boot lid, looks neater, when are you putting the badges back on?

where did you get the lid from?

cause my mate needs a bonnet, and tis the same colour.

Pete

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:58 pm

hi Pete

Car I got the bootlind from is in the yard in high bonnybridge, when I was there car was intact and appeared good (only thing wrong when I left it was no boot and two wholes in the windscreen from getting the car lifted down.

Dont know if I am putting the badges back on, it looks kind of clean as is and I like not drawing attention to my car. (ie every ned loves 16v badges-must be puir rapid)

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:33 pm

Little bit of wheel work.

Started like this

A couple of coats of nitromors and a good brushing gave this

The lip has cleaned up pretty good, there are some spots that will need sanding/polishing. The paint left on the spokes is a sort of primer grey and the nitromors doesnt have much effect on it, is it factory paint/primer?

At the moment thinking polished lip, spray spokes/center silver and polish the fake locknut, any thoughts?

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:55 pm

Polished lip and gunmetal spokes with a polished lock ring Cool

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:50 pm

Courtesy of Kwik Fit (foc).

Should be able to clean them right up now.

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:43 pm

Look nice

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:50 am

Thanks, I seem to remember you refurbing a set of speedlines on here somewhere, there was a discussion about what to do concerning laquering polished metal, was a conclusion reached?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:51 am

I bought some hi-gloss lacquer that can be applied direct on to polished alloy surfaces. If it stays warm this weekend I'll tell you how it looks Wink

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:09 pm

is this a titan only post or can anyone join in.

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:19 pm

All welcome Wink

Got home and the heavens have opened Crying or Very sad

Ah well, later or tomorrow maybe.

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:56 pm

Of course not, the more the merrier Laughing

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:14 am

I just love to watch your progress, and the help you have had from the members, this is what the journey is all about, you'll miss it when the project is finished. So, don't ever finish!
Thanks for sharing!

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:25 pm

Thanks Dutchman

Been working a lot so not much progress.

Took a trip to Noels and got some parts to add to my collection of bits to be fitted Laughing

Started stripping a spare 16v head, realised I hadn't taken the cam gear off once all the cam caps were off Rolling Eyes

so exhaust cam caps back on and made this to hold the gear.

Kinda ghetto but it works and its the first tool I made with a welder so well proud Very Happy

So now

Also cleaned up the cam cover in preparation for painting

Got a q for some guys, what kind of valve spring compressor are you using? I have and old one a neighbour gave me

But it doesnt seem to reach into the valve retainer very well, any pointers?

Andy

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:40 pm

Failed Mot today on

All emissions tests
Both front cv joints gaitors split (checked a week ago Evil or Very Mad

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N/S fr and rr wheel bearings rough
N/S rr brake calliper(s) leaking

Got new plugs, new air filter and a new cat en route and will see if that will get the emissions sorted. Got cv boots so that should be straightforward.

Anybody know what kind of 02 sensor a 16v has?

Going to have a look at the calliper soon and see whats leaking.

Wheel bearings, never done one so qwick fit want £360 to do both or £40 to just press the bearings in if I take in the struts, can this job be done with a hammer/drifts/sockets/old races or is a press needed?

On the good news

Camped on the site Joined: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 283

you can definately diy it, but if you take the hubs off just about any garage or even engineering place should do it cheaper than quickfit, or even just walk into the workshop and ask 1 of the lads if they will press them out/in for you lol £40 for 5 mins work seems excessive to me