1.9 turbo daily driver

aquaghia · Post by **aquaghia** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:26 am

hello everyone i have just stumbled on this topic and finally more people like me. here are some pics of my 72 ghia with a stock 1.9 wasser running megasquirt and fed by a td04 from a Subaru wrx. i am currently collecting parts to build around a 2.2 i am stuck on witch cam to use i am going solid lifters because i can no longer stand the rattle. here is a pic of my first setup.

fastback · Post by **fastback** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:15 pm

cool! more turbo WBX'
we like it.

tencentlife · Post by **tencentlife** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:51 am

We love it!

So which version is in there now, 1st pic or second one?

That stock 1.9 cam is a trucker special, no legs at all for a road car. Which cams are you thinking of using?

aquaghia · Post by **aquaghia** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:14 am

it is the second one i might go bach to yhe first one down the road. the cam that i am thinking of useing is the engle 120. i am realy tierd of the rattle from the htdrolick lifters i will also be useing regound and parkanized type 4 lifters.

Piper · Post by **Piper** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:09 am

I love seeing this stuff, especially since I keep getting told I need to pull the engine from my bus, and install "something real" glad others see it's merrits

blitzvw · Post by **blitzvw** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:52 am

Do you have any more pictures of the dash showing the Porsche speedo and rev counter more clearly?

Where is the radiator mounted, in front of the engine? Or is that the intercooler? How is the cooling?

aquaghia · Post by **aquaghia** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:31 pm

i will poast more pics of the dash soon as far as the cooling system the temp dosnt change mutch i notice more changes in oil temp than anything.

fastback · Post by **fastback** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:49 am

aquaghia wrote:it is the second one i might go bach to yhe first one down the road. the cam that i am thinking of useing is the engle 120. i am realy tierd of the rattle from the htdrolick lifters i will also be useing regound and parkanized type 4 lifters.

the Engle W120 will be "to big " for the small stock diameter type4 lifters
u must use lifters with bigger foot then.
(or convert to type1 lifters)
if the hydro's rattle they are a bit worn maybe. or the car is seldom used as the tend to leak down when the engine is not used for day's week's
hydros that are good and on a daily driver is not rattly

aquaghia · Post by **aquaghia** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:16 am

the car is my daily driver and i have been driving it for almost two years and they still rattle i disagree with theory means that the car dosnt sit for more than a day.

fastback · Post by **fastback** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:21 am

well then they are worn .
Good hydros don't rattle

mads-kaa · Post by **mads-kaa** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:24 am

aquaghia wrote:the car is my daily driver and i have been driving it for almost two years and they still rattle i disagree with theory means that the car dosnt sit for more than a day.

And you are sure that the valves are ajusted correctly? no play and then half a turn.

/Mads

aquaghia · Post by **aquaghia** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:58 pm

i never said they were good i just don't like hydraulic lifters and the cam wont give me what i want keep in mind that this if my free crappy engine that shouldn't be running let alone running 10 psi of boost. I'm not saying you are wrong its just that I'm not worried about saving this engine.

Post by **Piledriver** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:48 pm

mads-kaa wrote:
aquaghia wrote:the car is my daily driver and i have been driving it for almost two years and they still rattle i disagree with theory means that the car dosnt sit for more than a day.
And you are sure that the valves are ajusted correctly? no play and then half a turn.

/Mads

Amen.

Certain cheap orange oil filters are also known to cause noisy hydros, but the fact that the OFFICIAL MANUALS had it wrong for 20+ years did a lot of "damage" as well.

1/2 turn past zero for preload, and a Mobil1 oil filter. And Rotella T synthetic oil... You'll probaby find your noise goes away after awhile.

You DO need to replace or reradius/polish the adjusting screws occasionally, they get flat and then wear really fast if you end up on a sharp edge after adjusting. (This applies to ACVW ~ universally)

notched · Post by **notched** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:25 pm

Good to hear you're going back to the dual throttle bodies!! It just looks soooo bitchen!

buildabiggerboxer · Post by **buildabiggerboxer** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:07 pm

fastback wrote:
aquaghia wrote:it is the second one i might go bach to yhe first one down the road. the cam that i am thinking of useing is the engle 120. i am realy tierd of the rattle from the htdrolick lifters i will also be useing regound and parkanized type 4 lifters.
the Engle W120 will be "to big " for the small stock diameter type4 lifters
u must use lifters with bigger foot then.
(or convert to type1 lifters)
if the hydro's rattle they are a bit worn maybe. or the car is seldom used as the tend to leak down when the engine is not used for day's week's
hydros that are good and on a daily driver is not rattly

Hi guys, first post on here for me, and an interesting one this, as fastback says the 120 is JUST to big ,and needs a lifter conversion, but i have used a 110 on solid T4 lifters with very good results and no lifter problems. hope this helps.