Also when i had the plugs out to check the compression they were pretty black!

It's rich dude, your AFR shows that, it'll crispen it up being better set up, not 20-30hp, but a combination of tweaks will help it.

I find bike carbs dead easy now really, Max agrees after playing around with them a bit, even though on saturday he was hating on them haha!

What did you say the place was called you got the jets from?

Edit: nevermind that, found an ebay seller with a big selection of keihin jets, think i have 130 in at the moment, will have to double check though!

Edited 16 October, 201213 yr by dubownerbilco

Allens performance, what make are your carbs?

I have a couple of different brand jets, some the same size and all the same thread,

Wherever you decide to go, stick to that supplier for all you buy, iv got mine near to where I want it, bought jets the size I'd like and they've not worked as I'd have wanted (like them 128's from allens were about as lean as my other branded 125's)

I found some good articles the other day about AFRs and tuning, lost links though :( we'll crack it dude don't worry!

Edited ^^^

My cousin works in a garage and said i can pop up there anytime and get the emmisions reader up the exhaust to see what its doing, so thats a bit of a help until i can get a lambda boss and afr gauge setup sorted!

The differance between mine pre and post tuning at the pod was un-beleiveable, and i still didn't get the AFR near to what it should be at wide open.

Before i started tuning (Needles and main jets) it wouldn't even accellerate, at all. Now its really good, pulls extremely well after 4K in all gears, but the AFR still could be improved by a large margain which would make it even better.

I'd buy a wideband, and see exactly what its running at, and go from there. Its worth it!

Difference is max yours was lean under wide open, his is rich according to RR graph,

Iv ran mine at below 12:1 at wide open, and bringing it up to 13 doesn't make a huge effect like you experienced tbh!

Jetting will improve but I really think there's more to it, so where max is very right in saying play with the fuelling...don't expect miracles and to gain 30hp like that!

No its not,

Its rich under wide-open untill you get to around 6.5-7K, then jumps to 15:1

You can instantly tell when the AFR starts to climb out of the rich area (10:0 - 11:1 at the minute) upto and past 14.7, then i have to quickly back off, the power has dropped off anyway.

It still feels good though, but obviously there's more potential. Same story with this, it may be pretty quick, but not as good as it could be!

When I drove yours, it was rich to about 4k, then flicked to about 14.7, from like 10:1 lol.

Yours is in a state currently, where it alters suddenly that much, its like adding boost or some shit,

Mine originally ran rich as fuck down low, then when it cleared it was like putting the throttle down loads more, but when the fuelling is stable throughout the range, you lose that 'kick' but its actually just being smoother and better throughout.

Did you do the compression test with the engine hot or cold?

Hot, just after i got home from work!

btw Bullymeister photography on facebook got a brilliant shot of your loon on the strip (GTI FEST). :) just thought you might want to look. awesome car bud soo want a mk2 loon :(

Edited 18 October, 201213 yr by v-dub-ee-dan

btw Bullymeister photography on facebook got a brilliant shot of your loon on the strip (GTI FEST). :) just thought you might want to look. awesome car bud soo want a mk2 loon :(

good shout!

ace pic! and ime beating the new golf :)

Where are all them pics then dude? Looks so good there!

Somewhere u cant reach max

Crackin' pic !

so my dad has just reversed into my front bumper with the towball on his meriva...

he jumps out of the car once i shouted many obscenities at him and then proceeds to have a go at me because it was obviously my fault for parking so close, not his fault for being a stupid prick who is unable to use his mirrors!!

fucking parents! its not hard to just say sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!

i know its not bad, but its very obvious when you stand back and look at the car :(

Arrr no!

You'l get it sorted though mate.

i know how you feel some things been happening to mine each fricking month, dent in the boot, dent in the drivers wing, door ding in the drivers wing, fooking a holes

Any progress dude?

Who re ground the cams by the way?

I've had a quick browse but couldnt see it.

I'd imagine were Piper

Any progress dude?

Who re ground the cams by the way?

I've had a quick browse but couldnt see it.

Not really mate, i cba with it anymore, just completely lost my enthusiasm for it at the moment :(

Been concentrating my spare time getting the beemer ready for the road so that i can get the polo off the road and decide what the hell to do with it

And yep nick is right, they are piper cams

Why loose the enthusiasm?

Its come so far?

Dont give up, and if you sell up you will regret it!

Edited 5 December, 201213 yr by Retrotub

I know what you mean about loss of enthusiasm mate, give it a bit of time and youll be interested again :)

so its getting closer and closer to coming off the road (just after xmas). i have made the decision to run the e30 all through next year and keep the polo off the road throughout all of next year...

i am doing this so that i can totally strip the car and give her a real going over, shes starting to get abit, shall we say, rotten.... dont be fooled by the shiny paintwork, its getting into abit of a state behind the scenes!

the engine is my big decision here...

do i persevere with my current engine and:

1. just leave it as is and sort out the loss of power and fit mappable igniton

2. turn it into a 1.6 afh and fit mappable ignition

3. get my thinking cap on and boost it by charger or turbo? through ITB's and rebuild internals with forged bits etc

or just break the engine, as i will get more in tasty bits than as a full engine not making correct power.

Then buy a g40 engine and build a big power g40?...

or are there any alternative choices?

money isnt a massive issue as i will be building it over a fair while.

i just dont know what to do?!?!?!?!?!!?..............

Edited 10 December, 201213 yr by dubownerbilco