I have no doubt that It will be once the pix and videos are up. Instant Celeb.

 

I wish you all the luck. It's just that, you can't blame me for being a skeptic when no pics are posted. I'm from NY...if you aren't a skeptic then you just got burned.

I remember a guy who did an r32 conversion complete w/ the dash and AWD system into a Jetta and he posted pics along the entire build. It was the most popular thread on VWVortex.

BTW..I'm married to Brooke Burke.

Good luck with your build.

 

not everyone is interested in taking or posting a million pics though...I know I am one of those people.

 

Exactly. Like I promised before as soon as its stops raining around here, northern illinois I will go pick up my car and print all the charts and scan them in for everyone and thursday I will post my time slips after I go to the track weds night.

As far as picture I believe nate took a few but I tend to be more of a worker and get things done than take pictures of every step of the way.

 

Alright now you've got me excited. I'm dying here, wondering what this thing sounds like.

 

No reason to doubt this man, hes a known member, especially in the drag community of the Z forums with the awesome times he ran with his N20 set-up, Id believe everything he says....

 

at least a teaser pic of a Ti rod???

 

Good job man,

That is one awesome N/A monster. Can you give us the details of the build, cost of parts and what labor would cost. Were all these runs on pump gas or race gas? What are your other supporting mods (bolt-on's)?

Thanks

 

Now I do have to say that the comparison of the Top Secret VQ to this VQ is almost like apples and oranges. They made nearly as much power at a far lower RPM (6300). I have a feeling that there is more to be had on this setup (the OP's that is).

 

Is the top secret motor still the same displacement?

 

Was that WHP, because I have the issue of Modified with the car and they didnt say WHP.

 

NA Top Secret engine is 350PS including the ITB setup...

and that would be crank HP

 

isn't ps even less than crank... also, that motor is an ITB setup with completely different purposes. I doubt that engine can rev as high as 9k...

can't really say "well, it's making more at X rpm" but what is that engine making at 7500? 8000? etc.

also, he's still got supporting systems to change out, the exhaust is possibly a restriction, etc.

 

Mods are as follows, I may miss a few:
-Forged custom DSS 101.5mm pistons
-sleeved
-titanium connecting rods
-forged lightened/balanced and knife edged crankshaft
-ported lower pleneum and runners
-ported plenum neck
-extrude honed throttlebody with custom titanium butterfly
-epoxy ported and flow benched heads
-oversized titanium valves and retainers
-valve springs
-custom ground camshafts
-fuel rails/injectors/pump
-crawford plenum
-strup headers
-test pipes
-nismo catback
-injen air pipe
-jwt popcharger
-hks ignition module
-utec
-arp bolts
-3.9 differential gear set

Nx wet nitrous system

I think that about covers everything

 

Who makes the TI rods?

 

so, have you identified any areas you can improve the setup? any further plans?

 

Did you keep the same stroke length to take you up to from a 3.5 to 4.0 liters of displacement with the 101.5 mm pistons?

 

IIRC 100mm pistons = 3.8L so yes maybe 4.0L

 

No, haven't thought about how to improve on it let as i haven't even gotten a chance to go get it yet since he finished tuning it. Been reaining terrible here since yesterday and kinda busy at home right now. But I am going to union grove weds night to see what happens. Supposed to rain through tuesday here but weds be very nice. So I am definetely going to the drag strip weds night.

 

Yeah even if he kept the stock stroke, with a bore size of 101.5 he definitely has a 4.0L.