As of current all the new engine parts are now ready to go for assembly. The block has been bored and honed to fit the JE pistons. Integrated engineering rods and pins, factory seal set and bearings. Started chopping up the 3" mandrel bends and fabricating an exhaust system from the back of the car forward staring with the muffler and hangers; all 304 stainless. Im building everything on this car to take a beating at the track and hold up. Next step is to assemble the motor and get it to start it on the factory ecu to ensure everything works as it should prior to using a different ecu. This way we limit the amount of variables changed all at once, and it makes for easier trouble shooting. After that I will wire the megasquirt ecu into the factory harness and begin the tuning process.
The plan is to push the motor to in the neighborhood of 10k rpms with full boost hitting ~30 psi once the engine is finished the task of clutch fitment and transmission reliabilty will be tackled.
Nov 5th 2011: See link here: http://forums.quattroworld.com/12vv6/msgs/2383.phtml
for updated pictures until I have time to make a permanent post in the engine build section.
Engine build selection.
When deciding on what kind of project car to build, certain goals must be made to start the process: do you build a car around your goals or tailor your goals around an existing vehicle.... Track car or street car or both? In this case it was going to be mainly a street car, as public roads suck for traction all wheel drive was a must. The car was also to be a sleeper of sorts, so a 4 door car was ideal. The overall price was an issue so the initial price of the car had to be fairly cheap. Even though it was to be a sleeper, it still needed to look good. With those ideas in mind this is the decision I came to: take a car I already had that was cheap and make it into something more fun to use. The project had a budget constraint and but needed to be done right still.
Some people build a fast car by hiring other to do the work and just throwing money at the project until it is what they want. If I had to guess I would say 80-90% of all cars you see in tuner magazines fall under this category, aside from shop cars the rest are generally owned by someone who has more money than knowledge. Doing some homework and research on a project can cut down on the time and money required to complete it granted you have the patients for it....most do not.
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