hi there, i own a mk3 1.6 carb cabby, im currently building(or atempting to!) a rst engine for her. i have a couple of questions. firstly can anyone recommend and books or anywhere i can buy info from to help me do this and secondly, if my car is a mk3, the engine parts ive been buying are from mk4s what loom do i buy? i thought a s2 loom but someone recently told me id need a s1 loom, so now im not sure
thanks in advance, and sorry if this seems a dumb question!
lucy

 

Haynes do a book on the CVH engine - it is very good for beginners.

Get it from amazon,

As for the loom, well that depends on what management you are running.

 

thanks for that. ive got a haynes for my car but i was wondering if there was something a bit more detailed that anyone knows of to do learn about converting mine to turbo. the ecu i have is for a mk4 s2 so im still thinking i need a s2 loom is this right?
thanks, lucy

 

Hey, and welcome!

As Rick says the haynes on CVH's is good.

As for management, if you are in the early stages i really really really would advise you to run it on EFI, as opposed to a S2's MFI system.

There is stacks and stacks of info spread about here on EFI conversions and im sure Rick will agree its a wise move for longterm benefits

 

hi there, thanks for the advice, ill have to have a look into that
lucy )

 

Well worth it in the long run IMO, and less tempermental.

Keep us posted if you need any help

 

lucy


Dont listen to SafeChav, he drives a rusty saucepan

 

Yours is the sauce pan mine has a lid thanks

 

Is that what that is?

Looks to me like you left the cullender in it....

 

Trust you to say that, something you want to share with us all?

 

I know what a cullender is and you don't?

I mean look at you in ya hairdressers car.............LOSER!!!






















































Oh hang on.........

I just get to my appointments faster than you

 

Pffffffffft, just you wait, you'll see a silver flash and be like WTF was that

 

Yeah ok, my pulse is faster than that

 

Maybe u should go see a doctor then?