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GRM report...was:Re: Mixture question
I'd have to agree, especially if it's this one, which I'm 99% sure it is:
http://scirocco.dyn.dhs.org/vw/list/D_Conyers/P1010001sm.jpg
http://scirocco.dyn.dhs.org/vw/list/D_Conyers/P1010002sm.jpg
http://scirocco.dyn.dhs.org/vw/list/D_Conyers/P1010003sm.jpg
Hell, I have a seriously rusty '81 I'll sell ya, it's beyond repair.
Don't rape and pillage this one, it's too pretty.
Nate
Dan Bubb wrote:
> Goddammit! Why turn a perfectly good MK I into one of you POC GRM cars??
> Bring the goddamn thing over here for a place to park and I'll see if I
> can't find a decent home for it.
> Maybe, just maybe, if you're nice to this car, let me have a chance at
> finding it a good home, I'll help you tune your fucking VEMS GRM car.
> Probably spend six months trying to figure out the hyroglyphics of tuning
> your fucking VEMS to try to save this one car.
> I'm serious!
> Dan
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> From: "Brian McGarvey" <bmcgarvey@gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 8:41 PM
> Subject: GRM report...was:Re: Mixture question
>
>
> Cathy, et al..
> Well after much handwringing after the winter and realizing there was a
> puddle of frozen water under the car.. we let it sit for a long time, but in
> hopes I took the ECU with me...
>
> I worked on the ECU alot..
>
> My brother "fixed" our sunroof issue..
>
> Brett provided it a place to be worked on and live..
>
> So Brett and I worked on the two white cars last weekend.
>
> The GRM car now starts and runs. problem from before was extremely fouled
> plugs.. It now has toolbox barrel specials.. We'll take more if you have
> em..
>
> So the GRM car now has all new engine management, EFI running lowZ
> injectors, trigger from the dizzy, and ignition via dizzy.
>
> Repairs to be performed next.. Radiator replacement (not as simple as it
> sounds ITBs are in the way). whoo hoo found out its for a 6pack of beer..
> thanks Brett!! and .. fill your name here.
>
> Now we have to get the master tuner down to Bretts to give it some magic..
> Bubb.. Bubb.... Bubb.. free beer.. Bubb.. Free Beer.. Bubb... and a ride
> down and home if you want it..
>
>
> Now for the NEW news..
> The GRM team just acquired a sweet MK1 for the GRM race.. were going for
> concourse points with this baby..
> 81, white 2.0L aba, with Zender kit... More to come soon.. BTW if your in
> the Balt., DC area I need a place to park it..
>
> BigMac, Brett(Frank on good days), Bubb (some days), BrianH, BradM, ByronM
> and the other B's involved/implicated..
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> On 5/23/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
>>On 9:43:31 pm 05/22/06 "Brian McGarvey" <bmcgarvey@gmail.com > wrote:
>>
>>>Because I didnt know all the facts.. You said 8v @ 10.1:1 compression
>>>I immedialty assumed non-stock or 2.0l aba. I can confirm the small 8v
>>>(1.7EN) CIS-Lambda will run an 11:1
>>>2.0L aba -- although not well the JH CIS fuel dizzy and armature
>>>works much better doesnt knock at WOT... or hot days.
>>>
>>>But the basic thought was VW in the 70's and 80's was worried about
>>>long lasting cars and pretty good fuel mileage. so running lean at
>>>load would be seemingly a bad idea. I was assuming you were not
>>>getting enough fuel at load...
>>>
>>>and since your running CIS ( no lambda correction ) and knock box (
>>>ign retard on knock) you are running a non-factory option setup.
>>>IIRC...
>>>Rich at idle + stoich else is ok. afaik...
>>>
>>>see you in a couple days..
>>>Bigmac
>>
>>Yeah, I went digging into my Bosch stuff and it suggests rich at idle and
>>WOT, stoich the rest, but I may try a bit rich provided it will idle,
>>since
>>it's an ethanol blend I'm most likely to burn and it has extra OH groups,
>>so more O, less HC as it were, so needs to be a bit richer than 14.7:1
>>most
>>likely. (thanks Timbo for reminding me of that). The Bosch manual suggests
>>
>>13.1-15.1 as the range, and I'm lean of that now for sure. (15.9:1) It's
>>straight CIS, as you said, and a JH with RD pistons and solid lifter
>>head/G
>>grind. A nice quick engine, not a monster, but that will come with time,
>>and this one is bags of fun as it stands. :D
>>
>>See you soon, bringing the GRM project? Oh, and thanks, seems you're the
>>only one who replied.
>>Cathy
>>
>>
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