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G60 Valve Cover now rotorcharger



Nice engine bay!

How about the rotorcharger? How much, how easy? Etc...

I came across the web site <<http://rotorcharged.com/>> a while ago, and
been thinking about this...

Any opinion would be appreciated.

Cheers.

Marc

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : nocones77-vw@yahoo.com [mailto:nocones77-vw@yahoo.com] 
> Envoy? : 22 janvier 2007 10:19
> ? : area53@validpath.com; peter@thescirocco.com
> Cc : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : Re: G60 Valve Cover
> 
> Sorry for the late reply, but I didn't see any others so 
> here's my .02.
> 
> Just browse the K&N catalog for one with the right diameter 
> to fit the rubber grommet.
> 
> However, from my personal experience, there are two issues to 
> consider:
> 
> - I found one with the right diameter, but it was chromed and 
> with forged pistons causing a bit of blow-by it wasn't hard 
> to create enough crank case pressure to pop it out. Had to 
> put a hose clamp on there and really crank it down to work at 
> all. I'd advise staying away from chrome, or come up with 
> some way to knurl/scratch the base so it won't slide out of 
> the rubber grommet so easily.
> 
> - You'll probably end up with some fumes in your cabin either 
> way, but I found it much better to use the factory G60 
> breather/separater with the rubber hose that would normally 
> connect it to the boost recirc pipe, and put the filter in 
> the end of that. Maybe doesn't look as classy, but resulted 
> in much less fumes and oil. (again, my forged pistons and 
> resulting necessary blow-by may be partly to blame)
> 
> You can see my setup here. 
> http://www.parts4vws.com/images/members/ntovsen/SciroccoEngineBay1.jpg
> 
> If my car gets turned back into a street car, the first thing 
> I'm going to do is plumb the breather back into the intake as 
> it should be, or at least run a hose over to a proper 
> breather/separator tank to see if that helps. I've seen G60 
> valve cover setups where they used an AN fitting to a hose 
> that went to a breather tank. Still not technically emissions 
> compliant, but much less fumes, no saturated/dripping filters, etc.
> 
> Neal
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jeff Toomasson <area53@validpath.com>
> To: peter@thescirocco.com
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:57:12 PM
> Subject: RE: G60 Valve Cover
> 
> Speaking of the G60 valve cover, anyone know where to get 
> those trick little round chrome filters for the breather hole?
> Thx, JT
> 
> > The 3A timing belt cover fits the G60 valvecover perfectly.
> > It comes on and off super easy, 2 snaps and you're done.
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> >> -----Message d'origine-----
> >> De : Rick Kellner [mailto:rfkellner@snet.net] Envoy? : 16 janvier 
> >> 2007
> >> 07:15 ? : 'Scirocco list'
> >> Objet : RE: G60 Valve Cover
> >> 
> >> Marc, I put a G60 VC on my 84.  I was also installing a 
> fox intake so  
> >> I wanted to put a larger throttle body on the car too.  I 
> used a 16V 
> >> throttle body because the accelerator cable was mounted to 
> the TB and  
> >> not to the valve cover.
> >> Next, I modified a stock timing belt cover by
> >> cutting off the top portion of the belt cover.   Basically the top
> >> semi-circle portion was removed.  I had all the pieces 
> powder coated 
> >> a 'cast aluminum' color.  If you want some pictures just 
> let me know 
> >> and  I can send them along.
> >> Rick.
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca 
> [mailto:marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca] Sent:
> >> Monday, January 15, 2007 10:25 PM
> >> To: Scirocco list
> >> Subject: G60 Valve Cover
> >> 
> >> Thinking of buying a Corrado G60 Valve Cover.
> >> 
> >> I will also need the timing belt cover.
> >> 
> >> How is the fit of the new style top TB cover with the old style 
> >> bottom  TB cover?
> >> 
> >> Any suggestion?
> >> 
> >> Cheers.
> >> 
> >> Marc
> >> 
> >>
> > 
> > 
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