Cameron Hughes i know! Im trying to look for a method to future proof it. I thought it was a box oil issue and not being able to cope with heat, but apparently its just a common issue of “overshifting” and 020.
@@Jims_racing yeah I think it is unfortunately... I haven't had it happen to mine yet (touch wood haha) but I've come across it on some of the forums and it could be a few things causing it. Have you had your box rebuilt at all?
Cameron Hughes no i havent. The same thing actually happened in germany a couple of years ago and i had to source and fit a new box on the guesthouse driveway 😂 ive been speaking to Martin at Gas n Gears who specialises in these boxes to see if theres any future proofing them. Hes said is down to worn selector rod and or a bad design. The other option is to switch to 02A/J cable change box. But ideally dont want to go down that route
Yeah I saw the vid at the ring 😂From a Passat wasn't it? That's a bummer... No that's a bit of a pain. You don't want that extra weight either 😉 Anyway great to see another vid mate. Really makes me want to track mine this year!
Lorenzo Lakay yep exactly! Ive actually just purchased a 3A 2.0 bottom end, should give some good torque increase. May do some head work when the engines in bits, and lighten the flywheel 👍🏼 but i love the 8v!
James Cope That’s a good plan. 2l bottom end should give you a lot of low end grunt for sure. Especially with the 8v, they just make more torque low down as apposed to the 16v. Are you going to keep it 82.5mm pistons? Headwork while the bottom end is getting done is a good idea. Keep up the good work!
Hiya James one of my home circuits (anglesey) what gearbox are you running on the car at the minute cos I'm running a 1983 mk 1 box strapped to a heavily ported 2.0 abf and running on a k jet injection pulling around 180bhp it goes quite well also if you are interested I've got a 8v engine with a heavily ported head running a 300 degree Kent cam on solid shimmer lifters being decompressed to take a small turbo but unfortunately I have not got a turbo for it as the abf engine came along and I have other cams etc +8v manifold or if you know anyone who's still playing around with 8v's anyway been watching your videos at different tracks keep up the good work excellent!!! 👌👍
petey's car antics hiya mate thanks. Im running the standard 020 box. The shortest ratio box they did for a mk2. It will be getting rebuilt soon to prevent further failures. I think your mk1 box with be an 020 as well. Im all good for the engine thanks. Potentially going abf myself soon!
@@Jims_racingthank you for response! I ve got a 16v kr, have you consider wider spec? I am so amazed by the performance of your 8v, foot work and shifting is just mindblowing!
Jamie Stuart just standard GTI in terms of how short the rack is. Im not 100% but i think the 1.6 ryder has the same ratio rack. I think quaife make a short rack, but youll have a job finding one!
That 268 sounds just so right for a 8-valver, are you pushing 6000-6500 rpms or alike ? Think your car would be cool to see in a "present your car" kind of video - we're all in here asking for tech spec. :D
80sAudiSport thanks mate! Yeah the 268 is great for the engine, opens up the top end but still retains the low end grunt. Thats a good idea! It is something ive thought about doing :-)
James Cope my sh!tbox just got the Jetex on last night, retro OZ cup type wheels found for £50, so just in need of getting my 268 cam in now together with head gasket and timing belt. It has a bit more lift than your Newman, but I'm more bound by the 268 duration due low comp engine... Will do so with light weight INA lifters, they're a steal!
Giorgos Maratheftis ive considered it but I dont think i will. A few friends have and had experienced a twitchy feel, especially on bumpy circuits. Im lucky in that I can adjust dampening and rebound on my coilovers, so if i need to simulate what and anti roll bar would do by making things softer/stiffer.
Ekhwan Ahmed ive done alot of work getting the seating position and column just so. Chopped out the factory seat mounts and welded in tubular rails, extended the column and dropped it down 60mm. Could also be alignment..? What geo do you run?
@@Jims_racing just sent you a request on Instagram (Specialty Tyres), -1 Camber and toe out .5 (replaced shocks/springs and pretty much all the arms and bushings on the last few months) No cage or anything extreme like yours lol, mine still has to get me to work. (In the process of looking for some replacement seats as the stock ones definitely aren't very supportive)
Ekhwan Ahmed personally i would up the camber, to -2/-2.5. Even for a road car thats completely fine. Your toe out will help turn in as well, so thats good. Next up adjustable coilovers will definitely make a huge improvement!! 👍🏼
Glad to see your posting videos again
Dylan Hagins thank you mate!! Id post more if i did more track days 😬 hopefully i can get some more done soon!
The Mk2 With The DSG Farts Is Back💪🏾😬 Awesome Driving As Always
🤩 thanks for tuning in 👌🏼
Lovely driving as always 😊
The urge to pick up an 8v now is unreal 😮
Real shame about the box mate. Great driving as always 👍🏽
Cameron Hughes i know! Im trying to look for a method to future proof it. I thought it was a box oil issue and not being able to cope with heat, but apparently its just a common issue of “overshifting” and 020.
@@Jims_racing yeah I think it is unfortunately... I haven't had it happen to mine yet (touch wood haha) but I've come across it on some of the forums and it could be a few things causing it. Have you had your box rebuilt at all?
Cameron Hughes no i havent. The same thing actually happened in germany a couple of years ago and i had to source and fit a new box on the guesthouse driveway 😂 ive been speaking to Martin at Gas n Gears who specialises in these boxes to see if theres any future proofing them. Hes said is down to worn selector rod and or a bad design. The other option is to switch to 02A/J cable change box. But ideally dont want to go down that route
Yeah I saw the vid at the ring 😂From a Passat wasn't it? That's a bummer... No that's a bit of a pain. You don't want that extra weight either 😉 Anyway great to see another vid mate. Really makes me want to track mine this year!
Cameron Hughes thanks mate! It will be worth it mate!
yep spot on
Gutted it got stuck in 3rd at the end pal but dam what a good watch
YEsssssss glad you enjoyed it mate!! trying my hardest to keep up with that Accord Type R
Loved this. It sounds like the engine wants more rpm on the tighter section of the track. Seems like a bit of an incline. The 8v does sound good.
Lorenzo Lakay yep exactly! Ive actually just purchased a 3A 2.0 bottom end, should give some good torque increase. May do some head work when the engines in bits, and lighten the flywheel 👍🏼 but i love the 8v!
James Cope That’s a good plan. 2l bottom end should give you a lot of low end grunt for sure. Especially with the 8v, they just make more torque low down as apposed to the 16v. Are you going to keep it 82.5mm pistons? Headwork while the bottom end is getting done is a good idea. Keep up the good work!
Lorenzo Lakay yeah same pistons, see how it goes!
Hiya James one of my home circuits (anglesey) what gearbox are you running on the car at the minute cos I'm running a 1983 mk 1 box strapped to a heavily ported 2.0 abf and running on a k jet injection pulling around 180bhp it goes quite well also if you are interested I've got a 8v engine with a heavily ported head running a 300 degree Kent cam on solid shimmer lifters being decompressed to take a small turbo but unfortunately I have not got a turbo for it as the abf engine came along and I have other cams etc +8v manifold or if you know anyone who's still playing around with 8v's anyway been watching your videos at different tracks keep up the good work excellent!!! 👌👍
petey's car antics hiya mate thanks. Im running the standard 020 box. The shortest ratio box they did for a mk2. It will be getting rebuilt soon to prevent further failures. I think your mk1 box with be an 020 as well. Im all good for the engine thanks. Potentially going abf myself soon!
wheels and tyres specs? Could you do a video showing the car? what a lovely machine!
A video like that is one the cards for sure :-)
Wheels are BBS Mahle, 15x7 et13 with a 195/50/15
@@Jims_racingthank you for response! I ve got a 16v kr, have you consider wider spec? I am so amazed by the performance of your 8v, foot work and shifting is just mindblowing!
@@jaimefanjul7334 thankyou mate. Yes I will be building a 2.0 ABF on ITBs over winter 👍🏼
What steering setup are you on? If I get a 1.6 ryder will it be the same ratio ? Its non power assisted
Jamie Stuart just standard GTI in terms of how short the rack is. Im not 100% but i think the 1.6 ryder has the same ratio rack. I think quaife make a short rack, but youll have a job finding one!
That 268 sounds just so right for a 8-valver, are you pushing 6000-6500 rpms or alike ?
Think your car would be cool to see in a "present your car" kind of video - we're all in here asking for tech spec. :D
80sAudiSport thanks mate! Yeah the 268 is great for the engine, opens up the top end but still retains the low end grunt. Thats a good idea! It is something ive thought about doing :-)
James Cope my sh!tbox just got the Jetex on last night, retro OZ cup type wheels found for £50, so just in need of getting my 268 cam in now together with head gasket and timing belt. It has a bit more lift than your Newman, but I'm more bound by the 268 duration due low comp engine... Will do so with light weight INA lifters, they're a steal!
Are you going to install aftermarket antiroll bars in the future?
Giorgos Maratheftis ive considered it but I dont think i will. A few friends have and had experienced a twitchy feel, especially on bumpy circuits. Im lucky in that I can adjust dampening and rebound on my coilovers, so if i need to simulate what and anti roll bar would do by making things softer/stiffer.
Did u exchange a seats?
Yes only for safety :)
@@Jims_racing I support that :)
Butt for meh, Recaro from Mk2 was beautiful😁
😎😎👍👍👍👍👍👍✌✌🏁🏁
Sounds awesome! Does it have power steering?
Ekhwan Ahmed no doesn’t have PAS 👍🏼
@@Jims_racing it looks exactly the same as mine! Don't have power steering as well, running on AD08R, your seems to turn in a lot easier lol
Ekhwan Ahmed ive done alot of work getting the seating position and column just so. Chopped out the factory seat mounts and welded in tubular rails, extended the column and dropped it down 60mm. Could also be alignment..? What geo do you run?
@@Jims_racing just sent you a request on Instagram (Specialty Tyres), -1 Camber and toe out .5 (replaced shocks/springs and pretty much all the arms and bushings on the last few months)
No cage or anything extreme like yours lol, mine still has to get me to work.
(In the process of looking for some replacement seats as the stock ones definitely aren't very supportive)
Ekhwan Ahmed personally i would up the camber, to -2/-2.5. Even for a road car thats completely fine. Your toe out will help turn in as well, so thats good. Next up adjustable coilovers will definitely make a huge improvement!! 👍🏼