[Es2] anybody out there?

Peter Schulz pcschulz at comcast.net
Thu Jan 19 14:52:22 EST 2006


Elijah:

Did you have flow restrictors on the oil lines for the Garret turbos?

-Peter
At 08:01 AM 1/19/2006, elijahallen92 at aol.com wrote:
>Mike,
>  I'll keep my eyes open for one. I realize when you say beefier you mean 
> performance wise and not overall strength but the KKK turbos will last 
> longer than the garrets almost always. I have had two garret turbo's and 
> both lasted less than 10K miles before they needed a rebuild. I run a 
> hybrid K27 now and its got over 40K miles and 30psi at many track events 
> and still is fine. Anyway, just my personal experience.
>  Sounds like you have all the right stuff to mount the tranny. I didn't 
> have the RS2 line from the slave cylinder but I was able to bend the urs4 
> line to make it work. What clutch and flywheel are you going to use?
>
>Elijah
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Teter <mike at nittigritti.com>
>To: elijahallen92 at aol.com
>Sent: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:41:19 -0700
>Subject: Re: [Es2] anybody out there?
>
>
>Hey Elijah,
>
>
>Yeah, I check each and every K24 that pops up on ebay, but have not found 
>one worth bidding too high on. The K24 will be temporary a I plan on going 
>with a beefier turbo from 034Efi as soon as I run through the first set of 
>tires.
>
>
>I do have the S2 halfshafts and V6 subframe as well as the proper slave 
>cylinder and all the gear shift linkages, so I think the 4000cs (or is it 
>a kq?) driveshaft is all I lack (that I'm aware of).
>
>
>Thanks for the feedback!
>
>
>Mike
>
>
>On Jan 18, 2006, at 18:48, elijahallen92 at aol.com wrote:
>
>
>Mike,
>  I see K24's come up on ebay here and there. As for the RS2 tranny, do 
> you have the S2 front halfshafts and V6 front subframe or a spacer? If 
> not you'll need these as well, I used the 4000cs driveshaft and it worked 
> fine. Anyway, sounds like things are moving along. Winter has been my big 
> hold up as well (unheated garage).
>
>Elijah
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Teter <mike at nittigritti.com>
>To: es2 at audifans.com
>Sent: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:12:59 -0700
>Subject: Re:[Es2] anybody out there?
>
>
>Progress continues here, albeit slow. Too many other projects and the cold 
>weather is no help.
>
>Waiting on head porting work to be completed and needing a turbo to 
>complete the parts. Matching up the 200 wiring harness to the CQ 
>intimidates me as does pulling the dash, so I'm reading every bit I can on 
>solving the wiring puzzle before diving in.
>
>Issues that need advice / help:
>
>I need a new turbo, TEC in Denver disassembled what I had and sent it back 
>in pieces after they closed up shop. Any unwanted K24s out there?
>
>Should I pull a driveshaft from a 4000 CS to use with the RS2 tranny or 
>should I have my CQ shaft cut shorter?
>
>Did I mention I need a turbo?
>
>Kind regards to you all,
>
>Mike Teter
>Colorado Springs, CO
>
> > Seems like the list has slowed to a crawl, probably due to winter.
> > My progress: none in months. Too poor, too cold, too busy.
> >
> > Need to integrate the 3B wiring to the '91 coupe q soon... if I can
> > recall which wire goes where after not looking at them for months...
> > also need to replace the foam in the airbox and reinstall it.
> >
> >
> > ---
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