[urq] 3B on WR Block

Ingo Rautenberg ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
Wed May 30 13:13:55 EDT 2007


Is there any kind of knock-sensing in this setup?

Ingo

On May 30, 2007, at 1:06 PM, Claus Vegener wrote:

> I am running 034EFI IIc
> WR bored to 83 mm; stroker crank 92 mm = 2.5 litre
> Eagle rods
> AAN valvecover with coil-on-plugs
> AAN flatbelt for generator and WR hydraulic pump
> Garrett GT35R82 turbo. Custom EM and 3B IM cut before the bend for  
> throttle so throttle is relocated.
> IC just in front of new 034EFI radiator with new fans
>
> Problems with the trigger-wheel
>
> To-morrow ought to receive carbon sports hood from Roman (hi Roman)
> Claus
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ingo Rautenberg"  
> <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
> To: "Claus Vegener" <vegener at post7.tele.dk>
> Cc: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>; "'Alan Pemberton'"  
> <alan_pemberton at telus.net>; "'Roman'" <klodzko at hotmail.com>;  
> <urq at audifans.com>; "'leszekf'" <leszekf at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [urq] urq Digest, Vol 43, Issue 31 (MC Head on WX  
> engine question)
>
>
>> 3B head on a WR or WX block?  This intrigues me, Claus.  Are you   
>> running 3B ECU, then or???
>>
>> Ingo
>>
>> On May 30, 2007, at 11:55 AM, Claus Vegener wrote:
>>
>>> I have seen that picture but choose a bit more easy approch when  
>>> I placed a
>>> 3B head on my ur-quattro WR block 1983.
>>> Instead of welding  I molded with chemical metal from Lochtite,   
>>> which can
>>> take 150 deg C, just a flat area on the side top of the block.
>>> An inch deep too to support.
>>> Did not made it oval because an inch deeper the canal is round -   
>>> and the
>>> canal is only used when warming up.
>>> I have not run much with that still but it seems to work. I have   
>>> used the
>>> same metal to repair a hole from a bent rod at the side of  a 3B   
>>> and that is
>>> 50.000 km ago.
>>> The reason for not filling up the head with some aluminum was the  
>>> problem
>>> with the gasket where I use a S6 or new type 3B metal gasket.
>>> The gasket have the oval hole too.
>>> Claus



More information about the urq mailing list