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Thank you so much Nubcake. It was a f'n used rag that fell into the pass side charge pipe.

First thing I did was only KRKTE, with no affect on drivability and O2 sensor voltages remained high.

It's possible there's rags. I'll scope it to be sure. This whole thing feels like it's...

Alright, I got the sensor replaced and still don't have any power past 1/4 throttle. Note for future reference, I pulled the axle and heat shield from the transmission, then with the aid of a scope I...

Thanks guys. I'll log it and check resistance tonight.

I used the 2.7t sensor and I'm ordering a replacement 06A906433C since it is likely it got damaged.

I left the sensor in the bell housing the whole time. I just checked and it is connected so I'm not convinced about that. Is there a block I can monitor to see if it is OK or not?


Going through...

Turns out the torque spec on the pressure bolts wasn't enough to fully seat them so the pressure plate wasn't completely tightened down.:doh: Oh well, live and learn.

I don't see how it would be...

I got the slave cylinder out and added a 3mm shim between the rod and the piston. I was really trying to avoid cracking the bleeder valve in order to get it back in though and I was successful in...

Thanks everyone. So the linkage issue definitely muddied the waters. At the beginning, when I would come to a stop in gear with the clutch in I didn't feel the car trying to pull forward when I let...

So it appears that I have a bigger problem that just getting the linkage aligned. After 400 miles or so I lost the ability to disengage the clutch. After re-bleeding the clutch, adding a bleed valve...

A couple of things I found. First was I didn't clearance/cut off enough of the bottom of the shift linkage when putting the solid bearing in. After grinding that away I was able to get it into...

I've been playing with the shifter linkage and I have it where it stays in reverse now and the shifts don't feel very notchy, but going into first and second is a bear. There's no way to shift...

IT RUNS!!!

Still a handful of items to button up, but I was able to drive it around the block last night then to work this morning. With the bigger injectors and higher FPR it took a while for the...

I have the braided clutch lines. It could be I'm imagining something and when I'm actually driving it's fine. I checked the bleed again and I'm confident that's done correctly. The engagement is ...

The hydraulics of the clutch feel good so I think it's something with the return spring. Did I get the torsion spring in correctly?...

I used a power bleeder on the clutch but the grommet doesn't seal great around the bleed nipple and was letting air into the lines so it was hard to see when the fluid was coming out consistently....

Lots of progress since the last update.

I got the trans rebuilt without any issues (as far as I can tell at this point). The 4:1 center diff mod was an easy swap of some shims.

The motor is...

Slowly making progress here. Mostly still finding more things to replace/repair. The good news I had is that the transmission I bought looks to be in really good shape. No brinelling/wear on the...

@RS8 I'm not planning on chasing HP with this car and the 630s are recommended from various people. I am going with a 5 bar regulator while I'm in there since that's pretty easy and inexpensive.

I...

I made some progress on a couple of the mini-projects, but haven't really completed any of them yet.

First was to remove the spacer on the back of the crank shaft. Drilled out and tapped a 7/8"...

Nice! I didn't get a chance to play with the force gauge this weekend, but it's still on my to do list. I'll definitely tee the two together when I do the final adjustments though. What happens, or...

No worries. It could be very possible that the spring is already preloaded in the actuator and any ADDITIONAL preload that is added by the rod is minimal which would match what you see in the real...

Yes, spring rate is linear, but the point at which the wastegate opens is determine by the spring preload set by the adjustment nut

Here's a diagram of the system with the actuator on the left and...

The opening pressure would be regulated by the spring PRELOAD, not the stiffness. Once the wastegate is closed, any additional tightening of the adjustment rod is going to increase the PRELOAD of the...

Since the passenger side wastegate didn't get disturbed I'm inclined to use the mityvac to find the cracking pressure then adjust the drivers side to match. They should open at the same pressure...

New shoes are on hand, hopefully they fit.

I have the new CHRAs installed and spinning free. Unfortunately when I was taking them apart the nut on the drivers side wastegate rod was frozen and I...