Derracuda's Project Alpine 4kq *Comatose*

[derracuda]

Do you run the VR sensor in the bulk head? Any problems with interference?

i specifically asked about that and was told it's perfectly fine to do, and that they do it all the time. so i'm goin' with that 8)

[Hank]

Cool. I will probably follow that lead for my next Wiring harness. Looks sweet Derek!

[derracuda]

wow, the intake manifold on this 40v is a piece of art almost. it's four pieces of casting, and two flaps inside for the variable runner length. the flap for the top rpm range was frozen in place, and that's why i pulled the whole thing apart. my A6 at home has the same thing, so now that i know how to do it, i'll probably fix it as well pretty soon.


keep in mind all the casting is magnesium 8)










some kinda corrosion or build up that was binding the shaft


so i got a little creative with the sand paper wrapped around a bic pen and cleaned it out




it's all still apart at the moment, but after it goes through a parts cleaner to get rid of all the oily residue, it'll go back together all purdy


i also got a P/S pump bolted in place. seems the 20v 80/90 P/S pumps fit right in place and bolt up. i'm using an oil reservoir from a 90. lines aren't completed yet. the alternator might look different.... and that's because it is. i got the engine without an alt. and don't really want to spend a few hundred bucks on an expensive audi unit that sits in the wrong place for my purposes, so i got a nice, fairly compact Denso unit off a chrysler V6 out at the wrecking yard(well it's one of those mitsu v6's).... hard to beat for $15

[cuatrokoop]

Is the pulley bigger on the PS pump than what was originally fitted? If so you'll over-spin the pump.

[derracuda]

Is the pulley bigger on the PS pump than what was originally fitted? If so you'll over-spin the pump.

ummm, i don't think so according to my years of tinkering with bicycles ... smaller will overspin, bigger will underspin, which i don't mind firmer steering feel.

[cuatrokoop]

Yeah, I was only half thinking about it and looked at it backwards. v-naught = omega * radius, where v-naught is tangential velocity (in belt drive, this is constant), omega is the rotational speed and we all know what a radius is. So, leave v-naught alone and change the radius, you change omega. Simple illustration is 5m/s = omega * 0.06m. Omega = 83.3 radians/second. Change R to 0.08m, you get 62.5 radians/second.

Why I am even bothering to watch the debate I don't know. It's making feel dumber for watching it and look dumber on here!

[derracuda]

Yeah, I was only half thinking about it and looked at it backwards. v-naught = omega * radius, where v-naught is tangential velocity (in belt drive, this is constant), omega is the rotational speed and we all know what a radius is. So, leave v-naught alone and change the radius, you change omega. Simple illustration is 5m/s = omega * 0.06m. Omega = 83.3 radians/second. Change R to 0.08m, you get 62.5 radians/second.

whatever that crap is was trumped by my 10speed knowledge


it's coo 8) when are you gonna get some pics of your car stuff up? have you had any time to progress?

[cuatrokoop]

No, we keep going out of town or work on house stuff on the weekends..... I've put a deadline up for the V8 trans swap so I can stop driving the Astro along with getting my garage done so I can move the Coupe to the house. So look for some V8 stuff hopefully in the next month, then garage stuff, then Coupe stuff. That 034 Stage IC has been sitting waaaay to long.

I was just giving numbers to back up your response :wink:

[s2 on the way]

when are you gonna get some pics of your car stuff up? have you had any time to progress?

speaking of........
I'm missing the creative goodness lately.......are you still moving forward or just a momentary hault?

[derracuda]

a momentary halt... i've been working on a special project that i think you'll all like very much 8)

[WAUG0806]

a momentary halt... i've been working on a special project that i think you'll all like very much 8)

project secrecy*don'tcha wish you knew* :? :?

perhaps the mythical nearly perfect nearly free UrQ will get some of our attention soon?

:bump: :slap:

[derracuda]

a momentary halt... i've been working on a special project that i think you'll all like very much 8)

project secrecy*don'tcha wish you knew* :? :?

perhaps the mythical nearly perfect nearly free UrQ will get some of our attention soon?

:bump: :slap:

better than that... something you all can have a part in

[derracuda]

Merry Christmas me! i updated the first page with some pics i found recently... finally... from when i first got the car. i thought they were lost, but not so! man i'm glad for that

anyhow, nothing else new on the car... too busy with other things right now, but still planning and scheming on the best way to go whilst i do other things. i haven't forgotten about this car in the least.

[my2000apb]

i have forgotten about this car in the least.

have or have NOT forgotten?!!!!? :slap:

[derracuda]

fixed my brain forgets to use conjunctions properly right at critical points in a conversation!

[my2000apb]

[Longitudinal]

fixed my brain forgets to use conjunctions properly right at critical points in a conversation!

Well, it's not a conjunction; it's an auxiliary verb. But we get your meaning.

[85oceanic]

Dig the update man... I really wish I could get a set of the konig imagine rims for my 4kq...

[kalebthe1]

is it just me or am i jealous of derracuda :(

[RSCoupe]

is it just me or am i jealous of derracuda :(

It's just you.

[nismo]

It's been 2 years...any chance of an update on here? You have more cool projects sitting around *comatose* than I have projects! :jealous:

Eric

[40v4kq]

I got your update right here...

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[40v4kq]

Its best if the car cover is left on. Trust me, you don't want to see it now. I literally CUT pieces off this car for mine. Its not pretty and you might actually cry if you saw it now. Nothing like it used to be. I just like to remember it for all the good times me and Derek had ripping around in it. RIP Alpine Weiss.

[nismo]

Ouch. Good or bad, its nice not to have something hanging...

Eric

[85oceanic]

Dammit, here I had my hopes up.