The future has arrived

This morning I pulled the motor from the S6. I took everything not likely to be used for the project and the accessories off of the motor and then gave it a cleaning with the power washer. It doesn't look to be in bad shape. I don't think that the timing belt has been done in quite some time. The rubber portions of the motor mounts literally fell apart. I think a good front end collision would have sent the motor sailing out of the car.

The project has begun.

New kid

I thought that I would show you the new member of the family. It is just a crappy little video taken with a cell phone, but it'll show you enough. We picked up a z06 Corvette for my wife to enjoy and use for autox. I like it, it's comfortable, really fast, seems to handle well, and is nice and flashy. This one has the red and black interior.



Here is another vintage commercial that relates directly with her car.



Now I know that your going to say that the 0-60 time in that ad just isn't going to cut it against the z06 and that is just one more reason for this engine swap to be done post haste. I hope that 425 bhp will be enough to best the z06. Time will tell.

Debating....

I had a pretty good performance at the event that I figured would be the last for the year, but I may be in contention for a trophied position. If that is the case then I will put off the start of the swap project until after the last official event is over at the end of October. If I am out of the running then I will go ahead and start the swap. Now I'm just waiting to see how the points pan out from the last event.

Starting weight

I didn't really think it was this heavy, but the scales revealed 2,750 lbs. That is with a half tank of gas and the a/c system already deleted. Now we will have a basis for comparison after it is all said and done.

Just about time

My barn project will finally wrap up this weekend! I'll also do a timing belt job on our 2003 Golf TDI. She finally rolled 200,000 miles last month. That is such a great car, I would recommend it to anyone. It still gets 48 mpg and runs like a sewing machine, even if it sounds like one to. LOL. We added an engine hoist to the tool cabinet last weekend. I have to go buy another engine stand since the Porche engine will need a home until I find a buyer for it. Oh, Saturday I am going to take the 944 to get weighed. I figured that it would be nice to have before and after weights, since I know that someone will ask. Until then though my wife has found some nice vintage commercials that I remembered from back in the 80's so I'll pop one up here now and then. I liked this one alot.



One more for the Audi side of this project....hehe. You'll see what I mean.

Baseline Dyno Run

Last Saturday we took Nina to MC Racing to get baseline readings to know what I have been working with this season. Also I figure that anyone who might be interested in buying the motor after it is removed might feel better if they had the information. By the way if anyone is going to need a 2.5 that runs well let me know. Then I can buy more parts for the 2.2. If you've seen a dyno pull on tv then you've really been there, done that. Except when it is your car. It gets more interesting then, even a little exciting. So on the final run Nina pulled 128.46 hp at the wheels. Online sources indicate that the car had roughly 150bhp originally. Using a standard 15% correction for drivetrain loss brings us up to 151.13bhp. Pretty much right where it should be. Truthfully I didn't expect that at all. I mean that is pretty sweet that a 22 year old motor is still making full power. Below is a scan of the dyno sheet.

Brief Update

I'm currently out of town on a business trip. I kept busy over the last weekend working on project number two. It is the last of the construction on our shop building. I have vowed to get this done before I start any new projects, including going any further on the engine conversion. Luckily I made alot of progress and hopefully will be done with another weekend's work. If I make that goal I am still way ahead of the projected start date at the end of October. I made alot of headway on the wiring harness. I have selected all the wires that I will use in the swap. However until it is actually running I will not be cutting out any of the wires. All that really means is that after I have the car running I will have to remove the harness again, clean, customize, and then reinstall. That might seem like a pain, but I won't ever be happy with it if I know that I half-assed a part somewhere. Well until next time. I'll try not to take so long.