vanbcguy
Veteran Member
Yeah, the tank is massive - more than double the capacity of the Mk3 tank. Takes two full jugs to fill it up. It's nice though, I generally only need to worry about it every 6-9 months! There is a smaller tank available for the B3 but it doesn't have a spot for the headlight washer pump. Shifter weight is already hacked, gotta get an aftermarket one.
There's enough room for the filter as it sits now - I can fit my hand between the filter and the crossmember. There's enough room to fully unscrew the filter and then tilt it over and remove it - not a ton of space but sufficient. Definitely no worries about the filter contacting the crossmember.
Just took her for a 30 minute shake down cruise. The clutch is perfect now - I guess it just needed some vibration to get any remaining air out. Shifts perfectly now. My clutch on this package is an SBC Stage 2 Endurance - it's noticeably lighter feeling than the stock VW clutch that was on the old engine.
I replaced all my battery cables plus moved all the grounds that were on the battery terminal to the chassis lug when I was doing all of this. My cables are all 1/0 gauge welding cable now - virtual no voltage drop. She sure cranks over quick (though the engine fires so fast you barely get to hear the starter)... I also noticed my ABS pump is running faster when I turn the key on (higher pitched than before) so I've either sorted out some resistance somewhere or the alternator on my TDI is charging better. Either way I'll take it.
Can't really speak on noise and vibration yet since the exhaust only goes to the rear axle and is resting on one of the supports on the bottom of the tunnel. I would say there is more engine vibration than before but the two rear mounts are brand new and the front one has been moved to a different chassis, so they'll probably settle out some. In the end I went with the Mk2 style hydro mount on the rear engine side, a standard rubber trans mount and a Mk3 style BFI Stealth front mount.
Can't wait to have the exhaust and intercooler in - then I need to get my turbo controller back in place. And gauges. And.. And.. I'm sure there will be something else!!
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There's enough room for the filter as it sits now - I can fit my hand between the filter and the crossmember. There's enough room to fully unscrew the filter and then tilt it over and remove it - not a ton of space but sufficient. Definitely no worries about the filter contacting the crossmember.
Just took her for a 30 minute shake down cruise. The clutch is perfect now - I guess it just needed some vibration to get any remaining air out. Shifts perfectly now. My clutch on this package is an SBC Stage 2 Endurance - it's noticeably lighter feeling than the stock VW clutch that was on the old engine.
I replaced all my battery cables plus moved all the grounds that were on the battery terminal to the chassis lug when I was doing all of this. My cables are all 1/0 gauge welding cable now - virtual no voltage drop. She sure cranks over quick (though the engine fires so fast you barely get to hear the starter)... I also noticed my ABS pump is running faster when I turn the key on (higher pitched than before) so I've either sorted out some resistance somewhere or the alternator on my TDI is charging better. Either way I'll take it.
Can't really speak on noise and vibration yet since the exhaust only goes to the rear axle and is resting on one of the supports on the bottom of the tunnel. I would say there is more engine vibration than before but the two rear mounts are brand new and the front one has been moved to a different chassis, so they'll probably settle out some. In the end I went with the Mk2 style hydro mount on the rear engine side, a standard rubber trans mount and a Mk3 style BFI Stealth front mount.
Can't wait to have the exhaust and intercooler in - then I need to get my turbo controller back in place. And gauges. And.. And.. I'm sure there will be something else!!
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