Just got back from a decent drive today! The car is pretty fun, and should be worth every hour I spent working on it. It pulls like train with the RC2/3 chip and PP357 injectors. Smoke level is pretty acceptable, boost control is not. I can hit almost 25 psi anytime I jab the throttle.
The ECU pulls back pretty quick to 15 then back up to 20. I've checked all the control hoses and the wastegate, everything seems to be in proper order. I'll have to either try to adjust the rod or play with a boost valve. I didn't think I should have to do that with RC tune, so I'm not impressed. I'll either have to sort that out pretty soon, or I'm sure I'll need a new turbo! It's nice being able to actually use the chip I bought MONTHS back since the 02A clutch will hold the power. The motor was last in my 94 and the 020 clutch just wasn't up to the task.
So far I've done about 400K kms on just over a half tank. I've been pretty hard on the right pedal though!
By the time I got all the dash back together, trim bits here and there, and rear brakes done for a safety I've easily got 35-40 hours in to it. I lost track near the end. But it's probably closer to 40.
Only other glitch I had was a turn signal wire that was shorted to ground. There is a yellow 4 pin plug that is obviouisly wired differently on the Cabrio than the other MK3's I had this swap in. I haven't even checked the wiring diag. yet for where it goes, but unplugged everything seems to work.
Now all we need is some decent weather so I can put the top down!
