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Old 06-07-2017, 10:10 PM   #34
656of1000
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Location: Phoenixville, PA
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Update!

The trip to the junkyard was productive. I bought two intercoolers- one from an old Saab 900, and one from a 1.8t Jetta. Both would work for my setup, but I decided to go with the Jetta intercooler. Based on where I'd like to mount it, the inlet and outlet line up very well.





I just need a 45° coupler between the throttle body and the i/c outlet. I still need to install the BOV somewhere in there, though.




The biggest update, by far, is that the engine fired!

I assembled this engine 5 years ago, so I didn't know what to expect when trying to start it. After redoing the timing belt (the cam was 90° off- oops!), it fired almost immediately. No leaks so far. It doesn't stay running very long, probably because the gasoline is at least 6 years old!

More to come!
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