[trackday_prep] My 205 Gti6 Diary

[All Praise The GTI 3]

very nice mate, i like it alot!

cant wait till the new year when mine should be completed

6 on bodies and reground cam should be interesting since ive never driven a 16v 205 before

[Matt Holley 11]

very nice mate, i like it alot!

cant wait till the new year when mine should be completed

6 on bodies and reground cam should be interesting since ive never driven a 16v 205 before

 

You will love it, I was going to put some cat cams in mine before I fitted it, I may do later on but it goes well enough at the moment.

 

Are you doing both cams? what are you going for?

[All Praise The GTI 3]

ive got a vts lump too, waiting for a regrind off pertert(just the inlet). and got some bodies off colin satchell. and will be running an aftermarket custom ecu. should be over 200bhp when running. its going to scare me i thinks....

Edited November 13, 2007 by All Praise The GTI

[Matt Holley 11]

I have done a few more jobs on this since the last update.

 

Before my track day in december I fitted a nissens rad with 10in fan and a new thermostat, I was having problems with it getting hot on track and this seems to have solved it I also cut down alot of the cowling so airflow is much improved

 

 

 

 

After that track day I fitted my 309 wishbones and driveshafts, I also got a camara mount and helmet net for crimbo so that was fitted and also an extended gearstick and I was all set for my next track day on the 2nd of feb

 

 

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Then thanks to the spiky group buy my r888s arrived so they went on my new wheels yesterday and they wheels went on the car this morning

 

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[Matt Holley 11]

Current spec

 

ENGINE AND GEARBOX

 

Xsara vts (gti6) engine

New timing belt tensioners and water pump

Twin dellorto carbs and longman inlet manifold

ITG sausage air filter

Maniflow exhaust manifold into a magnex center and rear box

DTA ignition managment with a ford coil pack and leads

BBM group n engine mounts

Facet red top fuel pump

Nissens alloy rad

Mi16 be3 gearbox with quaife atb diff

Extended gearstick

Group n gear rods

 

BRAKES

 

283mm Gti6 front brakes calipers

Black diamond 283mm drilled and grooved discs

Ferodo ds2500 pads

406 master cylinder

New copper lines run through the car with a tilton bias valve

BF goodridge hoses

Standard rear brakes

 

SUSPENSION

 

Spax adjustable front shocks with spax springs

E Tech strut brace

309 front arms and driveshafts

309 rear beam

Koni adjustable rear shocks

 

WHEELS

 

1.9 wheels with goodyear eagle f1 tyres

1.9 wheels with toyo r888s ( track wheels)

 

EXTERIOR

 

Auto bonnet )

Alloy roof plate

 

INTERIOR

 

Sparco pro 2000 seats

Sparco 4 point harness's

Momo steering wheel and boss

Battery relocated to behind the passenger seat

OMP 10 point roll cage

Helmet net

Manfrotto camara mount on roll cage

[damien 22 1 Cars]

1.9 box at the moment but I might change to an mi box if I can get one

 

how did you get on with the 1.9 box on the gti6?

im toying with keeping the 1.9 box and just wanted your view

[Matt Holley 11]

The 1.9 box is o.k but makes it a little lazy its not as bad as it was with the mi16 though, the low down pull on these engines nearly make up for it.

 

I much prefer the mi box I have on there at the moment, it seems more revy and eager and still has a sensible 5th.

[c_r_thomson 0]

Where have you put your oil cooler? The car is looking great and the spec is ompressive to say the least. Good job

[Daxed 7]

Keep an eye on the through rad cable tie type fixings that hold the fan in place. Mine managed to cut through a water way, caused by vibration when the fan was running. Ended up fabricating a couple of supports and fixing the fan to that rather than through the rad itself.

[Matt Holley 11]

Where have you put your oil cooler? The car is looking great and the spec is ompressive to say the least. Good job

 

Im not running one at the moment, I was using the water to oil cooler but it seemed to make everything hot so I have disconected it for now and see how it goes.