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As you may have seen from my "Hello" post I've gone from 0 to 2 A2's in a couple of months due to the good ladies Ford KrAp deciding it wants to return to the oxide state it came from.....
The first A2 I bought, an FSI turned out to be a bit of a nightmare and so got put in the corner of my yard, but now a decent A2 has been found as a replacement to the Ford I can turn my attention to the FSI............
As I don't like the FSI concept (it seems way over the top in complexity for results achieved) I'm going to chuck the system in the bin and replace with a much simpler 1.6 Golf BCB engine with BBZ cams, this should give about 110-120 bhp, so about the same as the FSI.
The conversion isn't simple..............nothing in life is easy but I do enjoy a technical challenge to keep the grey matter churning around............firstly engine management FSI=Bosch Motronic, BCB=Magnetti, so not even the same manufacturer to help ease the job.........then there's the immobilizer, "engine management to dash, engine management to dash...........can we start.............." as most people here know security is good, but when modding engine management its a right PITA. luckily my diagnostic gear includes the equipment to change immob codes.... but I don't expect it to play ball that easily, plan B in case it won't will be to simply remove the immob.
Next wiring, the good thing is the engine loom is separate to the body loom.........but there are more wires and an additional plug in the FSI loom than the BBY engine loom I plan to use so its going to be a case of cutting out the plugs and hard wiring the two looms together.........far easier than trying to repin the plugs as some of the pins are different sizes to their original positions and obviously extra work resoldering and possibly putting weak points into the wiring system..... OK I'll have a right pain if I ever need to change the engine loom...............but its not something you do everyday if ever.
The fuel system, this shouldn't be any problem as I'm using a Skoda BBZ inlet manifold with fuel feed and return, similar to the FSI, one slight mod will be a 3.5 bar fuel pressure regulator (taken from a BMW) to increase power slightly, the FSI fuel pump is more than capable for this increase........simple crimped hose clips will replace jubilee clips for a more secure fixing.
Well there we go that's the plan...........the BCB engine is ready to go........im just waiting for some workshop space (and a little time) to begin....
The first A2 I bought, an FSI turned out to be a bit of a nightmare and so got put in the corner of my yard, but now a decent A2 has been found as a replacement to the Ford I can turn my attention to the FSI............
As I don't like the FSI concept (it seems way over the top in complexity for results achieved) I'm going to chuck the system in the bin and replace with a much simpler 1.6 Golf BCB engine with BBZ cams, this should give about 110-120 bhp, so about the same as the FSI.
The conversion isn't simple..............nothing in life is easy but I do enjoy a technical challenge to keep the grey matter churning around............firstly engine management FSI=Bosch Motronic, BCB=Magnetti, so not even the same manufacturer to help ease the job.........then there's the immobilizer, "engine management to dash, engine management to dash...........can we start.............." as most people here know security is good, but when modding engine management its a right PITA. luckily my diagnostic gear includes the equipment to change immob codes.... but I don't expect it to play ball that easily, plan B in case it won't will be to simply remove the immob.
Next wiring, the good thing is the engine loom is separate to the body loom.........but there are more wires and an additional plug in the FSI loom than the BBY engine loom I plan to use so its going to be a case of cutting out the plugs and hard wiring the two looms together.........far easier than trying to repin the plugs as some of the pins are different sizes to their original positions and obviously extra work resoldering and possibly putting weak points into the wiring system..... OK I'll have a right pain if I ever need to change the engine loom...............but its not something you do everyday if ever.
The fuel system, this shouldn't be any problem as I'm using a Skoda BBZ inlet manifold with fuel feed and return, similar to the FSI, one slight mod will be a 3.5 bar fuel pressure regulator (taken from a BMW) to increase power slightly, the FSI fuel pump is more than capable for this increase........simple crimped hose clips will replace jubilee clips for a more secure fixing.
Well there we go that's the plan...........the BCB engine is ready to go........im just waiting for some workshop space (and a little time) to begin....