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Posted: **Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:50 pm**

Does anyone have a cam i can buy? im in the middle of painting a few things on the engine (get some pics up this evening)

Posted: **Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:57 pm**

hope this helps mate

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... hp?t=19390

Posted: **Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:07 am**

cheers adam. anyone know if i can use a gt ECU on the nz loom then? as a guess the ecu, dizzy and cam would go awsome together.

Posted: **Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:37 am**

83coupe wrote:cheers adam. anyone know if i can use a gt ECU on the nz loom then? as a guess the ecu, dizzy and cam would go awsome together.

Theres a few subtle differences that make it impossible. The throttlebody is very different on the GT compared to the NZ, and the coil has about 7 pins IIRC instead of 3.

AS for the differences between the AAV and NZ, the compression ratio is the same but the pistons are different part numbers (odd seeing as the AAV and mk2 1.3 carb engines have the same piston part numbers) The cams are slightly different, IIRC the NZ cam is even more crappy than the 1.3 SPI one.

Posted: **Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:43 pm**

Gareth_GT_Hatch wrote:
83coupe wrote:cheers Adam. anyone know if i can use a gt ECU on the NZ loom then? as a guess the ecu, dizzy and cam would go awesome together.
There's a few subtle differences that make it impossible. The throttle-body is very different on the GT compared to the NZ, and the coil has about 7 pins IIRC instead of 3.

AS for the differences between the AAV and NZ, the compression ratio is the same but the pistons are different part numbers (odd seeing as the AAV and mk2 1.3 carb engines have the same piston part numbers) The cams are slightly different, IIRC the NZ cam is even more crappy than the 1.3 SPI one.

yeah I think someone posted a data-sheet up of the cams of a a few cars. I tried searching for it but it seems to have disappeared.

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:14 am**

Cheers for all the help dudes, dropped it in smoothly earlier, its never gone that well for me in the past so i was expecting something to go wring,but it fired up first time just after it got dark( minus an exhaust so it was extremly loud)!!

ill get a video of it running tommorow. whens the next RR day?

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:28 pm**

october is about the time we have the club G40 rr day, not sure if theres any before that.

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:14 pm**

wouldnt mind getting it on a r/r before then but im sure i cant wait. i finished fitting everything to it today, im almost ready to test it on the road but the only thing is, I have Reverse, third, fourth and fifth!

ive adjusted and adjusted and cant get it into first.. any ideas on this?

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:06 pm**

Haynes gives you a rough position for the gear lever. After that do it by feel.

Posted: **Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:24 am**

ok thanks dude. do u have a polo haynes in pdf? i did have it but i lost everything due to a format last month. its a coupe s gearbox on the nz running gear so i hope it takes. i tried the clutch out by using reverse then third to move a few feet in each direction so i know thats gonna be ok(relief!).

Posted: **Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:08 am**

Can I be cheeky and get a copy of that PDF as well? I put my haynes i na very very safe place a few months ago and I can't remember where it is

nice work 83Coupe, looks like it's coming along quickly!

Posted: **Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:35 am**

oh it is dan im not messing about as i was off the road for ages when i did the SPI conversion, plus im getting damn good at it. many pics to follow tonight!

Posted: **Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:33 pm**

whack a gt cam/4 branch mainfold/decat/sport exhaust. sit back and enjoy the ride!

Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:17 am**

damn right, all in good time though. wat to get my rear stut brace in and change my rear shocks first

Posted: **Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:33 pm**

oh and drop it 60mm

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