Ømëga build thread

[Festiver]

I bought ømëga from shadetree in August 99% rust free this is my second festiva festiver being my first now this is gonna be as perfect as a festiva can be in my eyes almost everything will modified for drivetrain it will be a mk1 audi TT 1.8t awp engine mated to a capri xr2 g series with a 626 5th gear swap then engine will be mildly built with a k03s turbo aiming for 300 hp on a high boost tune and 180hp (stock) on low boost for suspension I want to do a Custom rear disk swap as I need 5x4.75 bolt pattern I'll use capri calipers and trans am rotors with custom hubs this will also be on the front as I have a set of 15x7 trans am snowflakes I am very determined to use definitely will use Charlies suspension and I will go as low as I can I'll have to run 4°-5° of negative camber pull and roll the fenders im aiming to get the shipping hooks to be the lowest part of the car and 1" off the ground

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[bhearts]

I bought ømëga from shadetree in August 99% rust free this is my second festiva festiver being my first now this is gonna be as perfect as a festiva can be in my eyes almost everything will modified for drivetrain it will be a mk1 audi TT 1.8t awp engine mated to a capri xr2 g series with a 626 5th gear swap then engine will be mildly built with a k03s turbo aiming for 300 hp on a high boost tune and 180hp (stock) on low boost for suspension I want to do a Custom rear disk swap as I need 5x4.75 bolt pattern I'll use capri calipers and trans am rotors with custom hubs this will also be on the front as I have a set of 15x7 trans am snowflakes I am very determined to use definitely will use Charlies suspension and I will go as low as I can I'll have to run 4°-5° of negative camber pull and roll the fenders im aiming to get the shipping hooks to be the lowest part of the car and 1" off the ground

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What's your strategy for engine to trans mating

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[FestYboy]

You'll have to re-think the entire suspension including hard points if you want to get that low and have any kind of handling. Stock geometry would suck hard that low.

Also, aside from being different, why would you use such a turd of an engine? And a k03 at that power level is nothing but a hair dryer (all hot air). I might sound sacraligous but a K series would get you there for the same $$ and more reliability. And have room to grow... And likely without boost to the 300ish mark. Can't say the trans is gonna like it though.

[Advancedynamix]

Like Arty said, you'll need a k04 upgrade minimum for 300hp. The k03 is strapped at 250.
The 1.8t is not a good choice. They are known for timing belt failures that grenade the valve train and they aren't really that strong. You'd be better off with a well built BP. If you are dead set on a VW engine, you should use a VW tranny as they are stronger than the G series and already bolt to the engine. A TFSI with a DSG would be sick in a festy.

[Festiver]

What's your strategy for engine to trans mating

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Being as b series flywheels carry the pilot bearing making a flywheel adapter and a bellhousing adapter of equal thicknesses will make everything as if it bolted to a b series

You'll have to re-think the entire suspension including hard points if you want to get that low and have any kind of handling. Stock geometry would suck hard that low.

Also, aside from being different, why would you use such a turd of an engine? And a k03 at that power level is nothing but a hair dryer (all hot air). I might sound sacraligous but a K series would get you there for the same $$ and more reliability. And have room to grow... And likely without boost to the 300ish mark. Can't say the trans is gonna like it though.

Im thinking I'll keep a coil wrench and a jack in the car if I want to go for handling I'll lift it back up to a nice setting I'm ok with some parking lot modifying before blasting around some corners in reality I'll probably keep it there till I want to be low then reset it when I'm done also 1.8ts are used in every other car I see on the road almost every vw and audi had a 1.8t option this makes part availability through the roof and I actually already have one in my garage on vw vortex I've found alot of preventative maintenance forums to solve alot of the common issues also the k03 acts like a diesel spooling instantly and having no top end the k03s is larger more mid to top end still smaller than I'd prefer if I could get a gt3071r I would as I want that lag at the bottom end for normal driving but that turbo is way out of my budget and I already have a k03s which could easily handle 19psi where the k03 would blow up after 16 also I'll look into how flyin4stroke holds his trans together at 400hp I'll definitely get an mfactory differential

Like Arty said, you'll need a k04 upgrade minimum for 300hp. The k03 is strapped at 250.
The 1.8t is not a good choice. They are known for timing belt failures that grenade the valve train and they aren't really that strong. You'd be better off with a well built BP. If you are dead set on a VW engine, you should use a VW tranny as they are stronger than the G series and already bolt to the engine. A TFSI with a DSG would be sick in a festy.

I'll look into why the timing belt fails I mean the engine has 130k already with no timing belt issues probably was replaced at 50-60k if it's just belt quality I'll just look into the best belt but I don't think there's anything wrong with the engine I have besides it being interference and I plan on running a k03s larger stronger version of the k03 when I say aim for 300 I'd honestly be happy with 250 at least until I have a budget for a bt build also I want to run a g series as the axles are already setup and they've commonly held 300 hp with a M factory note this car will have 165 wide street tires not gonna race on slicks being as flyin4stroke runs 374 hp I don't see why it wouldn't hold but I don't know everything also I already have a 1.8t in my garage and I plan on using a flywheel and bellhousing adapters of equal thicknesses because of the Mazda pilot bearing in flywheel design itll work very well

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[Festiver]

Like Arty said, you'll need a k04 upgrade minimum for 300hp. The k03 is strapped at 250.
The 1.8t is not a good choice. They are known for timing belt failures that grenade the valve train and they aren't really that strong. You'd be better off with a well built BP. If you are dead set on a VW engine, you should use a VW tranny as they are stronger than the G series and already bolt to the engine. A TFSI with a DSG would be sick in a festy.

Oh also and 02j's are much wider then a g series

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[Festiver]

Alright so as it seem the water pump and tensioner seem to be the culprits of most peoples belt failures I'll just have to change it every 50k or 3 years as most fail over 60k and 4 years

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[Festiver]

Or some how figure out a chain system the sprockets and chain won't be terribly difficult but the oiling system would be different

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[shorestiva]

Your extremely overestimating the strength of a g series. fastivaB6TG25MR blew around 10 of them with around 300hp on a bp. The amount of work spent on making it mount to a vw engine would be better spent on making the vw trans work.

[Festiver]

Your extremely overestimating the strength of a g series. fastivaB6TG25MR blew around 10 of them with around 300hp on a bp. The amount of work spent on making it mount to a vw engine would be better spent on making the vw trans work.

Really? I though they could handle it did he swap to m factory lsd I'm almost sure that it blows in this order
Diff the weakest
3rd gear can't handle 300?
Synchros
2nd and 4th

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[shorestiva]

That's usually how it fails. The main problem is the case is very weak/flexible. There are band aids that you can do that will help keep it together at that power level but it will eventually fail. Fix the diff and gears will strip. Straight cut/stronger gears it'll shove the gear shafts out the 5th gear cover. 5th gear plate mod the shafts will go through the bell housing into the clutch. Big laggy turbos seem to help it last longer but little ones that instantly spool break it faster.

Just do a little notching to fit the vw trans and spend a little money on having custom axle shafts made.

[Festiver]

With thought a 1.8t festiva would be cool the main reason this came up was I already have one if I can sell it I'll go with another bp of not I'll go for the 1.8t I'm honestly happy either way hp goal is 250-300 can if I put a mfactory LSD in a g15mr will it hold 300? People run 220 with the stock diff don't they?

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[Festiver]

That's usually how it fails. The main problem is the case is very weak/flexible. There are band aids that you can do that will help keep it together at that power level but it will eventually fail. Fix the diff and gears will strip. Straight cut/stronger gears it'll shove the gear shafts out the 5th gear cover. 5th gear plate mod the shafts will go through the bell housing into the clutch. Big laggy turbos seem to help it last longer but little ones that instantly spool break it faster.

Just do a little notching to fit the vw trans and spend a little money on having custom axle shafts made.

Will 300 really do that much damage though when I get to that point itll have a big laggy turbo highly disappointing I'll have to just go for it and see what I can do down the road because now I'm thinking of just going bp as it's a much simpler engine downfall is I'll have to sell my 1.8t to buy it

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[shorestiva]

I wouldn't worry about that yet. Start of by doing the bp swap then get it running on megasquirt. Then start with a small turbo like a 2560r. If you need more power after that start looking at upgrading the trans and a bigger turbo. If you try to go big all at once youll end up with a project that's been sitting on jackstands in the garage for the last 5 years. (like me)

[Festiver]

I wouldn't worry about that yet. Start of by doing the bp swap then get it running on megasquirt. Then start with a small turbo like a 2560r. If you need more power after that start looking at upgrading the trans and a bigger turbo. If you try to go big all at once youll end up with a project that's been sitting on jackstands in the garage for the last 5 years. (like me)

Thanks for your fast responses btw and stand life isn't that terrible for this car as I already have a bp/g daily this rust free shell is more a project than anything but ok I'll look into another bp/g setup I'll just have shadetree do it as it wouldve been cheaper for me to send him festiver than it was for me to do it and wouldve gotten a better product there's still a ton of work everywhere else lol

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