Das V8 Coupe Quattro

[dspl1236]

thanks guys, its been interesting build. 3 steps forward 2 back....the goal today is to start. need to buy more wires

start motor
cooling system needs finished
front cv's
bleed brakes
finish hydroboost brake system
proper 3wire gm coil connectors
rip it up

[Demoncar]

yes, the autocross will be epic

Thats exactly what I was thinking!

[dspl1236]

bit of a hangup. no spark.....the ecu is still looking for an automatic trans to be in 'park' to enable the ignition system. Well that system is all gone and there are 2 wires that go to the missing tcu from the ecu.... i ran into this issue years ago doing the 5speed conversion on my v8q. kept all tcu parts, put trans module in 'park' then hid everything. bam done. not an option this time.

every single v8 swap has standalone or got hung up on this auto crap then went standalone....going to put the call into 034 motorsport on monday....

[dspl1236]

i had suspicion the issue had to do with the stock chip being coded to a manual trans. 034 confirmed it.

well there are only like 55 v8q 5speed in the usa and only about 110 in the world. i need stock 5 gang chip...

[tstacks]

Good luck my friend, I want to see this build succeed!

[MikeD7]

Is this damn thing done yet? haha

[coco]

This is so sweet, really love this build.

[dspl1236]

it WILL run... standalone is my plan b or c. burned a new chip for the ecu yesterday hoping its in the software. still didn't start, but today i want to go back through all the wiring and grounds.

[MikeD7]

Did you hear back from 034?

[dspl1236]

Did you hear back from 034?

i had suspicion the issue had to do with the stock chip being coded to a manual trans. 034 confirmed it.

[MikeD7]

Haha thats what I get for not reading the whole tread

[Marco]

For real that you're swapping the monster 5 in line to a crap v8?

[dspl1236]

For real that you're swapping the monster 5 in line to a crap v8?

i drive a turbo i5 20v every day. the coupe had a blown non turbo i5 20v. i already had the v8 from my 80q test chassis which also was a vr6...

the 80q had a tweaked frame and only spent 400$ on it 3yrs ago. it served its testing purposes
v8


vr6

[dspl1236]

Still stuck at the ignition system lockout. Looking at a DTA Pro P8 standalone from a buddy...

[Okin]

Still stuck at the ignition system lockout. ...

I know of a serious VW tuner locally, that is familiar with this set up...

**cough http://www.briansgarage.com/v3/shop.htm cough**


Try giving them a ring.