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by Broke4speed
Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:40 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: VW Mk1 Golf Tacho Modification
Replies: 14
Views: 40141

Excellent. I'll be giving this a go tonight then. If I can heat up the inside of the car, I'll see how it works sometime in the next 8 hours :D.
by Broke4speed
Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:49 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: VW Mk1 Golf Tacho Modification
Replies: 14
Views: 40141

Ok, the yellow 'dots' are the resistor track, notably the one that connects to the standoff and then to the capacitor. The green 'dots' are what I assume is the capacitor. To do this mod, I'm guessing that I'd desolder the capacitor, but make sure the tracks it taps into are still solid, so the circ...
by Broke4speed
Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:50 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: VW Mk1 Golf Tacho Modification
Replies: 14
Views: 40141

Of course they made it different for the NA market, sigh. The chip is the same, but the board is different. The components appear similar, but not enough for me to just start chopping :(. Any ideas? http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv218/Broke4speed/IMG_5798.jpg http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/...
by Broke4speed
Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:56 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: VW Mk1 Golf Tacho Modification
Replies: 14
Views: 40141

I'll be digging out my spare cluster! :D Thanks Mr.PIXIE! I should have an update shortly. For non-electrical-luddite clarification: use a jumper/link where the resistor goes, and remove the capacitor completely? Does a link need to go there as well? I'm presuming by 'link', a small piece of wire or...
by Broke4speed
Mon Dec 13, 2010 1:52 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Tach out signal
Replies: 9
Views: 12663

I'll help in any way I can, I've got a spare cluster sitting around, and a running MJLJr car for testing :D.
HUGE thanks for the help, even though I know it must be busy 'round there what with the new arrival ;).
by Broke4speed
Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:53 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Tach out signal
Replies: 9
Views: 12663

That would be fabulous. I've tried the diodes/flyback circuit thing, but just can't get it to go :(. I've been relying on my hard-cut limiter to tell me when I've hit the redline, and it isn't always convenient, lol. I've still got access to the Pin 11 on my EDIS unit, as well as the coils and tach ...
by Broke4speed
Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:42 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Tach out signal
Replies: 9
Views: 12663

I miss my tach :(.
by Broke4speed
Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:22 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: position of the vr sensor
Replies: 1
Views: 2786

Have you even read the installation manual? That might be the most important part of this operation...
http://www.autosportlabs.net/MJLJ_V4_ve ... tion_guide
by Broke4speed
Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:02 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: What plug gap to use?
Replies: 3
Views: 4213

I gap mine as instructed by the EDIS specs. ~0.045"
by Broke4speed
Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:14 pm
Forum: Powered by Megajolt Gallery
Topic: 1983 Mk1 Golf Driver. Having a software nighmare...
Replies: 3
Views: 6752

What do you mean nasty, I love those engines :P.
Although, that may be because I own the only three of them in Canada, lol. The grass is always slower...I mean greener I guess ;).
by Broke4speed
Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:07 pm
Forum: Powered by Megajolt Gallery
Topic: 1982 VW Rabbit
Replies: 51
Views: 137267

That is awesome! I can only imagine how loud triple webers are, it's gotta be heavenly :D.
I'm loving the pics of your car in-progress. I'm definitely jealous.
by Broke4speed
Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:43 pm
Forum: Powered by Megajolt Gallery
Topic: 1982 VW Rabbit
Replies: 51
Views: 137267

We're definitely on the same page, I love automatic transmissions. I'm a drag racer, from my very first days into 'cars'. I remember watching the guys with the autos do so well, and never break anything...and even if they did, it would be up and running again in no time flat. This was the first box ...
by Broke4speed
Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:04 am
Forum: Powered by Megajolt Gallery
Topic: 1982 VW Rabbit
Replies: 51
Views: 137267

Video time! It's 5 min long, the mic in my GoPro is dead, so it's tough to hear anything but squawks and rattles, but shows the shifts nicely. Most of the video is me going around the block, so you can see how hard 2nd hits at low speeds. At the 3:40 mark, I give it a bit of WOT (carbs are not tuned...
by Broke4speed
Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:12 pm
Forum: Powered by Megajolt Gallery
Topic: 1982 VW Rabbit
Replies: 51
Views: 137267

No video yet, too dark when I get home :(. The drive around the block went flawlessly though, the 1-2 shift is hard as nails, very cool. The 2-3 shift is a bit softer, but the gears are closer together in size. It's instantaneous though, I love it :D. I can hopefully get a video tomorrow, I'm off wo...
by Broke4speed
Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:24 pm
Forum: Powered by Megajolt Gallery
Topic: 1982 VW Rabbit
Replies: 51
Views: 137267

Nice, I had looked into GSF before, but I wasn't sure they could still get what I was after. I'll have to dig out my smallblock stuff again :D. Thanks dude! Minor update: The car fired up last night (that's never an issue, thank you MJLJr ;) ), I tentatively shifted into 1st from P...and it engaged ...