MK2 Golf VR6
16 July 2007, 04:31 PM
#1
MK2 Golf VR6
Mk2 VR6
Now I dont like the whole max power malarky.
And most people take a perfectly good classic and just mess it up
But if you are going to do it do it like this....
YouTube - Mk2 VR6
I love Mk2s and felt it was really well done.
Its on Munich plates
I wouldnt do it my self - The last Mk2 I had I restored back to origional condition (many trips to breakers yards later I got it there)
Steve
Now I dont like the whole max power malarky.
And most people take a perfectly good classic and just mess it up
But if you are going to do it do it like this....
YouTube - Mk2 VR6
I love Mk2s and felt it was really well done.
Its on Munich plates
I wouldnt do it my self - The last Mk2 I had I restored back to origional condition (many trips to breakers yards later I got it there)
Steve
16 July 2007, 07:03 PM
#3
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Done correctly it's a great conversion, IMO aesthetically and aurally far superior to the more popular 1.8T conversion
Thanks to the fact that the VR6 motor was designed to fit anywhere that the 1.8 lump resided, they can be (and often are) made to look as if they rolled out of the factory like that
I'm not going to do it to my current 16V, there's something wrong about messing about with a decent example of anything to me
, but I think I will be doing this conversion to a lesser model at some point
Thanks to the fact that the VR6 motor was designed to fit anywhere that the 1.8 lump resided, they can be (and often are) made to look as if they rolled out of the factory like that
I'm not going to do it to my current 16V, there's something wrong about messing about with a decent example of anything to me
, but I think I will be doing this conversion to a lesser model at some point
16 July 2007, 10:25 PM
#4
Done correctly it's a great conversion, IMO aesthetically and aurally far superior to the more popular 1.8T conversion
Thanks to the fact that the VR6 motor was designed to fit anywhere that the 1.8 lump resided, they can be (and often are) made to look as if they rolled out of the factory like that
I'm not going to do it to my current 16V, there's something wrong about messing about with a decent example of anything to me, but I think I will be doing this conversion to a lesser model at some point
Thanks to the fact that the VR6 motor was designed to fit anywhere that the 1.8 lump resided, they can be (and often are) made to look as if they rolled out of the factory like that
I'm not going to do it to my current 16V, there's something wrong about messing about with a decent example of anything to me
, but I think I will be doing this conversion to a lesser model at some pointIf you get a dog - strip it and do something good with it then great.
17 July 2007, 03:25 AM
#5
Scooby Regular
Mine's not 'mint', yet, watch this space, and it does have a few subtle modifications courtesy of it's previous owner (cheers Sean), but it is a damned good example of the breed
PS: being blue, it's also the wrong colour
If I'm going to put my blood and sweat into a VR6 conversion, it's going to be an Atlas Grey one
), but it is a damned good example of the breedPS: being blue, it's also the wrong colour
If I'm going to put my blood and sweat into a VR6 conversion, it's going to be an Atlas Grey one
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17 July 2007, 09:19 AM
#6
Mine's not 'mint', yet, watch this space, and it does have a few subtle modifications courtesy of it's previous owner (cheers Sean), but it is a damned good example of the breed
PS: being blue, it's also the wrong colour If I'm going to put my blood and sweat into a VR6 conversion, it's going to be an Atlas Grey one
), but it is a damned good example of the breedPS: being blue, it's also the wrong colour
If I'm going to put my blood and sweat into a VR6 conversion, it's going to be an Atlas Grey oneOak Green perhaps?
17 July 2007, 01:03 PM
#7
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The Oak Green one was indeed mint and original
apart from the Borbets obviously, but I sold that last year when I came out here
The one I have now I bought earlier this year, on a complete whim (never even viewed it), from a fellow scoobynetter. Thanks again Sean
It's got new, firmer springs and dampers (cant remember the make) a fruity but not loud exhaust, and a TSR tubular manifold. It needs some minor fettling in the paintwork department, the terrible factory speakers need to be binned, and obviously it too will be getting the Borbets, but that will be the limit as far as work goes barring catastrophic engine failure
apart from the Borbets obviously, but I sold that last year when I came out here
The one I have now I bought earlier this year, on a complete whim (never even viewed it
), from a fellow scoobynetter. Thanks again SeanIt's got new, firmer springs and dampers (cant remember the make) a fruity but not loud exhaust, and a TSR tubular manifold. It needs some minor fettling in the paintwork department, the terrible factory speakers need to be binned, and obviously it too will be getting the Borbets, but that will be the limit as far as work goes barring catastrophic engine failure
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17 July 2007, 01:05 PM
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PS I would recommend the TSR manifold to anyone contemplating a 16V. There doesn't appear to be much more overall power, but the increase in mid-range grunt is astonishing
17 July 2007, 01:12 PM
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Bloke I used to work with had one. Certainly made the car a diferent animal.
Looked totally stock, 'till he fired it up. Went like the clappers too
Looked totally stock, 'till he fired it up. Went like the clappers too
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