best engine for high power/weight ratio? AKA Ben's Cab

maybe its a case of strap a big turbo on get and ebay chip and wa waaa 500bhp

or am i thinking that it works on saxo's, so .....

 

on the VR6 been heavier than a 1.8 20vT debate.........

am i right in thinking that there very little difference in weight between to 2 engines ???

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it's the shape of a VR6 engine that can cause the car to be nose heavy and possibly make the car more prone to understeer???

 

i reckon if you fit the good old electric supercharger thingy youll be good to go thats an extra 300bhp then the side stripes add bhp

the 18t engine is only unreliable when its running on the oem ignition the cops are crap

vr6 enignes sound nice but thats about it

if its a decision based on engine and not money i reckon most will go for the 1.8t

i raced a supposedly 300bhp vr6 at the pod on sunday and to be honest what a waste of money left him for dead and i was only doing 14.6 ish 1/4 mile runs

 

3k seems a lot of money, managed it for less

 

im doing my mk1 for a tenner

 

managed what?

500bhp+

 

10 of v-power = 10bhp with a kick lol

 

Do you tend to believe everything you read or hear?

As for comments about ian referring to racing does racing have nothing to do with fast road cars then as if you believe that has nothing to do with fast road cars then your seriously deluded. Oh hang on a minute, i think you might be

 

So assuming the two engines weigh roughly the same, realistically how much would it cost to get a remapped K04 1.8T into a mk2 including labour? Is it more or less work that say a VR6 with a modest turbo running similar power (sensible boost levels for street use), say 270bhp (remapped K04 1.8T power)?

 

3k? what about the rest of the stuff needed with a big engine?

uprated arb's, big brakes & lines, suspension, exhaust, good tyres.....there's a grand there!!!

 

Try reading what i have said i said mine cost about 3k just to turbo it nothing else !
You wold need about 10k for 750bhp and yes i could buy and install a vr turbo for 3k but not with big power !

 

Not sure but my car wont run less than 325bhp thats at only 8psi !
How much does it cost to get an 18t to that ?

 

You would only need to fit the same components as you have fitted to your VR6....so IF your figures were right....I guess the same.

And its lighter.

 

What rod bolts and head studs ?

 

BAM engine with remap and custom decat down pipe, larger intercooler plus a few goodies. if installed yourself could be done for less than 2k.

You can leave the internals std to a point.

plenty of cars on here running 1.8t' pushing around the 300bhp mark

 

not wishing to be confrontational, but maybe you could give us a rough idea of the cost of the components used in your VR6T

 

Standard on a 1.8t...but yours has ARP doesn't it according to your For Sale ad.

 

Yes i under stand but thats 2k plus the price of an engine ! So your looking at 3k for a 300bhp engine am i right ?

For 3k i could buy a cheap vr6 and turbo it and get 300bhp this is what i am saying .
You cant beat a vr6 for bhp to your thats all i am saying .

 

What are you on about ?

The only mods needed for 500bhp on a vr6 is arp rod bolt a head studs can you say that about an 18t ?

 

I thought that's what he just said?