vr6 in to a mk2

is it possible to put a vr6 in to a mk2 gti? ,just a thought.
if so how much can u pick an engine up for and will i need to change gear box and loom .

cheers chunk

 

Have a look here mate. Quite a bit of useful info that may help you out.

 

Check out the engines Frequently Asked Questions for details of the conversion

as of prices I've seen them from 400 (minus the Gearbox)
hopefully some one else will give you an idea on prices

 

cheers russ appreciat this its goin to help alot if i go ahead with it, i c we have somthin in comin my 8v is oak green just had a respray it needed it

cheers chunk

 

ya would be good to c how much of a hole this is goin to put in my pocket...

cheers lads

 

used to have one. it was the worst purchase of my life, The engine is
awesome IF you can get it to run correctly but high mileage engines
have SERIOUSLY expensive problems with the timing chain
tensioners and get head gasket leaks which corrode the block. Mine
never ran right and problems are hard to trace especially when the
engines been bunged into a car that was never designed for it;
leading to lots of electrical problems.

My advice is go for a tuned 2.0L 16v as its hard to get much more
than standard power from the vr6 anyway and they are nose heavy
and the gearings very high on the vr6 - leading to bad handling and
slower acceleration than expected. They sound great but the fuel
consumption is great as well !

 

Mate, you've opened up a can of worms

 

crap,crap,err, crap, crap and oh yeah,crap

 

what a crock of sh1t



Edited by: motorhead

 

normal service resumed

 

No wonder theres only a small selection of emotions, I think the w@nker one would wear out in a week

 

Gary for f*cks sake get off that fence

 

All we need is phatty to come on here now

 

Like this one?

 

LOL - I was just gonna say that!!

 

i sense some people aren't convinced about the *mk2 vr's are crap, slow, and don't handle* thing then?

 

OK if you only wan't to go in a straight line , even the Corrado VR6 is nose heavy and worse handling than the 4 cylinder versions, the VR6 lump is 100kg heavier and sits further forward for gods sake!

David.

 

isnt the corrado vr6 regarded as one of the best handling front wheel drive cars though?

 

I certainly read in Autocar years ago that the Corrado VR6 was regarded as "one of the best front wheel drive cars of all time" - not sure if that refers to the handling though or just as a car overall.