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Corrado G60, Gloss black, extensively upgraded This has been a bit of a project for me over the last 10 years. All tuning related work carried out by G-Werks, Stealth and JMR. Current mileage, 172k. Taxed and MOT'd until Nov 2015. Panjo wont let me place the full spec of the build (it is longand extensive) so it's on page 47 of my build thread. Let's just say it's a big build (headline numbers, >250bhp reliably as a daily runner, gearbox with Peloquin, Porsche brakes, Racelogic traction and launch control, KW Variant 1's, custom interior, loads of spares, Carbon Fibre bonnet and roof, new windscreen etc etc). Loads of spares also available. Build details: http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=20906 List Date: 8/16/2015 Location: Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom For more info, click here to view the original listing: Corrado G60, Gloss black, extensively upgraded -------------------------------------- This item is no longer available. -------------------------------------- Mobile friendly version: Corrado G60, Gloss black, extensively upgraded Go Mobile: Download the free Panjo iOS app now!

30 mins, swapping the Jabba chip for an SLS one cured my over fuelling problem immediately. No other changes just the chip. Back when I got mine it was a fairly common problem and a lot of people moved to SLS chips. In 11 years of G60 ownership it never went back there. Not doubting their work with newer engines, as Richman says there seems to be a lack of love to the G60 these days.

So, good for 1.8T but not necesarily for G60? When I first got my G60 it had a Jabba chip that was so rich it belched black smoke, and shot flame out of the back when changing gear. 30mins with G-Werks and a decent chip cured that immediately. Unfortuntely G-Werks are no more, but JMR is excellent with G60's.

Good to hear you managed to find one - they're getting rarer and rarer these days. I won't tell you how much I was after then ;)

Whistle is from the boost return delete (tried it and it drove me nuts after a while). Loud whine on boost could be induction related (more of a howl than a whine though with induction kits). The tooth belt setup does whine. Bit like a milk float on steroids. If you want to go down that route keep a few spare belts in the car. I went through 2 belts in as many months and went back to standard after that. I did not notice any difference in performance.

It still sounded like a G60, just more so. I went through the boost return delete mod (and hated it) and tried a cone filter, and even tried a toothed belt system. In the end any benefits (and I'm yet to be convinced there were any) weren't worth putting up with the problems. Drilled air box, standard paper filter and decent exhaust system was good enough. OEM plus, as it were. Although it did have a habit of setting of car alarms if it got too close to them because of the deep bass rumble ;)

Unless something weird has happened in the last 12 months Gwerks no longer exists. I'd go with JMR but book him quickly, he's always busy.

Got the hard plastic pipe and the rubber 90 degree bend for under the throttle body. PM me for details if you're interested or need a pic.

Might have one in the shed. Will take a look over the weekend and get back to you.

Bump. Would love to see her going to a new home and getting used. Hell of a G60 for the money...

50mm pulley is 'unusual' and will be either a special or a custom. I ran a 65mm pulley, and would not consider running anything smaller especially for a daily car. Recommended rebuild period was 20k for 65mm from memory as opposed to 30k for 68mm. I dread to think what it would be like for 50mm - 10 miles, lol? Going 1.9, requires a rebore, and forged pistons, different con rods. No point doing it without a fast road head and appropriate cam. Oh and a front mount intercooler - the standard one is pointless on a tuned engine. Put it this way, when I got my 1.9l engine built it came to about 4k with all the work and fitting (without the intercooler which I already had). Then there was the mapping etc etc. Of course you could just buy mine given it's all done ;)

It can be done, but it isn't cheap or easy going from 220-230 to 250. Yep my car's up for sale Dan - just not getting used regularly at the moment, and would rather it went to someone who'll use it. Perfectly usable as a daily, and reliable as long as they're serviced regularly, and the oil chnages are done, and they're not caned before the oil is up to temperature. Details are in the for sale section and a full spec is on the last page of my build thread. LSD would be good - but at the end of day it's down to throttle control. I have a Peloquin ATB on mine and it made it much more controllable, would recommend it to anyone with a tuned G60 as the increased torque makes them a handfull. I also have Racelogic traction control (but mainly for the Launch Control option :) ).

Buy mine, lol. Seriously though you can get 250bhp reliably from a G60 and have it as a daily runner. Bore out to 1.9l, stage 4 charger, schrick cam, etc etc etc. A lot of work but worth it. Just remember to do the brakes, gearbox and suspension as well.

From memory the nut in the middle needs to come off. Also from memory it's a right nightmare as the moment you remove it the spring underneath flies off, and get's lost in some corner of your workshop (and is a right sod to get back one again once found). If at all possible try and repair it without removing it.

As Album says, it sounds like an ISV issue to me. Do you have a normal intercooler, and was it a hot day? Is the car running a standard chip or an aftermarket one? Also, as mentioned if you are not using V power, run the the fuel you have down (without flooring it) and only use V power. Normal fuel, high outside temps, and too much advance on the timing (could be a problem with an aftermarket chip) can lead to pinking and the ISV will vent and ECU with retard the timing leading to the symptoms you have. Try fresh good fuel, and a run in the cold weather (or middle of the night given the heat wave we are heading for) take it gently up in the revs and see what happens.

You're right Jim - unfortunately no time or space anymore and I'd rather see it get run than sit around. You're also right in that it would make much more by breaking, however I have neither the time, space, nor skill for that. To be honest I'd rather see it go to someone who'd run it, rather than break it, and if I could find someone who'd be willing to guarantee to do that, I could do a very good price for them...

Bump, now reduced to £3500 and will include a load of the spares for a quick sale.

I currently have a well specced G60 for sale. Details are in the last page of my build thread. Let me know if you need any more info. http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=20906&page=47

I have one for sale, full spec on the last page of my build thread. http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=20906&page=47

Still up for sale. Would like to see this go to another enthusiast, so am open to an offer for a quick sale.

My G60's J reg and had late front wings and bumpers. Was originally an early interior though (before I swapped in late door cards).

Talk to John Mitchell Racing (JMR) in Littlehampton about the options as there are a few. Need to think about which cam you want as well (most use the Schrick 268/276 asymetric). Oh and it is a great mod to do to a G60, but you may want to think about an exhaust manifold as well as the standard one is pretty restrictive.

Now updated with some recent pics (2 days ago) of the car showing the current condition.

That would help wouldn't it (serves me write for cutting and pasting the details). The price for the car alone is £4000.

Panjo wont let me list the full advert, so here's the spec sheet outlining the work that's been done to my G60Specification as follows... Price, £3500, colour gloss black, 172k miles, location near J13 M25. Engine and transmission G-werks red label 1.9l conversion (approx 35k miles since conversion). Fast road head and Schrick 268/276 cam. Forged pistons. Balanced and lightened flywheel with VR6 clutch. Golf G60 intercooler and Rallye u-bend. Stage 4 charger (approx 12,000 miles since rebuild). 65mm ribbed belt and pulley (charger has done approx 12k miles since most recent rebuild). 90A alternator. Flowed throttle body. ISV reroute. 4-2-1 Gwerks exhaust manifold. JP Exhausts 2.5" 3 box exhaust. Custom gearbox VR6 1st, 2nd and 5th gears and Peloquin ATB. Racelogic traction and launch control. KR fuel pump upgrade (good for flowing fuel for >300bhp). Fitted Apr 2014. Regularly rolling road checked to make sure how it’s performing, and whenever any tuning work was carried out. Will provide all sheets. Nov 2011 - 254bhp and 222lbft at the flywheel (Stealth RR day). Wheels and suspension Oz Ultraleggeras (17") black with 205/40 Kumhos OR Compomotive MO's black (16", 7 ½ ” wide custom offset ET30 to clear Brembos easily) with 205/45 Toyo's, wheels solid but need a refurb as the lacquer is peeling. 205/45 Toyos on the MOs will need replacing as they have been off the car for a few years. Price for the car is with the Ultraleggeras. KW Variant 1's (lowered approx 40mm). Porsche Boxster front calipers with 315mm AP racing 2 piece discs. New rear break discs and calipers (Apr 2014). Uprated front and rear ARBs. Interior VR6 heated leather retrimmed in black leather and dark grey alcantara centres, late spec leather door cards. Black carpets. Dark grey alcantara centre tunnel. Dark grey alcantara roof lining. Custom red illuminated switches and heater controls, illuminated spoiler switch. DDI gauges. Passat W8 interior light. Mk4 Golf lighter socket and Toureg LED torch, 2nd lighter socket in passenger tray for sat nav. Defi gauges for EGT, oil pressure and AFR. Autometer sport comp vac/boost gauge. Extensive Dynamatting to doors, rear quarters, floor and boot. ICE (Alpine 9815 with custom black faceplate from US spec system, Audioscape speaker pods and sub box, Genesis profile 4 amp for fronts and sub). Custom 3rd brake light at top of rear screen. Body Paint Gloss Black Replaced windscreen Apr 2014. Also treated rust in a pillars while the windscreen was out. Performance trim carbon bonnet with Mk4 golf washers. AWS carbon roof (sunroof removed, and custom dark grey Alcantara headlining made). Clear colourless perspex headlight protectors. Tinted rear lights (small crack on drivers side one). Resprayed standard late spec front bumper (fitted to replace previous modified one). Replaced Apr 2014. Replaced and resprayed rear tailgate (original one had rust damage under the numberplate which was too extensive to repair). Replaced Apr 2014. DDI blue tint mirrors and Aluminium sill guards. The bad points Central locking does not work from drivers side (using the key in the passenger door, operates the locks in both doors, however using the key in the drivers door, only locks or unlocks the drivers door). Electric windows are a bit sticky as they haven’t been used for a while (drivers side fine, passenger side not currently working). Clifford Alarm works fine, but tends to drain the battery in a few days if the car isn’t used regularly. Very small chip on rear numberplate plinth. Trip computer stays at 0. Mileometer counts up fine though. Other items for sale ONCE THE CAR IS SOLD Healthy Stage 4 charger, regularly serviced by G-Werks, swapped over whenever the one on the car needed rebuilding (therefore this will need a rebuild before being used). £400. Complete new unused Wizards of NOS kit, race spec including bottle bottle warmer, controller, single point injection, ignition delay unit, solenoids, etc etc. All that’s needed for a complete, high spec, and safe system. Was going to do this once the fuel pump had been uprated (which it has nw been). £2000 worth of kit. £800. 4 x 16” Compomotive MOs, 5 spoke flat face, 7 ½ “ wide, ET30 in black with Toyo tyres (205/45). 4x100. I had these custom made with correct offset for this car. Easily clears 305mm Brembos, or my 314mm setup. Tyres will need replacing. £500. Loads of G60 Corrado spares including interior switches, relays, seals, gaskets, oil filters, headlight parts, mk4 golf rear calipers and adapter hoses, injector loom, idle control valves, interior vents, spare inlet manifold, boot popper, clips and interior bits, undrilled airbox, spare 65A alternator, spare G60 cylinder head and cam, 2 x spare sets of spark plugs, 2 x spare drivers side door handles, etc, etc. £400 – job lot.