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  3. Posted

    As I said in my original post, this is not for me, it's for my mate who is building a MK3 SC VR6.

     

    Mods to Guy's engine, according to the Golf magazine article, pages 28-32, September 2004:

     

    Overbored 3.0VR6 ABV engine

    K+N induction kit

    Vortech VF9SQ supercharger with 13 psi pulley

    Schrick VSR inlet manifold

    AMD big-bore throttlebody

    Aquamist water injection

    Schrick 248 deg. cams

    Bosch uprated fuel pump

    Porsche 944 high-flow injectors

    JE oversized forged pistons

    Geoff Everett custom remap

    Magnex exhaust system inc. decat

     

    Bit more than just 3.0L and water injection......:wink:

  5. Posted

    The interior in peter's car is James old one which I owned for a while last year when it came in my new G60 until I sold it to Peter on the forum.

     

    Simple, I like the gearshift surround and shifter but I don't like the dash. If I wanted it in my rado I would do it or have it done, but I prefer the one in the rado TBH.

     

    And I wasn't only talking about cars that have it fully installed and working a this time, there are quite a few project cars that are getting the TT dash installed and also there are numerous cars in Holland, Germany and Belgium etc. that have them installed in MK1 / Mk2 / Mk3 and Corrado's.

     

    Hence the original comment above.

     

    Cheers

  6. Posted

    From the pic though it looks like the whole of the handbrake mech / lever has been fitted tho and not just the sleeve as it's straight as you mentioned, would like to ask Peter to shed light but he hasn't been on here since start of December !

     

    Don't want to fit the TT dash at all as I feel it has been overdone now and not a big fan of the retro / gimmicky-styling TBH.

     

    Cheers

  8. Posted

    Hey all,

     

    Has anyone fitted a MK4 Golf handbrake gaitor assembly inc. button (poss. Peter Munns ??) or an Audi TT shifter and shifter-surround (Rossco, Daniel Jolley and a few others ?) to their corrado ? Would it be possible to do a fitting guide as quite fancy doing these mods to finish off my interior.

     

    Many thanks,

     

    BigTartanJudge

  9. Posted

    Not really a case of being happy with a certain figure, more like I feel the engine has far more potential to make more power with such a big spec as he is planning, I don't think 313BHP is that much power tbh for a supercharged 3.1L VR6 with front-mount, water-injection and all the other associated bits.

     

    Cheers

  13. Posted

    Buddy,

     

    Register on http://www.edition38.com/board if you haven't done so already.

     

    Secondhand 02A gearbox's appear for sale in the auto jumble section on a regular basis for between £50-£150. Also give a few VW breakers a shout as they always have secondhand 02A 16V boxes in stock, here's a few to try:

     

    VW Audi Breakers 0115 979 1121 ask for Tony

    Central Motors 01332 371819

    Stevens VW Breakers http://www.vws.me.uk/

    Only VW http://www.onlyvw.gbr.cc

    VW/Audi Sanburn 02476 581188

    Stoke VW Spares 07957 204365 or 07782 154286

     

    Cheers

  14. Posted

    I'm no expert on VR6 engines but I think it would be a little more than 300BHP ??

     

    A standard capacity VR6 with chip, induction kit and exhaust with charger will give 280+BHP ?? A bare 3.1L VR6 will give 230+BHP so even with just a charger on this it is bound to be over 300BHP from just this addition alone.

     

    I think he is lowering the compression ratio as well somehow, can't remember how he said he was doing it tho'

  15. Posted

    Find a secondhand 02A cable-change gerbox from a 16V or G60 (£50-£150) and have it rebuild by a gearbox specialist e.g Stealth Racing (£237+VAT approx-including seals etc may cost more dep. on if certain parts need replaced) and get a brand-new clutch mate, kit about £80-£90 ish from GSF . EuroCarparts etc. and about 1-2 hrs to fit.

     

    Total cost about £500 and basically brand-new gearbox and clutch. Alternatively if you don't want to go for a rebuild just find a low mileage 02A gearbox with no synchomesh wear, get a set of new selector cables (£100 odd from VW only), selector mechanism overhauled (£100 ish) and new clutch fitted (£150 ish) and everything should be much improved. Total = £350 ish

     

    HTH and goodluck

  16. Posted

    Hey all,

     

    What would be the expected power with these mods to a MK3 VR6 which a friend is currently building ? He wants some idea of what he can expect after all this work is carried out so I said I would ask.

     

    2.9 Corrado lump bored out to 3.1L

    Schrick manifold

    Schrick cams

    6-branch manifold

    large-bore throttlebody

    straight-thru exhaust

    Z-Engineering supercharger kit

    water injection

    front-mount intercooler

    custom rechip

     

    Cheers

  19. Posted

    Don't go for a 4x4, might be better off-road, obviously, but crap fuel economy even if diesel as the drag from the sheer size (and weight factor) is so high. As have been mentioned already defo worth considering is a Passat B4 TDi saloon or estate. Plenty of good ones on Autotrader for between £1000-£2000.

     

    If you can stretch to £2500-£3000 ish you can get a high-mileage B5 ! Another option would be a TDi Vectra, loads around, I know it's a Vauxhall but they will go on forever and are cheap to buy/service/run/parts etc.

     

    HTH

  20. Posted

    No stay in a top floor flat and no coucil-owned garages near-by I can rent. Currently kept off the road declared SORN on a garage premises that owe me a few favours !

     

    Can't be driven either as no chip in ECU and not MOT'd anyways. Going to be a pain in the ar5e to get moved when bits ready to be fitted ! Going to fit the strutbraces and the sub-box / boot floor but mate's with own modifying business going to fit the ICE and do the window tints for free ! Have a few mates that are time-served mechanics so they are going to fit the gearbox, pulleys, brakes and coilovers as homers but going to leave fitting the ECU chip and setting the car up to a specialist VAG tuber located about 100 miles away, mate going to get it recovered on back of a truck there for £50 !

     

    Cheers

  22. Posted

    Will probably start an entire new thread with spec and pics once it's finished, still to do:

     

    > Fit front upper strut brace

    > Fit rear strut brace

    > Fit Brembo front brakes

    > Fit coilovers and top mounts

    > Fit set of alloy tanks

    > Fit toothed pulley kit

    > Fit water injection kit

    > Fit new chip to ECU

    > Rolling road set-up / tune

    > remove old O2A gearbox and remove VR6 clutch and lightened flywheel

    > Install new O2A (with LSD) gearbox with above clutch and flywheel

    > Install new VWM shifter mechanism

    > Fit uprated headlight loom

    > Fit chromolux rear window tints

    > Install new sub in enclosure / amps / 6x4's / boot floor

    > Get the thing MOT'd !!

     

    Fair bit still to do, all a question of time and spare cash mate !

  24. Posted

    Check out the video's of Matt's MK1 16vG60 and you will see the best way to position the BMC CDA filter. Basically horizontally where the heatshield sits in the engine bay with ducting going underneath the filter and up onto the rear-end of the filter housing with the ducting coming up from carbon-canister hole and onto the front-end of housing from underneath. I have a few still shots from the vid, crap quality but you get the idea which I will email you.

     

    Cheers

  25. Posted

    Not sure if I have seen one fitted to a Corrado beforebut I know there is a recently built MK1 16vG60 that uses one belonging to G60MATT from edition38 forum, see vids below. The only thing is that due to the sheer size of the BMC-supplied ducting / cold air feed you would have to get an adapter made which bolts to the charger and expands the charger inlet aperture from the standard size to the size of the ducting. But it is possible so could give it a go !

     

    http://www.dubforce.net/vids/g60matt1.3gp

    http://www.dubforce.net/vids/g60matt2.3gp

     

    Cheers Andrew and HTH

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