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Poly bushes creak sometimes when new if they are put on dry, just thought i'd mention it.

Which ever way you look at it, that's not a lot of money for the performance you've got. You'd pay 15K for a new Golf Gti or more for a Rocco, I'd have your car over one of them anyday!

Your car needs to be in the next calender, those pics are fantastic. :notworthy:

How many 12V engines are there in use, globally, compared to 24V? 12V- Passat, Golf 3 and Corrado, Sharan/Galaxy any more? 24V- Passat, Golf 4 & 5, Touraeg, TT, A3,Q7, Transporter, any more? Not much in it I should think. Toad, so you find a person that can build engines better than purpose designed machinery,VAG build procedures and quality control (they exist, but not for the amounts of money I have) and go the 12V route rather than the 24V route, you'd still have all the old auxilary components and sensors etc to contend with.......

God, I wish I'd never mentioned reliability :lol:

I'm doing most of the conversion work myself (except wiring) but getting some help/premesis which is costing £1000 so they work out about the same once you've paid for all the new components and machining etc for the 12V.

Here was my choice Matt, a rebuild the existing 12V of an R32 conversion. Same price. Which would you go for?

Just wanted to stick up for the 12v engine a bit more. 1 & 8 as James said, it might well seem a whole load quieter and smoother than a 15 year old 100,000 + mile old VR, but having done Dinkus's chains, tensioners, tappets and cams this summer, it completely changed the car so quiet and smooth. Needs to be seen/heard to appreciate it. 2 Reliability. This is something I don't get... A lot of people knock the 12v, citing bore wear,tensioner failure etc. Firstly, I personally don't feel these issues are as bad as people make out, The 12v engine is very strong and will continue to run with some major faults (Was it ChrisHill who dropped a valve this year and kept going?). Secondly, I think the 24v and R32 are still young and we've yet to find out what faults they will have.... for a start, there are twice the tensioners, 12 pushrods as well as the 12 tappets, which will start to wear. I also am not a fan of second hand engines. I probably worry too much, but I don't really trust people enough to sign £1500-2000 away on an engine, wiring looms and converting a car, only to find out that the engine is fooooked. Toad your taking what I originally said out of context as VR6NOS did, I said that a low mileage factory 24V is likely to be more reliable than a RE-BUILT old 12V. I'm not saying that the 12V wasn't a good engine for its time, is was fantastic and mine proved to be reliable untill 120k with me driving it, which is a miracle.

Your material is too thick for the laser with such fine detail, it' should work with thinner material.

Oh yes, sorry Pete, you do, i was only thinking in terms of radially.

Brembos fit no problem behind the RX's Ben.

That would make it a seriously nice corrado.

Ok im not going to argue this to much but.. 1. It's smoother Probably in standard form,but with short runner and 263 in N/A form its super smooth and turbod its very smooth,nothing like the original motor. 2. It's going to be more reliable than a re-built VR. Sorry i dont get that,how will it be? Rebuilt fresh and new will be less reliable as a used motor? 3. It's lighter. Hardly..and its still a heavy motor for the front end,if your bothered about weight then the R32/VR is not ideal. 4. It has more tuning potential should you wish to up the power further. True,but anything over 350hp is stupid fast,but if your power hungry then go for it,but get a go out in a turbo VR with 400 hp then you will think why more...honest :ignore: 5. The ECU has CAN-BUS capability (for later fitting of DSG/Traction control etc :D ). (I'm not junking the VAG ECU in favour of aftermarket management) Cant argue there,brill ECU's 6. It's got just the right amount of power for a FWD whilst keeping reliability. Still this reliability thing,even modified 12v can roll out big power with just spacer plate and hardware all day long,relibable? hell yea! 7. Fit's in no problems/modifications/intercoolers/heat. So does the 12v :tongue: 8. It's quiet. Yip your right the 12v in worn form can sound top end rattly. 9. It will increase the value of the car more than a rebuilt VR. So does a turbo.. :camp: Not having a go mate,just i think its to much work for 12 valves more :wink: Hey I don't care chap you're welcome to your opinion :D However most of your arguements are a bit pointless as i wasn't talking about a turbo conversion :wink: I was merely talking about the reasons (no matter how big or small) that I took into account when choosing to install a 3.2 over a 12V re-build. I didn't mention a turbo anywhere other than for future possibilities. PS, it's about 18 kilos lighter according to my scales, which I consider to be a lot over the front wheels. I guess it's mainly the saved weight from the Inlet manifold (and the bigger bores :grin: ) And yes I would easily place a bet that a re-built 12V built by hand for a reasonable amount of money will be less reliable than one almost fresh out of a factory with far stricter quality control and procedure putting it together.

:tumbleweed: Reason for the lack of replies is there are much better looking lights than the "clear" ones which in most people's opinion look G-A-S-H! If you do look to get a/market lights be careful as the fit can range from OK to bleeding awful! My2p? All-Red or Smoke top/red... :wink: what he said

I've always loved my Corrado, but always thought the VR engine was the weak point, just not quite fast enough and too front heavy. When my VR finally said it's had enough i was deciding weather or not to go R32 power, it was for these reasons I chose the 3.2:- Both came to the same cost wise. 1. It's smoother 2. It's going to be more reliable than a re-built VR. 3. It's lighter. 4. It has more tuning potential should you wish to up the power further. 5. The ECU has CAN-BUS capability (for later fitting of DSG/Traction control etc :D ). (I'm not junking the VAG ECU in favour of aftermarket management) 6. It's got just the right amount of power for a FWD whilst keeping reliability. 7. Fit's in no problems/modifications/intercoolers/heat. 8. It's quiet. 9. It will increase the value of the car more than a rebuilt VR.

can't you look on the existing one for a part number?

Almost certainly can, look through the rs catalogue online buddy, but they won't be so bright I don't think.

POT sensor, is that the position sensor on the Throttle body? If it is there are loads on the market you can buy independantly that you can configure for your uses.

Just read this thread, good stuff! I just asked a colleague of mine who really knows his sh1t, (Jeremy Bliss- Thrust SSC Aerodynamacist/Systems Engineer) he recomended Flowmaster as a good CFD package. Although I've shown hime the full version of the SW2009 CFD and he seems relitavely impressed for the simpler stuff. SW is a really good all round package really buddy :D , Catia is the mainstream for Automotive though (and pays better :( )

They run cooler than halogen bulbs, HID's are usually 35Watt unless he has a ultrabright 55W kit.

:D How about the switch? When do you reckon you'll be finishing your conversion?

Electric level adjustment as in the corrado OE headlight adjusters or bits that come with the kit? I would like to fit OE electric adjusters to my corrado but getting hold of the bits isn't easy is it?

Ask the dealer on that one, they should be able to tell you. If not, ask another dealer!

Have a look on VAGCAT, I think the loom is part numbered so you might be able to get one from VW.

OEM+++++++ :grin: