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Nice and it wasn't a handful spinning up the wheels everywhere, I take it the pelequin saw to that? As for the 250bhp figure I kind of plucked that out the air as a figure I saw as "manageable" on track for FWD after stripping the car. At the end of the day I would like the most power i could get on board and still enjoy it, as we all no understeer is no fun (not like oversteer)

Liking this, very smart simple little mod looks good. :thumbleft:

well I have to admit I never had to many understeer issues on the road with the VR and wietec coilys, what kind of power was the VRT running? they are usual about 300+ with even a basic setup are they not? you have a good point, if I can get the motor running all I need is an exhaust system to complete and it will go. Im having a fight between my head and my heart atm, I have always loved the VR if not just for its sound, but like you say this forum has far to many 4cyl vs 6cyl debates so i won't get started. I guess ill have to do the maths work out what will work out best. thanks odub thats good to know, I didn't think i would go Lsd straight off and thats kind of what I wanted to know upfront. if people were having difficulties with say 230hp and no LSD then maybe I would consider. Realistically I'm looking at this as a fairly big project (especially for me) and I kind of want to come from ground up as the cars body work needs some attention and I kind of want to go a bit mad with it (been saving a bit of cash to do so). Probably another reason I wanted to look into the engine as the VR will more then likely come out at some stage of the build and thought it might be a good time to think about alternatives. so the only real question's I haven't had clear answers on would be wiring and driveshafts (although driveshafts seem possible I shall look at mk2 hub conversions and do a bit of research there) so if anyone knows a bit about the wiring side of a swap like this? be great to know exactly how plausible a swap would be to help brainstorm. thanks for your help so far guys, great as ever and keeping me slightly grounded before I jump into decisions :thumbleft:

the dream would be to eventually have a 4 mo turbo with 4wd, but I'm not anywhere near that stage yet :eek: the TFSI lump did come to mind but I have seen so many 20vt swaps on here that it seemed the easiest and most reliable way to do things (also the added benefit that finding a 1.8t is much easier and cheaper these days) I did think this might be the case, I would definetly be looking at LSD to help handle the power i don't know if you have heard of peoples experiences with 20v's and LSD's? Thats good to hear about the radiator atlas since mine is shiny new, and as a bonus I'm running slimline fans so that should help with space issues. I don't blame you for the shameless plug I may be getting in contact with you soon if thats the case. The engine mount is that competition or road? (I'm right in thinking they had 2 different "stiffnesses") as for the motor itself i haven't actually decided, really depends on what i can find i think but ideally i only really want 250bhp max? I would like something manageable not overpowered i mean 200bhp will probably be fine to start with the car stripped out. again if you know of anyone with a 20vt with a LSD or without LSD with these kinds of figures then it would be great to hear how they manage the power. The problem I'm having is that my motor has done 180k and hasn't turned over in 2 years now so would need a lot of tlc to get to a state that be ready for track abuse. this is why I thought I would look into other options, and was thinking the tune-ability/ weight and centre of gravity from a turbo 4 pot would be best. I was hoping to overcome the turbo issues using an LSD, not trying to push silly hp/torque figures and being a little gentle on the throttle :awesome: haha

Hi guys after an incredibly long hibernation from these forums I have decided to make a return. I have spent been far to long looking at my neglected corrado on the drive and its time for some change Now i am probably going to get my sanity questioned here but i want to turn my rado into a track day toy, as its not really in a position to be returned to a respectable daily. And due to the high mileage of my VR block and the added handling benefits of having a lighter 4 pot sitting slightly further back in the bay, I would like to convert to a 1.8t engine for reliable power. I have tirelessly read through the 'definitive 20v thread' and searched for threads regarding a swap of this kind but it seems people with 6 pots go for 24v and people with 4 pots go for 1.8t's, so maybe I'm mad for wanting to go the opposite way. basically i would like to know if anyone has tried a swap like this before? or have any information to help out. from what i can work out the 20v block should be easy enough to fit just using g60/16v mounts instead of my Vr ones? but then I'm wondering what happens in terms of drivetrain. Can i use the vr6 gearbox? will i need custom driveshafts? will i need to convert to a 4 stud drivetrain? From what I'm reading a lot of people used Qpeng to wire up will i be able to go this route for the vr6? or will i be best finding a full donor car to use the standard engine management? any thoughts from you guys would be appreciated or links to articles that could help, i know I'm probably better off buying another corrado or a pre swapped 1.8t but i have kind of fallen in love with the car and want to stick with it. i hope you guys can help and it feels good to be back crawling through the forums :thumbleft:

You don't need to put yourself out over it, I'm sure someone closer will have good use for these

Why can't you live round the corner!! I need a dent free passenger and a hole free boot lid!!

How much for the bonnet alone?

That looks in good nick in comparison to mine that's off the road [emoji23]

Red vr6 outside tesco's Hythe! About 20 minutes ago You where topping up the coolant as I passed 😂. I was going to say hi but I was late for work

I'll take this off your hands mate

If theres going to be a group buy on fans ill be interested. Really confused looking at it as the 9" in the link have sold out and I want to make sure I get the right ones 😃

Yeah I'm happy with that if you send me your paypal address :)

You happy to post a set Chris?

Second that ^^

Are these good for a vr6?

Well I work shifts so can be a bit awkward but I'm around all day tomorrow and Wednesday to collect? Or any evening this week?

I only live down the road and this would be very helpful! What's your favourite beer I'll bring you a crate. :)

Seconded :)

Has there been anymore news on these??

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Mixed thoughts on this, I know I'm going to get abuse as I'm currently making my corrado track spec, and I will be ruining it's originality. But i didn't want to see my corrado go to a scrappy and it needed a lot of work. I'm half tempted to buy this and use it for a race shell, and restore mine to former glory.

I would be very interested in a set of these. On a separate note with new fans how does the electrical side of things tie up? I'm guessing it's not simple plug and play?

Cat now sold