robrado974 1 Posted June 17, 2011 have been thinking about this for a while , was hoping somone on here would point me in the right direction . the top end is fine as its only done 40,000. dont know about how far to go with it tuning etc. regards rob . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8vMatt 1 Posted June 17, 2011 Hey mate, How about selling the head and putting the money towards a bit of a newer design smooth VR? A nice tasty 4motion, not much more power but much more useable and canbe tuned nicely. 204bhp as standard. I've read its an easier conversion than the R32 engine. An example- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vw-mk4-golf-v6-4motion-2-8-engine-63-000-miles-/270765269747?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f0ade22f3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted June 18, 2011 yep thats an option mate . something keeps telling me to keep it the same and just get a new bottom end . would still want the vr roar as well lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted June 18, 2011 (edited) only place i can find atm is tsr. anyone had dealings with them ? . i spose the first port of call is that i should get a compresion test to see how good the current bottom end is . regards rob Edited June 18, 2011 by robrado974 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MK1Campaign 0 Posted June 18, 2011 Stealth are VR6 experts. Bit of a trek from you though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted June 18, 2011 thanks mate will find em on the net and check out the prices . does not bother me how far away they are , planning a long term project .regards rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MK1Campaign 0 Posted June 18, 2011 thanks mate will find em on the net and check out the prices . does not bother me how far away they are , planning a long term project .regards rob When I was in last week they had 3 VR turbos and another for a full rebuild. You wont go wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted June 18, 2011 When I was in last week they had 3 VR turbos and another for a full rebuild. You wont go wrong. cant seem to get the site up ? just typed in stealth engineering is that right ?. regards rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSV 0 Posted June 18, 2011 Stealth Racing http://www.stealthracing.co.uk/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MK1Campaign 0 Posted June 18, 2011 Id ignore the site as it hasnt been updated in ages. Call them 01926 812259 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted June 18, 2011 thanks for replies guys , will get onto them , ........ooooh my wallet is gettin lighter just thinking about it , lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krishen 2 Posted June 18, 2011 Is it not cheaper to put a new vege engine instead of rebuilding an existing one? Think they are about £2k and come with a years warrenty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted June 18, 2011 Is it not cheaper to put a new vege engine instead of rebuilding an existing one? Think they are about £2k and come with a years warrenty. This is what I'd go with if I were in a similar situation and wanted to stay with the 12v. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted June 20, 2011 If it's of any interest there's an R32 engine in the for sale section. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted June 20, 2011 If it's of any interest there's an R32 engine in the for sale section. and for a grand its a bloody bargain, and the seller is a mate of mine and will vouch for him all day long Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
