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lol that is the gist i got before i brought mine too im sure i had read somewhere that the 263's were better suited for the 12v VR6 than the 268's

so the time that the extra lift is open does have an impact on power output, i thought it might

i thought running in process was only vital when a full rebuild had taken place? i asked vince about such during my head rebuild & he said no need when just adding cams & remap

i think that would be hard to quote as it would depend on other engine specs & the remap that was applied we may be able to compare 263 vs 268 on here if someone with 268's comments on their new power output after a remap with the new cams i know the 263's on my VR, with BMC, gave me pretty much spot on 10% gain over standard with the stealth map. i think it would get a little more now due to better breathing with the Longlife SS

i need to stop looking at this!!

ha ha potentially quite a lot then as the street/race SP268s have a lift of 0.449" which is only 0.001" more than the 263's which are stated as street

ok, good interpreting Lee so, the schimmel ones gives a little higher lift - thus potentially giving a little more power i wonder if the duration of lift would also have an impact - i would imagine so as the valve would be open higher for longer

from http://vr6parts.com/onlinestore/index.php/volkswagen/vr6/12-valve/cylinder-head-valvetrain-parts/12v-vr6-camshaft-set-263-street.html For both boost and naturally aspirated applications, great street can with excellent idle and good all around gains in horsepower and torque. Chilled hardened billets. Can be used with OEM valve Springs Duration 263 Duration @ .050” - 222°/221° Lift- .448” Lobe Center- 115° though i dont really know how to read those stats lol

i would imagine a cam is a cam really though some will be made of more expensive & lighter weight materials it is the lobe profile that will be the difference maker, eg schimmel do 263's or 268's with the latter being a slightly higher lift profile than the former do kent give any info as to the amount of lift the cams give?

Nice, a mk1 GTE :) the SR nova's were great werent they! back then i lusted after putting a mk2 GTE engine in the Nova - those 3 litre turbo's they would squeeze in there looked so tasty lol though i killed the car i still want to get a repro plate made with its reg H489LOE for the workshop wall

blimey that is a blast from the past i had some Kent cams in my H reg Nova 1.4 SR when i was 21 god damn that car was fun!! dropped at the front, Kent cams, K&N, nice exhaust (cant recall the make), 3 spokes & holy crap it was like a go kart. fastest thing i have ever managed to get through the S bends at the local cloverleaf & would destroy much much faster cars through them pity i wrote it off in patchy fog on way to work one morning, id love to still have it now as for the VR part - i went with Schimmel 263's in mine with the addition of a BMC & a stealth remap

tidy have you tested it yet? & what bulbs did you use?

pleasure helping & glad people will be able to see well in the dark :D

FYI my VR didnt seem to sound any different on startup to OE with the 263's installed it has always sounded quite loud & tappy on start up but the tappy settles down after a short while, this is usually around the time when the ECU eases off the choke & revs settle to normal tick over

it is one i would part waves to try to own if i could lol

with some neat electrical tape work & a little securing ive found ive had no trouble with any of the 3 i have fitted Jim

but they want to turn on that red light ;)

tidy i am very pleased so far PS apologies Tan for clogging your for sale thread ;)

no danger - happy to help there is a pic of the 4 pot yellow loveliness on one of the pages too lol mine are only just bedding in but early thoughts are that they are going to be superb!

pleasure i did quite a bit of research into my options for binning the standard VR calipers but keeping the 15" speedline alloy the 4 pots from HiSpec i had seen on here as dragongreen has them on his VR - plus id seen them on wheeler dealers when they used them for a porsche IIRC the Billet 4's do come as a kit but you will also need a set of 10mm hubcentric spacers, longer wheel bolts & braided hoses with a banjo connector. i did initially get the spacers & bolts from HiSpec too but didnt use them as the spacers were not hubcentric & the bolts needed cutting down a they were slightly too large. the braided hoses were fine HiSpec manufacture to order & have a 3-4 week lead time i put all the details in my build thread here http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?44751-g0ldf1ng3r-s-VR6-amp-1-8-16V/page40 if you want specific info :)

you will be hard pressed to find big brakes that fit under a standard 15" wheel - most require 16's & motor sport variations which can house big brakes options for with a 15" (AFAIK) are 288mm calipers or HiSpec Billet 4's, the latter of which i have just put on my VR i am unsure if bespoke makers like Wilwood have any options that will fit

ha ha ha ha if only!

indeed but at least we know who to PM when we are part hunting ;) lol

EJ Taylor on here had a cage in his VR but im not sure it it was taken out before he sold it or not - might be worth dropping him a PM IIRC he had it custom fabricated & is in the oxford area

they are around £140 having had a look on ebay etc i got for £75 + vat fitted on saturday & it fixed the issue on first turn of key