Vr6 engine bay tidy up...

[Abdul 0]

Try using the search function on here as most of what you are asking will have been discussed. Get the thing running right then worry about some mods. How old is you car as that will have a bearing on the de-cat thing. Personally I wouldnt bother, Im putting one back in mine.

 

My cars a 94 so needs a cat for an mot which is getting done as we speak so i wont have to bother with changing cats till this time next year. The garage i use specialise in exhausts anyway so ill just ask them to swap it over for me for free...

 

The car is/was running fine, had a broken crackpipe which is a common issue so thats being sorted before the mot is done. If i am going to decat it i need to decide by tommorow as the garage doing the work/mot is an exhaust specialist and so can decat it while its there.

 

Is there any harm in asking about modifications a few days before i get my car back?

 

N yes ive perhaps asked some very novice questions about tidying the bay etc but i had the car for the best part of 3hours so havent really even had a chance to look at the bay properly, im going off the one pic i posted in my first post. N yes im a little bit excited and eager about getting it back and working on it.

 

This forum is full of grumpy old men i tell u! Oh and the search function never really comes up with anythin definitive.

 

Erny, Thanks dude. :salute: :notworthy:

[Ben-B 0]

Ben vrs are a treat, don't worry yourself

 

I'm not worrying, well, not too much. I know Corrado's aren't cheap to run, and any car that's as old as this will need taking care of, and that takes time and money. So I'm not jumping blind into it, I know generally what to expect. And I know that everything you put into it is worth it when you come out with a treat like a headturning Corrado VR6

 

Try using the search function on here as most of what you are asking will have been discussed. Get the thing running right then worry about some mods. How old is you car as that will have a bearing on the de-cat thing. Personally I wouldnt bother, Im putting one back in mine.

 

Couldn't agree more... if anything is gonna cause problems on a good engine/car, it's tuning/modding/tinkering etc. I've seen perfectly sound cars turn into nails because a mod has gone wrong... so if you start with something that's not right, it's only gonna get worse and the problem will escalate

[Abdul 0]

Ben vrs are a treat, don't worry yourself

 

I'm not worrying, well, not too much. I know Corrado's aren't cheap to run, and any car that's as old as this will need taking care of, and that takes time and money. So I'm not jumping blind into it, I know generally what to expect. And I know that everything you put into it is worth it when you come out with a treat like a headturning Corrado VR6

 

Try using the search function on here as most of what you are asking will have been discussed. Get the thing running right then worry about some mods. How old is you car as that will have a bearing on the de-cat thing. Personally I wouldnt bother, Im putting one back in mine.

 

Couldn't agree more... if anything is gonna cause problems on a good engine/car, it's tuning/modding/tinkering etc. I've seen perfectly sound cars turn into nails because a mod has gone wrong... so if you start with something that's not right, it's only gonna get worse and the problem will escalate

 

FOR GODS SAKE. ITS A DAMN CRACKPIPE THATS GONE WRONG not the entire head. Jeez.

 

I took care of my valver for nearly 2 years without any problems, this time im giving my vr to a very reputable company to do any work etc and your sitting here talking about problems escalating?

 

Did any of you guys even bother to read my first post properly before u jumped on the thread and started talkin to me like im an idiot?

 

All of a sudden, i understand where all the hate directed to this forum on other forums comes from.

 

All i asked was, what can i do to tidy my bay followed by a few *light* tuning questions.

[Toad 0]

I got rid of the water hoses to my throttle bodie too as there un-nessacary the heat you get under that bonnet makes it impossible for the throttle bodies to freeze up at all, to do that I used a mk2 water pipe from the bulkhead to the back of the block and cut the hose from the top of my rad at the T and directed it straight to the header. All depends how tidy a bay you want? Weather you want a tidy oem bay or a fancy less is more kinda affair. My cars White so the bay will always look messy,

 

You want to be a bit careful with the water pipe to the throttle body, it's got a one way valve in it, and can affect coolant flow to an extent.

 

All of a sudden, i understand where all the hate directed to this forum on other forums comes from.

 

ORLY??? :roll:

 

Yeah, some people have jumped to the wrong conclusions, but they weren't given all the facts at the beginning, and to be fair for someone who's been around here a long time, and a lot of people will have expected to have done lots of homework before buying a VR, you could be percieved as being a little naive at times.

[Abdul 0]

I got rid of the water hoses to my throttle bodie too as there un-nessacary the heat you get under that bonnet makes it impossible for the throttle bodies to freeze up at all, to do that I used a mk2 water pipe from the bulkhead to the back of the block and cut the hose from the top of my rad at the T and directed it straight to the header. All depends how tidy a bay you want? Weather you want a tidy oem bay or a fancy less is more kinda affair. My cars White so the bay will always look messy,

 

You want to be a bit careful with the water pipe to the throttle body, it's got a one way valve in it, and can affect coolant flow to an extent.

 

All of a sudden, i understand where all the hate directed to this forum on other forums comes from.

 

ORLY??? :roll:

 

Yeah, some people have jumped to the wrong conclusions, but they weren't given all the facts at the beginning, and to be fair for someone who's been around here a long time, and a lot of people will have expected to have done lots of homework before buying a VR, you could be percieved as being a little naive at times.

 

YES really, ill explain everything one last time.

 

I didnt mention in my first post that on my way home from collecting the car the crackpipe decided to let go. I did all the research i could on buying a vr, i read through sh*t loads of stuff and did more or less all of the appropriate tests when i was there. Admitedly i am more into aesthetics than i am the mechanical side of things but even then i checked as much as i could. Most of my research on VR's has been aimed towards maintenance and keeping them running good.

 

Now, because i dont have any space in my drive or a garage the car is at a garage, an exhaust and engine rebuild specialist as it happens. So they're now sorting that out for me. They're also puting an mot on it for me even though it isnt due for 3 months, why? Because i want to get the car running perfect and so anything that needs doing can be done.

 

There are we happy? I have not had the chance to look at the bay since dropping the car off at the garage and even then i spent all my time staring at the crackpipe. This would expain my 'naive' questions about how to take the cover off the inlet. If i can ask and find out where what is screwed in it makes my life easier when it comes to removal right? Also, seriously, i bought a car ive wanted for so damn long and so yes i am excited and making enquirys about all sorts of mods, even stuff i cant afford yet. F*cks sake, cant a brother be excited over a new purchase, i mean it only lasted a whole 3 hours which would further explain my eagerness to start modding it when i get it back

 

So i believe my questions about tuning are reasonably justified, the garage is an exhaust specialist, they can decat the car before i collect it, they can also port the tb for me should i ask them to do so. N yes i am asking questions that have been asked a millions times over but if someone is opening the thread to read it, surely it wont harm them to take 30 seconds to reply and say yes decat it or no dont etc.

 

Is there anything else that you feel was naive about my posts? And yes, i am capable of doing small things like changing hoses or whatever because thats what ive had to do on my valver, with the VR, judging by my research i gathered its a more complex engine and tbh id rather not mess about with it, ive wanted one for the last 2 years, now i have one im not going to F it up by being tight over a few quid in terms of paying a garage. Even if i wanted to change the crackpipe i couldnt with the reasons being as follows: first of all, i dont know how and i dont want to mess anything up trying plus i have f all tools, second, i have no one to ask for help, none of my friends know anything about cars and now i know not to ask on here.

 

See, everything ive just typed out ive already typed out but im not too sure on how to use the forums quoting feature. If people would bother to read everything they might understand why i am asking what im asking. If u can, close this topic, to be honest, nothing of any use has come out of it.

[coullstar 0]

Decat - not worth it,

throttle body - not worth it,

dummy back in - yes. :wink:

[KIPVW 0]

:lol:

[Ben-B 0]

lol

[dukest 0]

I'll lock it as you asked it to be, but also dont be put off by the odd slightly dismissive comments here and there - like you say, you've been around for a couple of years already and its just new stuff you're asking about.

I think you already have anyway, but you'll always get good tips on changes you'd like to make by identifying people who clearly have the same thoughts on styling etc as you - questions in their members galleries are often as good as threads you put up yourself.