rolex 0 Posted January 4, 2012 Is there any major hassles converting a g reg 16v to vr?? widetrack has already been done. Only ask as im torn between a tuned abf or tuned vr (i do love ringing the neck of a valver tho, but dont want to do all that work and find it under powered, when i had a standard vr it did feel heavy/fat and lazy where 16v felt light and punchy-tho under powered) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted January 5, 2012 cut your spuds off with a rusty spoon. It will be less painful. Oh and use the search :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OllieVR6 0 Posted January 5, 2012 I thought the golden rule was don't build what you can buy? From what I have seen there are some fantastic VR's in the classifieds at the moment and for the most part at very low prices! I've been tempted myself and I already have a VR! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted January 5, 2012 Bit like converting a Betamax player over to Bluray. May as well just buy a Bluray player ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted January 5, 2012 If you want to go with a new engine, do just that, find a newer powerplant like a 1.8T variant or 24V V6, engines and spares will be easier to come by and the result will be more powerful, economical and probably lighter, maybe even cheaper to insure as insurance on transplanted cars seems to be based on the vehicles the engines were sourced from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quicky1980 0 Posted January 5, 2012 check through the search. its been asked loads before. it can be done, i know ive done it but ended up getting a rotten engine so now am on a 24v engine which is much much better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
16VG60 1 Posted January 5, 2012 Totally with the golden rule on this one fella. No point creating at greater cost that which you could buy much more cheaply, and furthermore with far less hassle. If you want a power upgrade the choice is vast and allot more satisfying than a bog standard VR6 (no offence to VR owners ;-) )From retro forced induction 16v to TFSI's with diesels in the mix just for devilment. The only restriction is the type of use and your budget. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robo22sri 10 Posted January 5, 2012 All the valvers and g60's lend themselves to the 20vt route and the vr6 for 24v and TFSI just buy a vr6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VW_OwneR_85 1 Posted January 6, 2012 --------------1.8t or 24v 2.8/3.2------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rolex 0 Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks for the comments, think ill stick to my orginal plan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
