new guy with a vw
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Re:new guy with a vw
Originally Posted by sohcrxsi
doesnt the vr6 motor make more power than the 1.8t?
but the 1.8t is TURBO(and built to handle it), and the vr6 isnt..
come on man, your on a turbo message board, you should know what that means.
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Re:new guy with a vw
Originally Posted by davcivic
Yes, but the vr6 is aroung 8,000 to 10,000 if you can get one. I love my honda. Any d-series is only a couple hundred bucks and even a b18c5 is not 8,000. I have a friend with an 88 golf, 2.0 which was turboed by the previous owner, but then he took everything out before selling.
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Re:new guy with a vw
With a 2.0 you wouldnt need to blow it, n/a would be crazy with a good chip, custom headers, and a decent exhaust.
Modding VeeDubs are really very expensive, i was quoted 7.5 grand for an ancient VR6 engine, and 1 grand for the install.
If you can, try and find a golf or a jetta that is a already blown (at the junkyard there are a few) then you can obtain the down pipe, turbo and the manifold for quite cheap mpt to mention an intercooler (new TDi's- jetta).
If you are going to go all out on a 2.0, why not just do a 16V headswap on the stock block, get it bore'd out and get some crazy compression, then blow it?
The real question is, is this a street machine or a race horse?
Truth is to make a really fast Veedub, you are looking at 13-20 Grand to make it a 13-11 sec car. You might aswell put you money into a honda if you are looking for cheap but fast reliability car.
Modding VeeDubs are really very expensive, i was quoted 7.5 grand for an ancient VR6 engine, and 1 grand for the install.
If you can, try and find a golf or a jetta that is a already blown (at the junkyard there are a few) then you can obtain the down pipe, turbo and the manifold for quite cheap mpt to mention an intercooler (new TDi's- jetta).
If you are going to go all out on a 2.0, why not just do a 16V headswap on the stock block, get it bore'd out and get some crazy compression, then blow it?
The real question is, is this a street machine or a race horse?
Truth is to make a really fast Veedub, you are looking at 13-20 Grand to make it a 13-11 sec car. You might aswell put you money into a honda if you are looking for cheap but fast reliability car.
