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Mk3 can be quite fun when setup correctly.

Few vr's equal with chasers/86/s2000/type r's around Wakefield with just suspension mods.. Quite impressive considering age, lack of power and ****ty suspension layout


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Originally Posted by browndizzle

did anyone on here end up buyin my wrecked vr?? was sad to not catch it in time wanted to buy it back :( hopefully went to someone who had big plans! were some very nice parts on that thing!

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Who ever did must have seen the classifieds ad
SHOW YOUR SELF FELLAR !!

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Originally Posted by Smeeeb

Kinda, i want a more track car. No rwd little car is the way to go really.

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pretty sure he wants a vr vento ;)

Just dreaming at the moment, but say I wanted to go balls deep and do a 1.8t swap, what else is required to get engineered and roadworthy?

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Originally Posted by HaydEn

Mk3 can be quite fun when setup correctly.

Few vr's equal with chasers/86/s2000/type r's around Wakefield with just suspension mods.. Quite impressive considering age, lack of power and ****ty suspension layout


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That's pretty much the plan if can't sell the thing, just strip it and get some good brakes

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Originally Posted by LankyVW

Just dreaming at the moment, but say I wanted to go balls deep and do a 1.8t swap, what else is required to get engineered and roadworthy?

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need emissions and brakes to suit the engine for a start
Think there is a limit on weight vs the power from memory, but with a mk3 and a relatively standard gti engine it should be well under.
Not sure what else you need

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Originally Posted by LankyVW

Just dreaming at the moment, but say I wanted to go balls deep and do a 1.8t swap, what else is required to get engineered and roadworthy?

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Shouldn't be too hard at all considering the amount of mk1 and mk2s with the swap. Definitely falls under the whole power to weigh thing as a standard 1.8t is less powerful than a vr6 ;)

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Originally Posted by dylan8

need emissions and brakes to suit the engine for a start
Think there is a limit on weight vs the power from memory, but with a mk3 and a relatively standard gti engine it should be well under.
Not sure what else you need

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So the cat and brakes out of a mk4 gti? Or just the equivalent of?

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Originally Posted by anthony--t

Shouldn't be too hard at all considering the amount of mk1 and mk2s with the swap. Definitely falls under the whole power to weigh thing as a standard 1.8t is less powerful than a vr6 ;)

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Yeah true.
Read somewhere that a replacement engine can't have more than a 15% power increase, so if that's 15% from the VR6 i'm fine. And it'd still be under the power to weight for P plates, so that's fine too, I hope.

Still don't know if all this is worth doing to a 4 door with 86k km's, might just have fun in the GL for now and leave engine swaps for a 2 door down the track.

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Originally Posted by LankyVW

So the cat and brakes out of a mk4 gti? Or just the equivalent of?



Yeah true.
Read somewhere that a replacement engine can't have more than a 15% power increase, so if that's 15% from the VR6 i'm fine. And it'd still be under the power to weight for P plates, so that's fine too, I hope.

Still don't know if all this is worth doing to a 4 door with 86k km's, might just have fun in the GL for now and leave engine swaps for a 2 door down the track.

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Vr6 brakes would be sufficient although I don't think it'd be necessary.

BFI were / are making a full plug and play harness for the 2.0 > 1.8t swap. Might be worth looking into if you're curious. Not sure if it's only for the us model cars though.

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Originally Posted by anthony--t

Vr6 brakes would be sufficient although I don't think it'd be necessary.

BFI were / are making a full plug and play harness for the 2.0 > 1.8t swap. Might be worth looking into if you're curious. Not sure if it's only for the us model cars though.

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Ah ok, that'd make things easier.

I've been following that build, fairly pricey, but it'd make it a whole heap easier. Yeah it's all designed around their ABA ob2 ecu, not sure how interchangeable that'll be with the tune and that.
I found another plug and play kit by a british company i think, can't recall their name though.