MK3 Random Thread

[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


"I only post on Facebook if I know i am going to get likes" - M

[KKK VR6]

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!

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

[Tom93]

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

pretty sure he wants a vr vento

[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?

[Smeeeb]

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


"I only post on Facebook if I know i am going to get likes" - M

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

[dylan8]

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?

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

[anthony--t]

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?

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

[LankyVW]

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

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

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

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.

[anthony--t]

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.

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.

[LankyVW]

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.

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.