8v gti conversion vr6 vs 1.8t

[-danisdubbin-]

hey guys, ive been playing this idea over in my head a bit, speaking to various people on this forum, and a few i know in 'real life' lol

what do you guys reckon the best route for me to take is??

im playing with the idea of a audi 225 (1.8t) engine conversion in my 8v mk3

or

a vr6 conversion with a remap?

i spoke to a chap today who reckons im better off doing the vr6 conversion as its easier, cheaper, and can get similar results to the 1.8t conversion??

i understand the difficulties and costs of the 1.8t conversion, especially on a 8v, but i think it would be a 4/5 grand better spent than buying say an alfa gtv! as i LOVE my golf shell lol


anyways, any input from anyone who has attempted a vr6 / 1.8t conversion would be soooooo appreciated

cheers all

dan

[Wayne]

A Vr6 even with a remap will be around 180bhp, 1.8t is a lighter engine and you can get 200+ bhp easy

1.8t would be my choice.

Have a read: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=124485.0

[-danisdubbin-]

A Vr6 even with a remap will be around 180bhp, 1.8t is a lighter engine and you can get 200+ bhp easy

1.8t would be my choice.

Have a read: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=124485.0

yeh i have had a good look at this, its a banging thread .......

how much u reckon im gnna be shelling out for a 1.8t conversion, considering i can do all the upgrading to 16v parts myself wayne? a ballpark figure?

[broken-passat]

do something different........G60   

it might be harder to find , but the sound of a G60 motor is second to none

[Wayne]

do something different........G60   

it might be harder to find , but the sound of a G60 motor is second to none

Nope not worth the hassle, old school now plus supercharger issues.

[-danisdubbin-]

do something different........G60   

it might be harder to find , but the sound of a G60 motor is second to none

elaborate??? i like where this is going tho ........... g60 supercharger right, is this the one that come off the mini coopers?

[Wayne]

do something different........G60   

it might be harder to find , but the sound of a G60 motor is second to none

elaborate??? i like where this is going tho ........... g60 supercharger right, is this the one that come off the mini coopers?

Nope Golf or Corrado G60, really hard to find

[-danisdubbin-]

so thats a no then ........ if it's gnna be solid to find??

plus rather than whack a superchrager on, id rather go for like a bit more of a project, would love to get my teeth into something proper.

[DrewGTI]

Most decent places will do you a 1.8t conversion and supply all the bits and give you warranty for between 4-5k! Piece of mind I guess!

Or you could find a good doner car and do most of it yourself and maybe get it done for around 2k plus! Lots of info here, edition38 and the like.... Or even a google search!

Out of all the times this kinda of thread comes up we must see the results zero pf the time! 

[zdebx]

VR6 conversion is pointless, because you can BUY a VR6...Unless, you are putting that engine into mk2 Golf or Polo or anything else, that is not easily available.

1.8T all the way