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General => The garage => Topic started by: simon82 on 19 October 2009, 21:49

Title: passat estate project
Post by: simon82 on 19 October 2009, 21:49

alright folks, i have a question for you which has me stumped. is it possible to drop a vr6 engine into a 20v turbo estate? or do i have to keep certain parts or even modify to get it running?

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: popleyruss on 19 October 2009, 22:19

What's up with the 20v lump I may be willing to swap for my vr lump my vr6 goes turbo then ur passat goes 20v

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: popleyruss on 19 October 2009, 22:19

Meant vr6

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: simon82 on 19 October 2009, 22:23

i have been told the head has gone, i have only just brought it and was gonna use it as a winter project. is it a difficult swop or straight forward?

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: popleyruss on 19 October 2009, 22:39

Ahh fair enough to tell u the truth u should just get the 20 v rebuilt and not bother with the vr6 I'm not 100 percent on how hard it is I expect a compitant mechanic could do it I'd quite happily do it
I always wanted to build a 20v mk2 think that next on my list as I've got the vr haha

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: simon82 on 19 October 2009, 23:10

lol, i was planning on dropping the vr6 engine in the estate and then along the way drop in a turbo but i wanted to do this over the winter and have it ready for the summer shows but i need to find out whats involved as i wanted to do it myself

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: popleyruss on 20 October 2009, 08:50

Ahh fair enough I'm not too sure what's involved I expect its not too bad just a case of maybe extending the mounts and the gearbox on my vr6 is a cable. Not sure about the clutch tho urs should be a hydrolic one ? And I'm pretty sure the vr6 isnt

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: Wayne on 20 October 2009, 09:50

Vr6 will not fit, Passat is a Audi A6 underneath so would be better to fit a Audi V6 engine.

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: popleyruss on 20 October 2009, 10:02

Learn sumthing new everyday 

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: Len on 20 October 2009, 10:36

Passat engines go longditudinal as against transverse.

Be better off going turbo on the 20v.

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: simon82 on 20 October 2009, 10:38

ok, cheers, so if i went down the v6 road it would pay me to get the audi engine? or keep the 20v engine

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: simon82 on 20 October 2009, 10:43

sorry if this sounds daft but will a volvo t5 turbocharger bolt on to the 20v engine? i say this as everytime i look up vw turbochargers they always pop up

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: popleyruss on 20 October 2009, 11:34

I fault they did

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: Wayne on 20 October 2009, 11:45

Would be better to pick up the correct unit.

Title: Re: passat estate project
Post by: simon82 on 20 October 2009, 14:21

ok cheers, does anyone know what other turbo i could bolt on without much modifying to manifold?