thinking about a corrado

[Diamond Hell]

Im guessing it's the weight of the car/engine that brings down the BHP?

Wow, top comment. 

BHP is a specific output measurement, it's not dependent upon the weight of the vehicle - it's the output of the engine and has nothing to do with the vehicle it's fitted to - a 150bhp motor is 150 bhp whatever it's fitted to.

If the Corrado 2.0 16V was only 136bhp then an ABF motor from something like a Seat Toledo 16V would swap you up to 150bhp, with potential for a fair bit more.

[Robdub]

Thanks for the info guys i would love a vr6 but i have some concerns over the tax issue
and running costs.
Equally there still quite expensive, the one im interested in is a 2l 16v full years mot and
6 months tax going for a very good price im considering buying it and just garaging it for
now but wheres the fun in that, i thought the 2l ones were more torquey then the 1.8
I still have loads of bits to do on my mk2 and its a great car to work on love getting covered in
grease at the weekend ooh er 

[Conker]

Cant remember engine code but the 2.0 16v Raddo is 136bhp. Always thought this was strange as the MK3 Golf GTI 16v is 150bhp? The 1.8 16v Raddo is a second quicker than the 2.0 16v Raddo?!!

That kind of thing is often to do with when catalytic convertors came in - perhaps there wasn't a cat on the 1.8 16v's exhaust.

[Chris-White]

Cant remember engine code but the 2.0 16v Raddo is 136bhp. Always thought this was strange as the MK3 Golf GTI 16v is 150bhp? The 1.8 16v Raddo is a second quicker than the 2.0 16v Raddo?!!

That kind of thing is often to do with when catalytic convertors came in - perhaps there wasn't a cat on the 1.8 16v's exhaust.

Its the cams. If you use KR (1. cams in the 9a (2.0) then you should see 150 bhps. 

[Robdub]

Thanks for the info decided to save my pennies for a VR6, well that and my better half wants
the kitchen started which i have been promising to do for a while now.
The Ras i had refurbed are going into the VR6 kittie stick em up on here and ebay soon aswell i had
new drive shafts fitted the other day and dont want to part with the valver just yet.
One day it will be mine 


 

[mattkh]

but a VR6 will only cost me about £340

Hi
What, a rado vr6 for £340 ? No way. What year is it?

[Dragon6]

£340 is Rob`s insurance quote..