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Offline bratty

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #20 on: 01 July 2009, 00:06 »
Quote from: Mikester on 30 June 2009, 18:31
And tbh, the difference in weight between 2 members on this forum, is probably equal to the difference in engine weights. Its not going to be that much more.

you saying im fat mike??? :D
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Offline Jay77

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #21 on: 01 July 2009, 11:39 »
dont get a vr6 a few friends have had them. they are not as fast as they should be. to Heavy for the engine and cant get the power around
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Offline Cable

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #22 on: 01 July 2009, 12:09 »
yh the vr6 is a good car but too much frontal weight, but i love the sound, but if u already have a 16v i would recomend that you keep it.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #23 on: 01 July 2009, 12:19 »
A Vr6 is only around 60kg heavier than a 16V.
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Offline Cable

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #24 on: 01 July 2009, 12:24 »
yh but ony over the front wheels which is quite alot for a small hatchback car.
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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #25 on: 01 July 2009, 12:24 »
The vr6 is actually a very compact engine, its not as heavy as people think. Its alot lighter than a genuine V6.
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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #26 on: 01 July 2009, 12:25 »
Quote from: Cable on 01 July 2009, 12:24
yh but ony over the front wheels which is quite alot for a small hatchback car.

Do you own a 16v by any chance?  :grin:
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Offline Petec82

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #27 on: 01 July 2009, 12:30 »
I think it's down to personal choice. Maybe OP should test drive a VR then he can decide for himself. Personally I'd have the 16v but who are we to make up his mind lol.
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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #28 on: 01 July 2009, 12:37 »
Quote from: Wayne on 01 July 2009, 12:29
Quote from: AudiA8Quattro on 01 July 2009, 12:24
The vr6 is actually a very compact engine, its not as heavy as people think. Its alot lighter than a genuine V6.

Spot on, when I worked at TSR, I worked on a VR6 lump and the bare block is not much heavier than a 8V or 16V.

Its good to see that there is someone on here that knows what they are talking about  :wink:
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Offline danny_p

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #29 on: 01 July 2009, 12:38 »
right  this is on the list of things to be solved now.

somewhere i has a mk3 vr6 and box  and all the other associated crap, im going to have to stick it all on a pallet andd weigh it and do the same with a ABF.

or go and buy a pair of mk2's with fked enignes and make 1 vr6 and the other abf.  build them with the same speck of parts (obv the vr6 would get diffrent frount struts and springs but the same brand )  take both to a track day and then time some laps.

so who knows where a poorly mk2 is ?    
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