Author Topic: keep 16v or buy vr6  (Read 10868 times)

Offline coggers79

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keep 16v or buy vr6
« on: 29 June 2009, 19:17 »
what do i do keep my  mk3 16v which is canny good or go sell and buy vr6 i am interested in performance my 16v is quick is the vr6 any better which is best just done cam belt tensioner and water pump so shall i keep the valver i dont know

Offline LazyLunatic

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #1 on: 29 June 2009, 19:28 »
keep 16v :)

Offline Petec82

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #2 on: 29 June 2009, 20:24 »

"What do you say we kill some evil sons of b*tches and we raise a little hell!"

Offline Mikester

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #3 on: 29 June 2009, 20:29 »
If your interested in performace. Sell it any buy a VR6, get a later one with the obd2 engine, stick a good air filter and exhaust on it, and it will blow yout 16v away.

i am interested in performance

That says it all.

Offline Len

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #4 on: 29 June 2009, 20:48 »
You may well be interested in performance but do you have deep pockets for all that extra fuel?

Be lucky to get 26mpg out of a VR6 and if you cane it then below 20!
So stick with the 16V mate and get a remap! :wink:
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Offline coggers79

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #5 on: 29 June 2009, 21:13 »
what power can i expect from remap and how much also anywhere in north east that does it

Offline Mikester

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #6 on: 29 June 2009, 21:19 »
what power can i expect from remap and how much also anywhere in north east that does it

Sodd all if im honest, from an unbais 8v owner position. It will just make it smoother through the rev ranges.

And you can see more than 26mpg from a VR6.

Plus the VR6 is more tunable. Spend the same money on the 16v and Vr6 and you will always have more power in the VR6. Could see 190bhp easily with very few cheap mods on an obd2 engine.

But the choice is yours.

I will let all of the haters have their say now about how the vr6 is to heavy, and drinks loads of fuel..... lol.

Offline doely85

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #7 on: 29 June 2009, 21:25 »
the vr6 is to heavy, and drinks loads of fuel.....

Offline Wayne

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #8 on: 29 June 2009, 21:36 »
Buy a Vr6 and live the dream.

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Re: keep 16v or buy vr6
« Reply #9 on: 29 June 2009, 21:38 »
Buy a Vr6 and live the dream.

A-MEN brother.

And then when you get bored of that, chuck an R32 in its place. lol