why????????

[Wayne]

gonna be alot of hassle getting a vr6 in there wont it? same amount of hassle as a 1.8t

VR6 is an easier swap tbh

[dansmk3]

really??

iv seen on the bay a few 16v goin for around 700, whats a vr6 transplant gonna look like on costings?

[dragongreengolfgti]

A few people on here sell all you would need for a conversion anywhere from £300 - 1k + personally i would budget for about £450 if doing it yourself with mates etc or £800 to put it into a garage dont quote me on that though as it depends where you go if your doing that route then it maybe cheaper to just buy a vr6 or 16v and break your car 

[F17BAD]

LOL putting VR6 into bens GTI took me and ben 1 day!!!

putting the S3 lump in mine was A LOT more involved


in a nutshell Vr swap is easy..bolt off / bolt on stuff

[dansmk3]

Ah seen! Yeah I wouild be doing it myself!

See I don't wanna break my car, although she's being a right biatch at the month I couldn't see myself doing it to her loooool

For a vr swap I'd obv need engine, box, loom, ecu, clocks, upgraded engine mounts? Brakes and suspension?

[dragongreengolfgti]

Ah seen! Yeah I wouild be doing it myself!

See I don't wanna break my car, although she's being a right biatch at the month I couldn't see myself doing it to her loooool

For a vr swap I'd obv need engine, box, loom, ecu, clocks, upgraded engine mounts? Brakes and suspension?

Best talking to f17bad really as hes just done it to his mates but yes you would need all of that and hydraulic clutch box off the vr6 or 16v i believe its definately a good upgrade and i would imagine if your handy with tools and knowledge of cars then you could do it over a weekend 

[Wayne]

Excellent thread: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=124485.0 well worth a read.

[dansmk3]

Excellent thread: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=124485.0 well worth a read.

sweet, cheers wayne, really want an r32 conversion now! haha. vr6 will be fine as you can supercharge or even turbo if im correct

A few people on here sell all you would need for a conversion anywhere from £300 - 1k + personally i would budget for about £450 if doing it yourself with mates etc or £800 to put it into a garage dont quote me on that though as it depends where you go if your doing that route then it maybe cheaper to just buy a vr6 or 16v and break your car 

who would be the people to speak to then? as i dont really feel like trusting ebay where someone has already got the engine out, i want to see it run make sure it purrs etc etc

cheers guys

[F17BAD]

yo need the Engine, the VR gearbox, the engine loom, the clocks and the gear linkage.

what year is your car ? if its not a early one like mine your life will be much easier because your pedal box and brake resovoir will already have the provisions to add the hydraulic set up

Id get new mounts but the ones you need are VR drivers side rear, the other 2 are the same as the GTI, if your really tight and yours are good you could re use but id replace with new. expensive at dealer but budget around £120 for them at Eurocarparts (german ones)

Exhaust wise you need the VR6 one or a 16v one

[dansmk3]

Pm'd lol