VR6 Conversion, Is it going to be worth it??

[stu 88]

Ive got a early (K-Reg) 86k mile 8v 5 door mk3 and its VERY clean, Its close, well not too far away from being perfect

Being a 8v its not the quickest, and Ive always loved my mate VR6, Im thinking of getting a VR6 lump put in mine but I have a few questions (sorry if they've been asked before)

1. what sort of cost is involved?
2. As mine is SO clean should I just leave it as is
3. Sell it and buy a VR6? (dont really want to sell because it is so clean)

Thanks

[Phil Miller]

go on do it mate 

The cost would be, donor car, cost of service items, cost of someone willing to remove 2 engines, do some wiring and make it look factory

it wouldnt be that hard because you would have a donor sat there, and they are both mk3s, id do do the swap for you mate

[taunton1]

Vr6 are not quick anyway. Only on motorway. Too heavy at front too much on fuel thats why they cost pence to buy.

[taunton1]

Keep ity orig def. If u want vr6 buy one will be cheaper then getting conversion done PROPERLY

[Dan_GTi8v]

theres a lot more to it then taking one engine out and putting another one in

dont build what you can already buy for a fraction of the cost

[taunton1]

Exactly right

[Leebob]

Easier to buy a VR if thats what you want.Easier to go for a 20vt conversion imho if you really want to keep the car you already have.

[leigh_harty]

If you decide to go vr... get the 2.9 corrado lump for an extra 20ish bhp

[Wayne]

It is a very easy conversion to do even more so with a donor car but being honest I doubt it is worth it in the long run.

[robo22sri]

As already said buy a vr6 or fit 20v turbo!

I have a vr6 and only have it for the engine noise