Author Topic: Vr6 motor from carado into mk3 vr6? (Read 2210 times)

leigh_harty · « **Reply #10 on:** 24 August 2012, 16:23 »

Thought so it's like a spacer plate then similar to when you reduce the compression when you turbo a vr?

Yes but not as much as a spacer plate

Ess_Three · « **Reply #11 on:** 24 August 2012, 20:18 »

Mk4 US spec only head gasket was for a VR6 12v not the 24v as we got in the UK, and the head gasket is thinner, upping the CR by 0.5 points.

leigh_harty · « **Reply #12 on:** 25 August 2012, 09:48 »

Mk4 US spec only head gasket was for a VR6 12v not the 24v as we got in the UK, and the head gasket is thinner, upping the CR by 0.5 points.

Hence why ecp won't bloody sell them

Looked everywhere to get one delivered within reasonable time

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