2.016v or VR6 need opinions...

[hobnobbob]

Hey people 

Need some advice. I want to get rid of the Cabrio since i've finished it (its for sale BTW £1500 ) and i want something with some sportyness to it.
I'm trying to justify the 2.016v o the VR6.
My heart tells me the VR6 of course for the noise and torq but my brain says get the 2.016v and then add some cams and a decat for pretty much the same gains as a early VR in my price range (2K)

What do people think? I'm fed up of the misses driving the ST being the passenger and trailing behind all my freinds who have mega quick cars. I want to be part of the pack.
thanks!

[VW BUSH]

Hey people 

Need some advice. I want to get rid of the Cabrio since i've finished it (its for sale BTW £1500 ) and i want something with some sportyness to it.
I'm trying to justify the 2.016v o the VR6.
My heart tells me the VR6 of course for the noise and torq but my brain says get the 2.016v and then add some cams and a decat for pretty much the same gains as a early VR in my price range (2K)

What do people think? I'm fed up of the misses driving the ST being the passenger and trailing behind all my freinds who have mega quick cars. I want to be part of the pack.
thanks!

Hmmm trying to put "Mk3" in there is a bit difficult unless you are considering a turbo.
Which of course could be done for 2k if your handy with spanners and tools, I suppose you need to define Mega quick ?

[hobnobbob]

Jap cars and stripped out fords mostly.

I just want something with around 150bhp so i can strip it out and make something fun.

I'm not sure if i can justify the running costs of a VR to a modified 2.0 thats all.

[tweed]

I could drive my 16v faster than my vr6. The vr6 under steers a lot because of the engine being so big and so far forward.

If you want to race your mates on back roads then 16v!

If you live near motorways then the vr6

[martin_hill_1989]

I could drive my 16v faster than my vr6. The vr6 under steers a lot because of the engine being so big and so far forward.

If you want to race your mates on back roads then 16v!

If you live near motorways then the vr6

thats is so true buddy vr6 for topend motor ways but the 16v lighter and can chuck it about more

[leigh_harty]

Sort out the handing and the vr has the drive out the corners.. but that said the 16v ain't exactly sluggish

Sticking cams in a 16v isnt as simple as that.

[Metallix]

Add some decent suspension, tyres, and some negative camber on the front and the Mk3 VR6 begins to work very well.

Mk3 16v is a good package, but I was saying do not dismiss the VR

[tweed]

Add some decent suspension, tyres, and some negative camber on the front and the Mk3 VR6 begins to work very well.

Mk3 16v is a good package, but I was saying do not dismiss the VR

But do the same chassis mods to a 16v and it will out perform the vr6 every time.

I know first hand because I've had both.

Vr6 only has the upper hand after 110mph. On the B roads I live near you will struggle to do that.

I can enter corners faster in a 16v and put all 150bhp down earlier in a corner. The vr6 ill have to wait until the car is almost straight before I'm fall throttle.

My 16v had toyo t1r's
And my vr6 has yoko paradas

I even got the toyo's to go blue on the rear, I will never do that to the yoko's on the vr6 because it doesn't carry the same corner speed.

I run same pressures in both cars

[Wayne]

16v is the better bet, strip some weight from it as a start, be warned it is not cheap to make it quicker however.

[Gti_Jamo]

To be fair you shouldn't really be concerned about cornering speeds etc on the open roads. Get a VR and cruise with a smile on your face.