16v or vr6

[Len]

ALL the G60's and ralleyes etc are 1.8 or less 4 pots!

As I said forced induction on the V6 is not good. Not seen one myself!

[SLIM-DUB]

theres a thread in nonsense thats got some video footage of a sweet mk2 with a mahoosive supercharger on it,sounds and looks like it goes really well! its under some videos i thought u might like,i think?! have a look and let me know what u think! 

[Len]

Yea saw the post unfortunately cant view it here at work!
Well I got no real experience of em just what I've heard, so dont mind me.

[kniterider]

lenny boy you really must do some reading up on here www.vr6oc.com ........ the vr6 internals are good for around 300 bhp in standard trim, supercharger and turbocharger kits are available as bolt on diy kits and power goes 260 ish upwards.. i dont think people would make these kits if the engines were pants....

 

[Len]

Now Gaz I'm hardly gonna spend £10 joining a club to find out about an engine I have been advised against now am I?
Peoples opinions I have come to respect over the years have told me its a dodgy engine to put forced induction on!
Thats all I know and that good enough for me!

Now if ya start talking about 260bhp and above you get into that old argument about how much power should a FWD car handle! I mean I can induce torque steer on mine now with around 153 bhp!

[kniterider]

forum is free to use len.. i aint paid no £10 for a forum and never will.... any kind of torque steer is good in my book... adds to the fun of driving i reckon... would be boring if they all drove sensibly

 

[SLIM-DUB]

if ya pics are owt to go by gaz the vr lump looks like it holds its own under some serious track abuse so they cant be that bad,fingers crossed and touch wood and all that!! sorry bout the vid len,maybe when u get home u can ave a butchers at it,its a fine piece of german engineering!

[Len]

Yea I'll give it a go later. (had family round last night!)

Its a one off engine as its the narrowest V engine made so peeps have reservations I guess. As far as I know its the only V engine where the head is in one piece instead of two heads. So the forces must be different to any other engine.
Personally I have no opinion, just what more experienced guys than me have said.


I couldnt open anything on that forum Gaz, maybe our system here blocking something!

[clett]

Hi guys I've just broke my vr for parts! I bought mine last year and fcuk me it was good fun but damn expensive on fuel and the original suspension is poor so If you do go for a vr6 make sure you can afford to run it!! noise is great but I agree that out right acceleration you can get the same out of a valver corsa I know I raced against one. Don't forget there are two models the early vr only has 174bhp and the later models have 200bhp and higher torque so would be more fuel efficient and better bang for your buck!! if you want the best of both worlds keep your mk2 and stick a vr engine in that way you get a lighter car and fcuk loads of power!

[AudiA8Quattro]

Just to put something right thats appeared on this thread.
The vr6 is a known reliable and strong unit, hence why the vr6 has been used from 1992 and is still in production today, although in a modified format.