A possible nudge for the VR engine

[william]

havent you got enough power to play with im still not over mine it enough to get you in trouble i know that the first month i had my car i lost my license twice over

[Mrk_Mickey]

I've always wanted a bit of extra kick..I don't know why. Of course it's plenty, but for what I NEED, so is a bicycle.

[thestu]

basically your nott going to make any noticable power unless you have A LOT of cash!

so maybe just do a chip and finish your CAI.

i don't know if you can get an e-manage for a vr6 but that would be a sweet option not hard to tune when you have a laptop

[KI11Z]

jeez mickey, u've gotten yourself some crazy replies here mate! haha

look here, i've done them and i definately recomend as a start you get a lightened flywheel, 4.24 ring and pinion kit (shorter gears)and the neuspeed lightened and underdrive pulley kit.

I bought my :
Ring and pinion kit from Volksport - est. $850aud incl. shipping
Bildon Motorsport 10lb flywheel - est. $400aud incl. shipping
Neuspeed pulley kit - est. $550 aud incl. shipping

without increasing your power and "wasting" money on your engine, you WILL have noticeably more acceleration in any gear from as low as idle, you wont be dissapointed . . . .

[Tim]

shortening the gearing is definately one way to make the car more punchy. How much did installation of that cost you though?

I have a 3.94 R&P if anyone is interested. You just have to be careful if its a daily driver as you will be doing higher revs on the fwy unless you swap your 5th gear out for a TDI one

[DubSteve]

$15k , I wish , make it closer to 25-30 !

LOL maybe for you mate

But he has spent $15k on the motor itself, sourcing the parts and getting them installed was the cheap part.

The guy whos car it s has receipts for all he has spent.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Woah, new gears...interesting concept.

Cheers for your post Alex, that's some sweet info. That's exactly what I'm looking for, gold star for you!!

It sounds very interesting and (despite the fact it looks slightly expensive) sounds like it would work The only thing I would be hesitant of would be the Neuspeed pulley's, but that's probably just because I'm telling myself the difference won't be much for the money.

Tim, as you said about thw fwy driving....the thing I'm most worried about is changing my gears and having a CRAP 5th gear for freeway. Is there a 6-speed available for a mk3 anywhere in the world? lol..and if not, how much of a jump would a short 4th to a TDI 5th gear be?

[thestu]

Woah, new gears...interesting concept.

Cheers for your post Alex, that's some sweet info. That's exactly what I'm looking for, gold star for you!!

It sounds very interesting and (despite the fact it looks slightly expensive) sounds like it would work The only thing I would be hesitant of would be the Neuspeed pulley's, but that's probably just because I'm telling myself the difference won't be much for the money.

Tim, as you said about thw fwy driving....the thing I'm most worried about is changing my gears and having a CRAP 5th gear for freeway. Is there a 6-speed available for a mk3 anywhere in the world? lol..and if not, how much of a jump would a short 4th to a TDI 5th gear be?

get a sequential 6 speed from the US...shipped here for $6k...but oh so worth it

[mk3pete]

Hahaha.

I wouldn't doubt that one bit.


mk3pete, what was the quoted power figure for that kit?

it says on the vf website 280 hp and 250 torque

[KI11Z]

shortening the gearing is definately one way to make the car more punchy. How much did installation of that cost you though?

I have a 3.94 R&P if anyone is interested. You just have to be careful if its a daily driver as you will be doing higher revs on the fwy unless you swap your 5th gear out for a TDI one

thats the only problem, its not for high speed driving

. . . . . . The only thing I would be hesitant of would be the Neuspeed pulley's, but that's probably just because I'm telling myself the difference won't be much for the money. . . . . . .

When I intalled the pulley kit I also deleted the a/c and yes, i noticed a difference, whether it was due to no a/c or just the pulley kit or both? who knows?? But there was definite improvement