Joined: Mon Nov 14 2005, 11:51AM Location: Basingstoke Posts: 565
This is my latest engine conversion project. I was lucky enough a couple of months ago to get hold of a brand new R36 engine. After my last 2.9 Rotrex supercharged effort it was either an R32 or R36, so when this came up I would have been mad not to take the oppertunity! Thanks goes to Andy and Miles at Storm Developments for an excellent deal and very rare oppertunity.
I have to say the 3.6 with its 24 valve and variable valve timing is in a diferent league to the old 12 valve engines. With 280-300hp out of the box it was the obvious choice.
As some of you may know the 3.6 is an FSI engine which does cause I small problem. The FSI injectors would not flow enough fuel for what I had planned so the only way was to run a regular injection setup. The throttle is also drive by wire so a cable throttlebody setup is needed. To enable me to run standard type injectors I had to fabricate a new inlet manifold as there was not one available off the shelf!
None of what I am planning is new the guys at Storm have had their 3.6s running for ages, I just like doing things my way! One is normally aspirated running the FSI setup mapped up to 340hp and 300 lb/ft! The other is charged with unknown figures and awaiting a new inlet manifold set up.
The engine is actually out of a Q7 or Toureg and had a very deep sump that would have sat on the ground! First job was to buy and new Passat jobbie with a new strainer. Even the sump is a work of art, I have never seen one so baffled and with a crank scrapper too!
In the second photo I am just checking the auxillary drive pulley bolt. Some of you might have read about the bolt failing and detroying the engine! This was only on the early engines though, fortunately the one I have is a much later engine with the correct strength bolt.
The pump on the front of the head in the third photo is the cam driven FSI pump. There is also a vacuum pump on the side of the head which you can just see.
Inlet ports on these engines are huge!
The last four photos are of the engine bolted up to the box just before it was dropped in. It is an 02A but it is not as simple as bolting it straight on!
Joined: Thu Feb 10 2005, 09:11PM Location: Leicester Posts: 10650
Oh my **** god......way to go Alex. That is gonna be an amazing motor ROTREX FOR SALE!!!!!!!
Image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/dubnutz/Craigs%20pics/Newsigpic.jpg R32 Turbo...........when did that happen lol
Mk3 VR6 rotrex is no more...being broken please ask, most things available below Eibach ARBs lower braces Rear brace Miltek exhaust KONI coilovers 312mm brakes + yellow stuff pads ARPs Rotrex C30-94 lower CR Porsche 928s OR Mercedes Ankaa.....proper polished NEED TO SELL REALLY so offers. No adapters tho
Image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/dubnutz/Craigs%20pics/Newsigpic.jpg R32 Turbo...........when did that happen lol
Mk3 VR6 rotrex is no more...being broken please ask, most things available below Eibach ARBs lower braces Rear brace Miltek exhaust KONI coilovers 312mm brakes + yellow stuff pads ARPs Rotrex C30-94 lower CR Porsche 928s OR Mercedes Ankaa.....proper polished NEED TO SELL REALLY so offers. No adapters tho
Joined: Fri Jun 22 2007, 09:42PM Location: Birmingham Posts: 2038
haha, tbf im not that surprised you've ended up with a 3.6, i kind of expected it from you. Nice fab work on the inlet btw,, Looks a little small tho? Isn't the capacity inside the tube bit ment to be equal to the capacity of the engine or something like that?
Anyway to say the least im jealous, Oh is it going to be FI? and what bhp u got planned for it? Signature Removed - Image exceeds 500 px by 150 px
