Westside Mk2 VR6 Turbo Home Built

[sajvrt 0]

Just thought i would post a video of my VRT that i have been building in my spare time..some of you may have seen her at our Show and Shine event...non running and without a front end. It is now up and running awaiting a 1st test drive.

Thanks to Tom (from this forum) for supplying the manifold.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u5i4kezzAfs

Saj.

[sajvrt 0]

few pics

Before car and engine

After ...a little bit of bodywork to clear the wheels

Engine mid build on the stand....these are all the pics i have loaded in PB....got over 200 build pics covering everything from chains to intercooler, oilcooler, spacer gasket, clutch etc....i'll post afew if anyone needs any help with their own project.

[LadVR 0]

nice build, whats the spec?

[sharky_70 0]

ha i was at the Eurotek open day! vaguely remember the car

good to see its gone VRT!

as LadVR asked whats the specs?

[sajvrt 0]

2.8L

SS head gasket

Garrett GT32 with Internal WG

400bhp street clutch

440cc Bosch injectors

adjustable FPR stock type fitting

Rallye intercooler slighthly modified

Chromoly plated sump

C2 motorsports obd1 chip

4" Maf housing

Custom pipe work by Flowtech

Head rebuild to oem spec

New chains, guides and tensioners

Stock bottom end

S3 Diverter valve

mocal Oil Cooler

Custom hydraulic pipes for PS and Clutch

i think thats about it...sourced all parts individually from ATP, AVIT, Strictly Dubs, Think Automotive etc.

[Lizard Racing 0]

Looks good!

Is there no vibration damper on that crank pulley?

[sajvrt 0]

nope...replaced it with a lightweight pulley in order to avoid hammering in the chassis leg...the vr6 is quite tight in a mk2. As for the vibration damper ...thats debateable if it actually makes that much difference, i have never felt any difference or adverse affects....with a turbo it should not make any difference as the crank RPM will not increase in any way compared to a NA vr6..who knows i might be wrong...but half the fun is building these things and finding out!!

I have not driven it yet so i don,t even know how it performs (or if!!)..maybe this weekend!.

[Mackenzie 6]

I'll be looking out for a red mk2 this weekend.

[LadVR 0]

nope...replaced it with a lightweight pulley in order to avoid hammering in the chassis leg...the vr6 is quite tight in a mk2. As for the vibration damper ...thats debateable if it actually makes that much difference' date=' i have never felt any difference or adverse affects....with a turbo it should not make any difference as the crank RPM will not increase in any way compared to a NA vr6..who knows i might be wrong...but half the fun is building these things and finding out!!

I have not driven it yet so i don,t even know how it performs (or if!!)..maybe this weekend!.

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Nice build, looks very tidy.

Yes they are a tight fit in the mk2, i went about by heating the chassis leg up and tw@tted a dip in the chassis leg. turns out i didnt do it enough first time round so had sparks on my first road trip!!

[sajvrt 0]

few more random build pics

[sharky_70 0]

really nice work! love the textured black finish on the mounts etc. is that powder coated or sprayed?

what FMIC did you use?

[sajvrt 0]

thanks ,

the parts are powdercoated in Black crinkle finish. It looks low key and OEM....but it is prone to chipping! Normal powder coating is much more robust, like the crossmember. The intercooler is from a Rallye....its one of the best for a Mk2 as its very big and wraps around the radiator...only problem is that one of the outlets points downwards, so i had a mate (Luke from Andy Robinson Racing) cut and reweld the outlet so that it points in the right direction....there are a lot of bits you have to modify or fabricate if you want a nice finish. This is not the finished look of the engine...i am as yet undecided which intake to use or what colour..the pipes etc will be

[sajvrt 0]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JU-w_mdUw0g

Here is the 1st drive...ignore the smoke, blew a boost pipe as soon as the turbo spooled!!

[rodney 17]

sweet.......

have you seen the old classic/retro looking pipes that were shown in retro rides a couple or 3 issues ago? No one will have those and it may go ok...

[Radostormvr6 2]

Your not using standard headbolts

[sajvrt 0]

yes i am...this is a budget build...if you can call a vrt budget!!!

I thought about ARP bolts , but didn,t want to over spend until i was happy i could get this up and running...all this was built using various info from Vortex, this forum and a Corrado VR6 workshop manual. I have never built an engine before *(although i did do the VR conversion )

if it blows i know i can rebuild it and use all the best bits next time. But tbh we have 2 VRT,s in our club that have been running and driven for 2-3 years without any problems and all using stock ECU's and no fancy electronics or ARP bolts or anything...we like to keep it simple...the way the germans do...both cars have done proper mileage including runs to Worthersee without any issues. Hopefully mine will be the same. If not then we rebuild her again!! I may go for smaller injectors...does anyone have 380cc injectors? I have 440cc Bosch ones i could swap or sell?

[Charged VR 0]

May have some injectors for you, And got a 2.9 Inlet manifold if interested?

[mike 6]

wow top work on the engine, niec car

[sajvrt 0]

johnno, what injectors are they? 380cc? not standard vr6 ones - i think they are same as Audi RS2, also called number 36.

can you give me the part number? and how much do you want for them?