VR6 turbo question: Spacer

[yakuza racer 16]

Im looking at running a spacer plate to lower the compression, could anyone point me to one that could perhaps be for sale, i need to make it drop some nice .cr

only things im missing is a set of injectors and an intercooler

[Swivelonit 119]

Ebay is your friend for a head spacer or you can stack head gaskets I believe but have never done it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VR6-MLS-Compression-Dropping-Headgasket-Decompression-VW-Turbo-Golf-mk2-mk3-mk4-/170798607363?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27c463ec03

[CALICO 130]

I will be selling mine soon but will be trying to sell the lot together. Cheapest place for spacer plate I have seen is EBAY.DE. Mine was £95 new

[UnitedMotorsport 55]

We have 8:1 and 9:1 in stock

[Swivelonit 119]

How much for them? UM

I will be on the look out for one over winter, has anybody "stacked" standard head gaskets?

[Daverse 175]

I havent heard of it to be honest, but in my opinion its just more potential chance of it leaking. Id just use a metal spacer with copper spray to help seal it

[Swivelonit 119]

I also thought stacking is a bit suspect, I will be buying a spacer, now, not wanting to sound dim, do I go for 9:1 or 8.5:1 or 8:1 I have no intention of replacing the bottom end on my 24 valve 2.8 and I am not looking for insane BHP, just 400 bhp, this is my target and I have a budget to get it there.

So what compression ratio will i need, why and how do you work it out? Thanks for your help

[UnitedMotorsport 55]

£70 for 12v and £100 for 24v, these are not made from the cheap/rubbish material that the ebay ones are.

Our 24v spacers are the thickest possible, any thicker and the timing chain will not fit.

Stacking gaskets is not a good idea.

[yakuza racer 16]

UM - that is a great price!!

im looking for either:

3.1mm or 3.6mm

also would i have any issues with pulling the head down?

are the nM still the same as if i would do a normal head?

[VIW28 29]

Can vouch for the UM ones, have used them many times and they are of excellent quality.

[yakuza racer 16]

Can vouch for the UM ones' date=' have used them many times and they are of excellent quality.

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any issues when i torque the head down?

[craggsy 91]

Torque as normal if using standard head bolts or follow the instructions that come with ARPs

[UnitedMotorsport 55]

UM - that is a great price!!

im looking for either:

3.1mm or 3.6mm

also would i have any issues with pulling the head down?

are the nM still the same as if i would do a normal head?

Why so thick? If your looking to make that kind of power, the stock rods/pistons will not take it.

No issues with "pulling the head down"

[yakuza racer 16]

this is my first turbo conversion UM, what would you rec?

my turbo is a Garret T4, AR .63 with uprated "stage 5" compressor wheel...

the intercooler im looking at getting is a 300x150x60 <- is this too small?

[RBPE 198]

2mm will get you between 7.5-9:1 depending on gaskets used, whether you have the head/block skimmed etc, 3mm+ too much is what they are getting at.

0.63ar is too small really for a VR6, 0.82 on a T3 will get you a bar of boost at 3500rpm or so but the 0.63 will get you a torque monster but choke up top and not help with the torque transfer through the 02A. Not bad for 400hp or so though.

That intercooler is far too small too, if it's RHD and mk3 get an SPA turbo manifold and std type intercooler, something like this maybe?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-STARLET-EP82-1996-1999-EP91-TURBO-HATCHBACK-FRONT-MOUNT-INTERCOOLER-KIT-/151105476385?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Model%3AStarlet&hash=item232e969721

You want something that can flow 600cfm+ (450hp), as a VRT will do that at about 1bar or so, that one above is a decent one to fit under the bumper on a mk3, some good fmic Scooby ones too but a bit of cutting and fitting on all non VRT specific ones.