Mk2 VR6 conversion - entering the dark side!

[GVK 1]

After 4 yrs of valver power in my mk2 Golf, I've decided to fit a VR6.

Bought a '96 Passat VR6 estate (OBD2) for £500 at the weekend, scored a Corrado rad + fans off eBay and just need to source a few other bits and bobs for the swap.

Plan is to find a mk3 16v box to use a 3.6 FD instead of the VRs looooong 3.3 which is pretty useless for track work, will get a Peloquin diff if funds allow.

[andy 0]

Good man, always fancy that conversion. Keep us posted mate, with pics if poss.

[GVK 1]

Isn't she beautiful???

Needed a bit of a clean methinks.

I'm going to use the Barge whilst sourcing bits for the conversion, insured it for £32 the month

Steam cleaned the engine bay at lunch time, looks a bit better.

But now the aux belt tensioner is noisy!! (

[craggsy 91]

About time to Gary.....a proper engine at last

[Ciaran 4]

Isn't she beautiful???

Needed a bit of a clean methinks.

I'm going to use the Barge whilst sourcing bits for the conversion' date=' insured it for £32 the month

Steam cleaned the engine bay at lunch time, looks a bit better.

[img']http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i270/GVK34/cleanenginebarge.jpg

But now the aux belt tensioner is noisy!! (

there u go pics sorted for ya in future the tags have to be changed to be lower case!!

[GVK 1]

Thanks for that - I did wonder why they didn't work.

[mk3anni 0]

I had heard you might be going for a VR Gary, good to have you on the forum!!

[GVK 1]

Thanks Steve,I've not had much to do with the VR lump so expect a few questions along the way.

Ordered a Carbonio CAI from APR in the States at the weekend, it arrived Weds

Offered it up to the car to see how it fits.