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Tom

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10th Jul 08 at 13:38

Luke, are you not keen on an s3?

Corsa_Sport21

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10th Jul 08 at 13:40

S3s are stunning cars and id have 1 any day over a golf.

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10th Jul 08 at 13:46

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
S3s are stunning cars and id have 1 any day over a golf.

you do know its basically the same car dont you ?

Corsa_Sport21

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10th Jul 08 at 13:53

Yes but much much nicer looking and not as common.

Robin

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10th Jul 08 at 13:58

quote:
Originally posted by luke85
Im interested why everyone thinks I should keep the R32 engine. Ive learned that tuning a NA engine doesnt get you anywhere near the gains of building a turbo engine on the same budget

450bhp is easier from the R32 engine than it is from the 1.8t, you'd get that power with a supercharger kit, with the 1.8t you'd need rods, pistons, bigger turbo, manifold etc, you'd end up spending more.

The R32 is good for a lot more power than the 1.8t.

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10th Jul 08 at 14:17

quote:
Originally posted by Iain M
What is the v6 4motion like as a car?? e.g engine wise??

SVM likes them

i think there underpowerd, and over rated

both ex vw people

Jas

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10th Jul 08 at 14:18

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
None of the Cupra Rs were 210bhp.

yes thery were!

210 and 225

luke85

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10th Jul 08 at 14:31

Tom i just dont fancy an S3 really as muck as a golf R32 (be it lookalike or genuine), just thenk the kit looks awesome but want a nice power package to go with it

Robin Im "just" looking for about 350BHP which Im pretty sure would be cheaper to get from the 1.8T than the V6

Some coupra Rs are 225 bhp, my mate has one

Robin

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10th Jul 08 at 14:38

I doubt 350bhp would be cheaper from the 1.8t TBH, you're still looking at a few grand on bits, the same as you'd spend on the R32 for more power.

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10th Jul 08 at 14:39

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
getting an r32 and chucking the engine out of it is an insane thought

VERY much agreed.

Superlite Ltd.

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10th Jul 08 at 14:43

quote:
Originally posted by Jas

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
None of the Cupra Rs were 210bhp.

yes thery were!

210 and 225

second

Seat leon cupra R AMK engine makes 210bhp
BAM engine makes 225bhp

rikkgti

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10th Jul 08 at 14:43

My other cars a golf 1.8t 103,000 miles t reg and need new bottom end shells

for sale open to offers

N3CRO

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10th Jul 08 at 14:43

TT FTW

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mjgaxdl-z-g&feature=related

big eck

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10th Jul 08 at 15:53

quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.

quote:
Originally posted by Jas

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
None of the Cupra Rs were 210bhp.

yes thery were!

210 and 225

second

Seat leon cupra R AMK engine makes 210bhp
BAM engine makes 225bhp

Yep

And with a GT28RS turbo bolted on plus a few other goodies your lookin at 330+bhp

luke85

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10th Jul 08 at 16:41

Looks like its going to be a pian in the ass with the CAN bus system if i want to put a GTi engine on standalone management in an R32.

For anyone who looks into this in the future the best price for getting an R32 to 360BHP is a single, non intercooled turbo conversion pushing 11psi avaliable from the states ror $10,000 (not a bad price IMO)

If you want to stick with a 4 cylinder engine its best to get a 2l Turbo engine and gearbox from an S3 then you can keep the 4wd because the 1.8T engine wont fit the 4wd box, even then you may have issues with the engine change and the CAN bus setup.

Im swinging towards getting a genuine R32 and waiting till spring then ordering the turbo kit. Will be getting some VW mags to see if there are any other options but thats how it stands at the moment

Colin

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10th Jul 08 at 16:45

Can you not buy something thats already done? Im sure ive saw SC R32's for about 15/16k. Or a tuned 1.8T even?

Colin

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10th Jul 08 at 16:52

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/VOLKSWAGEN+GOLF/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-240-4294966995-4294967159/advert.action?R=200826312867003&distance=314&postcode=fk3+9ar&channel=CARS&make=VOLKSWAGEN&model=GOLF&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=

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10th Jul 08 at 16:52

quote:
Originally posted by luke85
Cheers for the opinions though, was hoping it would have been a bit more straight forward mixing engines and gearboxes but it seems not

Unfortunately not with modern vw's mate.. even if you got the engine all mounted in the rest of the cars systems that are on the can bus will throw a hissy fit

Tom

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10th Jul 08 at 16:52

Treble your budget and have a mk6 turbo

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/586615.htm

luke85

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10th Jul 08 at 16:53

Ive had a look Colin but nothing really jumps out at you. Theres a tidy R32 on autotrader with 57k on it for £10,000 then with the conversion from america it would come to 15-16 thousand anyway but then at least Id have something a little bit different. A few years ago I fancied an evo/impreza but I feel as if Ive out grown them already cos they just dont appeal to me anymore. It sounds like a lot of money to be spending on a golf I have to admit

Tom

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10th Jul 08 at 16:53

Col

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/510558.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/473554.htm

Tom

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10th Jul 08 at 16:54

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/569716.htm

Colin

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10th Jul 08 at 16:57

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/605090.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/510558.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/473554.htm