new on here with my 2.8vr6 turbo

as above ive just bought my first golf today im from angus in scotland the car is running around 300 ponies its powered by a 2.8 vr6 engine with a t34 turbo and megasquirt ecu its scary fast il get pics up if anyone would like to see  :wink:  

In a Mk1?????

Pics?

Mk1 Mk2 Mk3 it's a mistery!

Ah mk1 Coooooool, big engine in a little car  :wink:

paul_c said

In a Mk1?????

yeah mate in a mk1 i will take pics tomorrow and get them posted up tomorrow night its a fair beast

bigryrs said

paul_c said

In a Mk1?????

yeah mate in a mk1 i will take pics tomorrow and get them posted up tomorrow night its a fair beast

I bet it is! Welcome to the club and I can't wait to see the pics!

my brother also has a mk1 golf with a 2litre corrado engine turboed making about 240 hp and its quick as well but not as quick as this thing i personally know the guy who built both cars for his own personal use but once they are finished he uses them for a while and looks for a new project so i know the car inside out and if anything goes wrong hes more than willing to help out its got couple of rust spots here and there but hey its an a reg with original paint lol its to be expected aint it my brother is a paint sprayer at john clark bmw in aberdeen he is currently putting some new panels on his mk1 just now and hes got about 5ltrs of mars red spare so we are thinking of respraying the whole car so its minted its my first golf and i want to make an effort do you know of any other turbod mk1 golfs with vr6 engines on this forum cheers

welcome to the club
I imagine your beast handles like a camel on roller skates?
what brakes have you fitted?
power steering?

welcome looking forward to the pics sounds like a beast

Sounds like a beast!!

Welcome to the site.

A5OPY said

welcome to the club
I imagine your beast handles like a camel on roller skates?
what brakes have you fitted?
power steering?

2.5v6 vectra brakes 288mm disks all the parts are available from dingbros its been built with readily available parts it handles fine mate and power steering is for women lol

we want pics of this monster whats traction like :wink:

  that is awesome mate i get a real kick the 20vt mk1 but i bet thats just a complete animal in a straight line do you get much nose dive under braking?

bens_cab said

we want pics of this monster whats traction like :wink:

hi mate traction is tamed by a gripper diff from america cost about 600 quid and comes with a lifetime guarantee it wont break its a fair beast its just had a new 6 paddle clutch fitted last week its warp speed when you put the foot down i crap it everytime i sink the foot its a case of hold on for dear life ha ha

how you finding the megasquirt ive got it on my 20v and it goes like stink  :mrgreen:

bens_cab said

  that is awesome mate i get a real kick the 20vt mk1 but i bet thats just a complete animal in a straight line do you get much nose dive under braking?

the suspension is quite stiff all round so nose diving isnt really an issue and straight lines are a blur lol

bens_cab said

how you finding the megasquirt ive got it on my 20v and it goes like stink  :mrgreen:

megasquirt is ace mate i had it running my zetec turbo escort turbo its so simple to setup and map etc and its a very good fault finder when things aint working

the best thing about the car is its so plain no one would ever know and steel wheels  real sleeper

ive had a few scalps where people think its just a gti  :mrgreen:

bens_cab said

the best thing about the car is its so plain no one would ever know and steel wheels  real sleeper

ive had a few scalps where people think its just a gti  :mrgreen:

yeah mate but the funny thing is its not badged as a gti if you have a look it says gls   thats what makes it all worth it everybody things its a snail 1.3 gls how wrong are they eh  

man thats a tight fit in the bay haha!

do u get much cold air to the filter as its at the back?

and the washer bottle looks like its resting on your loom?

mite i sugest running hose from the rear washer bottle to cope with the fronts?

more space then

and then thers the battery relocation!


but damn i bet you love it i know i would!