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Hi mate, you need to lower the compression with a spacer plate. 8:5:1 is what most people say you should run. You can run higher compression as I know people who have had 15+ psi on a 9:5:1. It al depends if your willing to take the risk

Best way mate, do all the work your self. I thaugh my self to weld quite afew years ago. It's not to hard buddy, practice first. Practices loads. Once you think your good, Try welding two Stanley blades together. It's all about keeping the seam constant. Once you got that down and can weld thin blades together you should be quite decent at welding.

Hi guys decided to start a build thread on my caddy at the moment its ready for mot but id thought id show you guys how It looked when i got it.The plan was to buy a cheap mk3 golf and put a 12v vr6 lump in it but then the caddy came up for sale for cheep I paid £300 notes for it and it came with a vr6 engine and box.oh yeah and half stripped the lad had crashed hisbvan an used mine as a spares van. First up was a test fit . After that pulled the mot or back out and cleaned up the bay. Timing chain and guides were next. Got the engine back together. Ready to go in. She's in. Got t

Read my build thread here http://www.vr6oc.com/forum/topic/46794-v6-4motion-turbo-build-thread/ Granted it's a 24v engine but most of the ideas and fabrication is the same between all vr6 engines. I'm using a Garrett GT3582R ball bearing turbo with a .82 AR exhaust housing. In a high gear I can get full boost right around 3k rpm and doesn't run out of puff at high rpm.

No it has gas I made sure I got a mig welder. I have no idea where I am gonna get the gas from yet [emoji23][emoji23][emoji16][emoji16]

I have a very old dumper truck on the farm that needs loads of work so I am going to practise on that before I go near my car ha ha, I will try the stanly blades and give you a picture I am sure I will make a mess.

Sick of let downs so I bought myself a welding kit [emoji23] this could be fun, going to have enough equipment to open a garage at the rate this is going!

Good prices too at ASH. I buy stuff from there.

Hi, i drove from down south to him. no more than half a day on the rollers so if you set out early only a day. i would say make sure that the car is in tip-top condition before you go, its a long way to go to find out when you get there that there is an issue. i would do a service first, plugs leads oil and filters etc. in my experience the VR is sluggish lowdown, mine only felt nice to drive after cams, schrick etc.. i was expecting more from a 2.8 V6 and at the last RR day at stealth that i went to a pissy fiesta st pulled more than a lot of cars +200hp and tq! good luck s

To be honest it's a work in progress I need the battery out of the engine bay but I am waiting for my rollcage to arrive so know where to fit things.

hi mate, you cant map either ODB1 or 2 via that port and i believe the 1 doesnt even have one? the chip needs to be pulled and reflashed. vince at stealth (http://stealthracing.co.uk/) is recommended but you will need to visit after each major mod £250-300 a pop! otherwise go standalone £500-1200 (megasquirt - lugtronic PNP) good luck steve mine didnt pull well either until those rpm's so afaik thats usual (until i schricked it, 210llb\ft @ 4k!)