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  1. Turbo time

    in Members Rides and Event Photos

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    Hello all! It’s been a minute since I’ve posted on here.. ended up buying an s3 that’s been keeping me on my toes so not had a lot of funds to put into the turbo build. Finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel the golf is booked in at RK engineering in St Agnes (local VW specialist ) to have the ECU swapped over and turbo mapped in early June. ended up going with a Borgwarner s363 turbo looking to make around 500hp.
    Specs are


    VR6 2.8 12v AAA
    R32 Turbo Rods
    Schimmel 263 cams
    Borgwarner S363
    Sachs Performance Clutch
    Fabless Hydraulic Clutch kit
    R32 Gearbox (4th gear support)
    Forge Quick Shifter
    Quaife LSD
    Epytec Driveshafts
    Golf Mk4 shifter
    X-Parts Intake & Exhaust Manifold
    X-Parts 3” Downpipe
    Tial 38mm wastegate
    Arlows Fuel Rail
    Porsche 996 Calipers
    Emu Classic

    I’ll try and post a vid of it running once she’s ready


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  6. Mk2 vr6t question

    in Engine Tuning

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    Hi guys , First post in a year because I’ve been too busy enjoying my VR6! But I’ve decided to sell my supercharger and finally go the turbo route, something I’ve been wanting to do since I had it rebuilt last year, I was hoping to get some advice on what turbo setup I’d need to hit around 500-600hp mark to suit the build I’ve got. specs are as follows;

     

    9:1 compression

    Schimmel 263’s

    Forged Bottom end

    ARP all round

    V5 gearbox

    Stock vr6 clutch (replacing)

     

    I’ve been using the stock mk2 ecu but in the process of ordering an emu black.

     

     

    Any help would would be greatly appreciated,

     

     

     

    Brannon

  7. Unused engine rebuild parts

    in Engine Parts

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    All parts ordered from Schimmel Performance middle of last year but didn’t end up fitting them,

     

    Parts are as follows;

     

    Ferrea - VR6 12v Stainless Highflow Intake/Exhaust Valves (+1mm oversized) x12

     

    VR6 12v Heavy Duty Valve Springs Set

     

    VR6 12v Titanium Retainers

     

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  11. Possible Headgasket ? Help need needed

    in Engine Maintenance and Problems

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    4 minutes ago, VR6 Supercharged said:

    Did you get to the bottom of the overheating issue?:ph34r:

     Hi mate, well I believe so! I followed your advice and checked the radiator all seemed fine, also tried the cardboard to see anything under it but nothing - I did however notice a squeal from the engine bay after it warmed up and my supercharger wasn't completely on tight, and i believe that was the source of the noise, anyway... onto the important bit! I took it to RK Engineering in St Agnes who looked it over, basically HG had blown but not going into cylinders (could see small amount of residue coming from block after spraying compressed air, he then tighten the nearest head bolt to the leak which he said didnt look like it had been done up enough, after that he put K-seal through the system and ran it for a bit, I am now no longer losing coolant and can feel the power returning slightly, His prognosis was new HG sooner or later, also SC stripped with new belt and smaller pulleys and boosted, also advised Spacer with mk4 head gasket to lower compression, and finally because my 3rd gear is starting to mash up maybe a v5 or touran 6 speed gearbox. So thats where I'm at currently, He'd put the car up in the air and told me it was generally in good knick but with a lot of these show cars (or ex show cars) they haven't been given the service they require. Ive been told its about a 2 month wait to get the work done but he can do the gearbox earlier :)

  12. Possible Headgasket ? Help need needed

    in Engine Maintenance and Problems

    Posted

    Update! - On the drive home from work today car began to overheat again - checked expansion tank and it was empty, filled her up and took it steady on the way home (about 10 miles) and the temp gauge was barely reaching 60 degrees - not sure what to check now, thermostat? would a worn out water pump stop coolant flowing correctly? i'll pull the radiator off on the weekend and check it over <_<

     

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated :)

  17. Possible Headgasket ? Help need needed

    in Engine Maintenance and Problems

    Posted

    As title suggests I believe I have headgasket failure , over the last few days I've noticed when I've been driving for around 20mins I can see the temp gauge getting up to around 110 degrees, the first time it happened I pulled over and saw steam coming from the expansion tank saw that the cap wasn't sitting flush so bought another and it seems to have fixed the problem, however it's leaking oil from just below the crankcase where big block meets upper - it's not a lot but I can see residue where it's come out.

    (I've posted a photo not the best angle)

     

    I'm also not getting any hot air into the cabin is this synonymous with head gasket failure or blocked rad? I've checked oil cap and no creamy sludge on it also checked dipstick, ran car without expansion tank cap to see if it started bubbling but it didn't.

     

     

    Any help would be truly appreciated!

     

    UPDATE* It's in the garage currently and they're going to inspect it tomorrow (I can hear them scrambling for the calculator already!) lol

     

     

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  22. Insurance

    in Frequently Asked Questions

    Posted

    On 09/12/2016 at 8:56 PM, VR6 Supercharged said:

    Nice. Well worth the trip obviously. Have to say it does look very nice in the pictures without a doubt. Good luck with the insurance, hopefully you get a good deal/price. :rolleyes: 

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    Hi Just thought i'd give you an update, went with Adrian Flux they said if I waited till I was 21 they could give me a quote and i got 1900 quid fully comp thats with 1 year no claims which im pleased with considering the only other people that would insure me were '4youngdrivers' quoting 3500!! haha. 

     

    Cheers hope you all had a good christmas

  24. Insurance

    in Frequently Asked Questions

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    3 minutes ago, VR6 Supercharged said:

    Blimey, that was a quick post as its only just ended on fleabay. I was watching it just to see what it made as it looks very nice indeed. ;) Try either Adrian Flux or Footman James, as they both do classic, modified insurance. Although there is another company that Members use on here down your way that maybe cheaper? Chris Knott I think it is, wouldn't quote me though because of my postcode (Manchester) :huh:

     

     

    Hi mate I went up Wednesday morning (left cornwall at 5am! lol) and bought her there and then for a little over what it went for on ebay, really happy with it all it needs now is some wheels! I'll check out Adrian Flux as my mate chose then for his mk2 aswell

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