Re: 24V VR6 introduced in Europe...VWoA blows

["Aaron D. Patton" <apatton1@airmail.net>]

I hope you are either made out of money or are happy with close to stock
horsepower with that 1.8t.  The most the stock turbo will pump out is enough
for about 220hp.  And at that level the turbo is spinning at ludicrous
speeds.  For real horsepower you gotta replace the turbo and the intercooler
and the exhaust manifold, get headwork, o-ring the head, total seal
rings.............in other words BIG money.
BTW, I know a guy that works at a VW/Audi dealership here and he is
reporting that some of the local Audi A4s that have been pumped up are not
lasting very long under the increased strain before they grenade.
Me, I'll take my understressed 178+ hp SLC and cruise it another 70k miles.
:-)>  Or maybe the Twin Turbo 2.7 litre V6 out of the Euro Audi S4?  Hehe,
that would be fun!

Aaron
'79 Scirocco S- Still FOR SALE (in Dallas, TX)
'93 Corrado SLC

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike VanAmburgh <vwvr6r@fiber.net>
To: Scirocco <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 1999 1:50 AM
Subject: Re: 24V VR6 introduced in Europe...VWoA blows


>I posted this to the GTI list a couple days ago, but since the VR6 topic
>comes up, I'm putting it here too.  The VR6 12V is still available in
>the States, but minor power differences for 99.  The hp rating is 174
>and the torque rating is 181.  No drastic changes, but the good thing
>about it is that the power comes on at lower rpms now, too. The VR6 in
>the Eurovan is a 140 hp version set up for more useable torque.
>
>If ya ask me, screw the 24V VR6.  Gimme a GTI with the 1.8T!  :-)
>
>-Mike
>95 GTI VR6
>88 Scirocco 16V
>87 Cabbie
>
>> Here's a short blurb about the new VR6 that is in the new Road & Track
>> in the Ampersand section.
>>
>> In Europe, the Volkswagen Golf with the narrow-angle 2.8 liter VR6 has
>> just been reintroduced.  But the engine isn't the same VR6 as you have
>> in the U.S.  Thanks to a new cylinder head with four valves per cylinder
>> and variable valve timing, the European engine puts out 204 bhp and 198
>> lb. ft. of torque, gains of 30 bhp and 17 lb ft, respectively.
>> Unfortunately, VW of America has no immediate plans to use this hotter
>> VR6 in the U.S. market.
>>
>> That last sentence really hurts.
>>
>> -Mike
>
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