Re: VW Sports Coupe Family Complete! (for now...)

[Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

I think you're confusing the two motors that we're available in the Corrado.
The VR6 and the G60 (supercharged 4 cylinder).

The G60 would be an impressive mod to a mk1.


- Jan Folkson 
NYC, NY 

http://www.janfolkson.com

'86 16V
'99 Passat GLS 1.8t
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8t


> I thought there was a discussion about the VR6 making the Scirocco
> nose heavy?
> 
> Would it not make more sense to fix and sell it so you can get another
> engine? It might handle better with a 1.8T.
> 
> Jean-Claude
> 84 8v
> 
> Neal Tovsen a écrit :
>> 
>> Well, I've been keeping my eyes on AutoTrader and the local papers, and
>> yesterday it finally paid off. I checked out the Orlando Sentinal on my way
>> out
>> of the hotel yesterday morning, and found the next piece of the puzzle.
>> 
>> The new member of the family is a Black 1990 Corrado G60. I got a pretty good
>> deal on it, and it will probably become the engine donor for the '77 Scirocco
>> in
>> a couple months. It's pretty ragged and has a million issues, but it runs
>> strong, shifts well, and brakes smoothly. That's all I need! Probably need to
>> rebuild the SC, but it doesn't seem to have grenaded yet. I may bypass the SC
>> and drive it from Orlando to Tampa for a while so I can get some use out of
>> it,
>> but then again, a black car in Florida with no A/C and only one functional
>> window is NOT a good commuter vehicle! Maybe if I fix the pass. window and
>> the
>> sunroof...
>> 
>> My coworker happened to have his digital camera at work, so I took pics at
>> lunch
>> today. Pictures are at <http://sixteenvolt.tzo.com/vw/corrado/>.
>> 
>> Neal
>> '88 Scirocco 16v
>> '77 Scirocco TBD (G60???)
>> '90 Corrado G60
>> '99 Impreza 2.5RS
>> 
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