Vr6 2.8 Conversion!!??

[greekboy698]

I have been offered a 2.8 golf mark111
and i was thinking of putting it into my 2000 ibiza 1.4s

is this hard??

anyone done it before know any extras i will need??

thanks!!

 

[Ninja]

it wont be easy!

 

[merlin051]

Dont you have the wrong chassis for that conversion? i thought you'd need atleast the mk3 sport (1.6) to do that?

 

[m0rk]

chassis is the same....

if you have a complete donor car, it'll be a walk in the park (with oil)

remove engine/box from ibiza & replace with that from the golf. you may as well fit the wider front wishbones & hubs to get the bigger brakes too.

take the wiring loom from the golf & fit it to the Ibiza (engine side only)

 

[greekboy698]

cheers mate

are the engine mounts the same??

if nto know any where i can get dem?

cheers

 

[m0rk]

use the mounts off the mk3 golf, and bolt them to your mk3 ibiza subframe

 

[Adam R]

chassis is the same....

you may as well fit the wider front wishbones & hubs to get the bigger brakes too.

i think that is very needed. 1.4 brakes are cack and wont stop the car. also you will need to upgrade your current suspension as a 2.8 engine is a darn sight heavier than the 1.4!

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Be nice to see this actually happening and not just talk as it normally is

 

[m0rk]

i think that is very needed. 1.4 brakes are cack and wont stop the car. also you will need to upgrade your current suspension as a 2.8 engine is a darn sight heavier than the 1.4!

they're not a whole lot better as 288mm brakes really... but better than 239's!

 

[godzuki]

Vr6 subframe should bold straight in along with wishbones ,ARB,hub's etc..

 

[Adam R]

they're not a whole lot better as 288mm brakes really... but better than 239's!

i thought the 380mm conversion would be the best best if a standard 'cheap' set up was done.. if not you want some big stoppers like some decent 4 pots

 

[Jamin Berry]

Be nice to see this actually happening and not just talk as it normally is

Been done twice i think.

 

[Rick1.8t]

Willl you be able to use the stock exhaust manifold/downpipe - or will it hit anything?

You may want to think about suspension too as this engine will weigh loads more than the 1.4 - and a lot more than the 1.8t too i expect.

Sounds like an interesting conversion, i turbocharged VR in a cupra car would be lovely, im not sure what it would do to the handling though as it is a big old steel lump.

Good luck with it if you go ahead, it would make for an awesome sleeper for sure!

Rick

 

[Cupra Kid]

Yup i know of a couple of MK2 ibiza's with V6's in them

 

[Jamin Berry]

Willl you be able to use the stock exhaust manifold/downpipe - or will it hit anything?

You may want to think about suspension too as this engine will weigh loads more than the 1.4 - and a lot more than the 1.8t too i expect.



Rick

Its only circa 20kg heavier than the 20vT

 

[Rick1.8t]

20kgs isnt a great deal if that is correct, move the battery to the boot and reduce the washer bottle size and it wouldnt be that noticable i wouldnt think.

 

[pj1985]

I thought the vr6 was alot heavier...at least 50% more than the 1.8t

 

[Cupra Kid]

not that much heavier, but it is a fair old weight, serious suspension work will be needed to get it to steer

 

[Jon@VAGWORX]

Take a look here mate - http://mk2vr6.com/board/index.php
Baisically the same conversion. You will need to upgrade fuel pump and cut the chasis leg to physically get the engine in, but everything else will be a 'rob off a mk3 golf' job.

Vr is 45kg heavier btw.

 

[godzuki]

Its only circa 20kg heavier than the 20vT

TBH its more like 20kg like you say,20vt is a heavy engine with more added on (intercooler + pipes etc..) suspension must be mk3 ibiza though not VR6 but the rest will bolt on