WA New Bora owner

[Lonewolf1983]

Hi All,

My old car (n14 pulsar, sr20ve, wilwoods, 200hp atw) got written off due to hail damage, so I decided its time for something a bit nicer to drive.

Bought this today.
2002 VW bora v6 4-motion
2.8L narrow angle V6 (147kw / 280nm)
6 speed manual
4motion AWD system
Leather, sunroof, electric everything

I drove this, and knew it was a step over other stuff in the price range for combination of looks, sound, performance and comfort.

Current mods:
KW Variant 1 coilovers (pretty slammed atm, haha)
Custom 2.5" cat back (replaces the HUGE rear muffler - pics to follow)
Audi A8 18x8" replica wheels
BMC Carbon air intake
Superchips Chip (apparently worth 15hp on a std car)
DVD/bluetooth 7" head unit



Some pics from the for sale ad:









Plans:
Wind up coilovers a bit
Haldex controller (more RWD bias)
brake upgrade (maybe)
change woodgrain interior parts to brushed aluminium
possibly a change of rims to OEM VW R32 18's to look like this (opinions welcome!):



Thanks for reading

[Kiel_GTI]

nice pick up.

yea i definately like the r32 wheels.

dont think you should raise it, seems to be a good stance for the car, and with KW's the likelihood is that its not doing any damage.

nice, and welcome to the forum

[Lonewolf1983]

id like to keep it lowered for looks, but it bottoms out a bit too easy, and has some nasty camber wear all around. Probably only go up 10mm or so.

[MattyT]

HAH! That's sikbora's old car!! Great to see its back in the hands of an enthusiast! Welcome aboard matey

[Lonewolf1983]

yeah, I did some research on the car prior to buying, and noted the car on here
Just ordered the R32 18" copies, should be here next week.

[Manaz]

2.8L narrow angle V6 (147kw / 280nm)

If yours is Australian delivered:

Power 150kW @ 6200rpm
Torque 270Nm @ 3200rpm

[Lonewolf1983]

was pretty close!
inconsequential anyway with the mods, may put it on the dyno one day

[MattyT]

It sure had no problems keeping up with my vr6 and r32's on cruises. Great car

(Although sikbora used to complain that it bottomed out on rough outback roads!!)

[Lonewolf1983]

its met a few speedhumps already!
going to be raised up a bit this week.

dieselgeek short shifter is ordered
r32 rims on their way
haldex controller soon too

[anthony]

Beautiful Bora,I am sure you are going to love it...and will become a huge VW fanatic...

Congratulations,and enjoy,enjoy,enjoy.

[TazzyVR6]

its met a few speedhumps already!
going to be raised up a bit this week.

dieselgeek short shifter is ordered
r32 rims on their way
haldex controller soon too

That's the way, get stuck in! And very nice car too.
Cheers,
Al

[geoff_gti]

Welcome to the forum mate!

I used to have an N14 SSS as well before the Dub haha, damn haven't been on ppg in years!

I saw this one for sale recently as well and thought it was sikbora (Dan)'s old ride although it could have changed hands a few times since then. What was the story with the replacement engine?

Cheers

[Lonewolf1983]

the N14 was a lot of fun, but a pain in the ass to drive sometimes.

Car has a BMC CDA, and I think the previous owner had the air intake tube right down in the guard, went through a big puddle and hydrolocked the motor.
I have the reciept for the replacement of the bottom end, as the old one had bent conrods and scored cylinders.

[bradman29]

good 2 c sum bora's getting round im lookign for sum more stuff for my bora so ne links or nething that u can share would b appreciated

[dylan8]

Looks good mate, the r32 wheels are great for that OEM+ look. How do you find the KWs?
I like the height it is, a little scraping or avoiding carparks with ramps never hurt anyone.