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hello guys,, What is the best Engine swap (for the more HP) Golf MK2

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  • #16
    ^^Indeed!
    If money isn't an issue and you want rear wheel drive, why dont you just get an E46 M3? Or turbo a 1 series 135i if you still want a hatch??
    I'm guessing you like the mk2 Golf because of its handling and relatively light weight? Well, a VR6/R32 turbo conversion is all well and good for insane power, but you will destroy the nimble feel of the mk2 chassis that you liked in the beginning, thus making the project a bit self defeating. Plus, all that power in a front driver and the car will be all over the place to drive. My mk2 1.8t has 250hp at the front wheels with a LSD and even that is a real handful!
    Buy an R32, turbo it and be done with it!!??

    Just my 2c
    Last edited by GOLFBALLS; 03-10-2011, 03:09 AM.
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    • #17
      Hey mate i drive a mk2 vr6 daily , the motor is pretty much stock. its pretty much exactly the same as driving a mk3 vr6 everyday which i also have, when you do the conversion properly into a mk2 you have all mk3 underpinnings and a mk2 shell. the car doesnt become some nose heavy monster, it becomes the same as the mk3 vr6. yes its heavier and it might not turn in as well but you wouldnt notice that in 99% of your daily driving, in a race car you would. but i love the way the vr6 pulls from down low and makes the car easy to drive. I think ppl are more surprised to hear the vr6 noise from such a small car then the sound of another turbo car. 1.8t or vr6 they are both good conversions hp is really only limited buy your wallet.
      MK1 4door
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      1st place, stock MK3VR6. Vw nationals 07
      2nd place, mod MK2VR6. Vw nationals 09
      and untold wrecks

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