The Official VR6 Engine Swap (Page 2/73)
AutoTech DEC 16, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by bmwguru:


turbo VR6



Nice, and whats the expectations?
Winkie DEC 16, 11:03 PM
Glad to see you got the car and are beginning your swap. I'm looking forward to this.

Red mirrors on a blue car. LOL.

Ryan
tjm4fun DEC 17, 09:09 AM
Now that's an interesting swap. looking foward to seeing it done.
I just keep looking at the block tho, it has to be longer than a 2.8 v6 tho, and even after reading the link, still looks that way. Narrower, most definately, but longer. I would guess with the tranny tho, overall it is not as wide, as most of the vw's tend to be a bit narrower.
I've looked at quite a few fwd setups and eyeballed them into a fiero, and if I didn';t need to drive the car everyday, I saw a few that looked like fun.... (wife keeps wondering why I keep looking at the fwd highlander 3.3vvt in her car and muttering that might fit...).

You;ve got the background for that type of drivetrain tho, so it makes the most sense to go with what you know. From your other posts, I expect this to be a sweet one of a kind ride when you're done, and hopefully you can make it a good viable swap for others to try, especially those that don't have a shop to work out of. Try to keep that in the back of your mind when doing the swap, but by no means compromise the install if that is not possible.
bmwguru DEC 17, 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by AutoTech:


Nice, and whats the expectations?



I'd rather not post the expectations at this time. As soon as I mention the number I am shooting for, this thread will be in the trash can. Right now, the engine is going in naturally aspirated. If all goes well, I'll bring it to Carlisle in May. After that, the turbo will be added on, but I'll probably build a second VR6 engine that can handle higher than stock horsepower to use the turbo. That way, I can enjoy driving this one and just do a quick engine swap.
As for the engine being long. It is no longer than an average four cylinder. When I did the initial measurements, the VR6 will fit in with plenty of room to spare.
Dave
bmwguru DEC 17, 12:07 PM

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Originally posted by bmwguru:

Yeah, Hopefully, I'll make my money back and then some on the extra parts.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think the Jetta is a 5x112. The Beetle and Audi TT are 5x100. I was thinking of trying to adapt Audi TT brakes on my Fiero, but that is later.
Dave




I just looked it up and the Jetta is a 5x100 with the same offset as the Fiero. I may have to see how the rims look on a Fiero....lol
Russ544 DEC 17, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by bmwguru:

Hi all,
I might be a little premature for this, but I have officially started the physical part of the VR6 engine swap.



Awww geeze. not another one of _those_ things. couldn't you do something a little different than everyone else?

I'm looking forward to watching something unique for a change. good work!

Russ544

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Fieroseverywhere DEC 17, 07:20 PM
I have a friend with a 01 jetta that will find this thread very interesting. Wheels are the same as fiero. We will both be watching this thread very closely. Nice to see someone do something unique for a change. Its been a while since that has happened with an engine swap. Short of the LS4 thats being done by Darth right now.

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bmwguru DEC 17, 09:36 PM

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Originally posted by Fieroseverywhere:

I have a friend with a 01 jetta that will find this thread very interesting. Wheels are the same as fiero. We will both be watching this thread very closely. Nice to see someone do something unique for a change. Its been a while since that has happened with an engine swap. Short of the LS4 thats being done by Darth right now.



Tell your friend that I'l be parting out the rest of the Jetta, so if he needs any parts, I'll have them. The rest of the body and interior are mint. I'll be posting the parts on vwvortex, thesamba, and ebay.
Dave

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Fieroseverywhere DEC 17, 09:52 PM

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Originally posted by bmwguru:

Tell your friend that I'l be parting out the rest of the Jetta, so if he needs any parts, I'll have them. The rest of the body and interior are mint. I'll be posting the parts on vwvortex, thesamba, and ebay.
Dave




He just stopped by but his car is in pretty good shape so there isn't much he can think of at the moment. He has some damage to the passenger fender and drivers door but nothing worth replacing the body panels over. He's may be interested in headliner if the price is right. He said he wants the motor but I told him its spoken for. If anything else comes up he will let me know so I can pass it on to you.

I know someone else that needs a drivers side mirror. She'll have to paint it but at least its in one piece unike the one on her car now.

I on the other hand want the marker lights and at least a little bit of the wiring to them. How much shipped to 97015? We can continue this conversation through PM or e-mail so as to not fill this thread with parts buying. Later

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tampalinc DEC 19, 05:21 PM
I hope this swap goes well, because I really want to see the TDI swap.