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Hi I recently purchased my first water cooled vw which is a e reg type 25 single cab pick up, it come with no engine or box but was originally a 1.9 petrol so I'm toying with the idea of fitting a vr6 engine into it, I have a mk3 golf vr6 engine here but my question is what else is required to fit it into the vehicle and what gearbox should I look for,any thanks

Rob

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E D I T: Alledged to a bit thirsty:

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Is that fuel pouring out the side at 1.43

Certainly looks like it's coming out of the fuel cap, that van looks ace I want to put a vr6 in mine now even more, just sourcing what parts I need and where from, anyone have any suggestions?

A bunch of us chatted to a younger German fella at Hockenheim who had done the VR6 swap, his first conversion!
It goes like a stabbed rat but yes it is thirsty. Both VR5 and 6 suffer from poor specific fuel consumption.
Needs about a 4" hatch lift too, its not a short motor.

I read somewhere that the hatch height in the pickup is higher than the standard van, is this true? Fuel economy is not something that bothers me as it won't be used as a daily driver just want to build something a bit special

I missed the bit where you said its a truck! Nothing to worry about then, loads more headroom.
Make sure you renew the cam chain tensioner...

Hasn't rob got one in is blue syncro? You know, that galvanised one.

Yep, although it is a bus not a truck, well worth a look at the Slobbo van.

silverbullet wrote:A bunch of us chatted to a younger German fella at Hockenheim who had done the VR6 swap, his first conversion!
It goes like a stabbed rat but yes it is thirsty. Both VR5 and 6 suffer from poor specific fuel consumption.
Needs about a 4" hatch lift too, its not a short motor.

I have a VR5 golf, it is really thirsty when you're driving it hard. Makes me smile though.

On paper the V5 would be great in a syncro (not too long) but for some reason they just dont work very well. Maybe its the long & short ports that have to snake past the head studs etc? Maybe the inlet charge just picks up too much heat?

Ok so I think I've found somewhere I can get the conversion plate/flywheel from, anyone have any idea what other engine mounts are required and how I would go about the wiring? Many thanks for your help guys it's much appreciated

It is a common conversion over here -

These guys do everything needed. http://vw-winkler.de/VW-VR6

http://www.vw-winkler.de" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; for all your vr6 conversion parts (not cheap though) and you could ask Syncroandy very nicely for a custom loom.
Titus just beat me to it!
Duncan.

Hi, gonna sound really thick now but that website is in German anyone got any ideas how to convert it? If I get the adaptor plate and flywheel what other mints do I need or can I use the original mounts? Thanks