The Engine Is Finally Dead!! Any Ideas 4 A Transplant?? 1.8t or VR6??

[alex_shepz]

My poor lil bezza's engine desided 2 die the other! Sadly the cambelt went and was towed all the way home!
So now ive decided 2 make it a lil more fun... The interior is fully stripped and have 2 make the decision on which bucket seats 2 use! And why not change the engine since its gone! Would just like some info on what im in for haha! And also would the bezza's seats fit into a Polo 6n?? Il get some photos up soon as possible, just dont no how 2 upload pictures haha! Many thanks 4 any help, Alex

 

[Cupra_be_good_?]

Theres only one choice...

If I was you mate it would have to be the TD unit out of the Ibiza or Fabia VRs!

All that torque!

 

[Boi Ninja]

ooo ...the vr6 has such a sweet grunt and sound to it, but the 1.8t is more twerkable. hmm, youd prob be better off with a 1.8t but i dnt think ive heard of anyone try the vr6 engine into the ibiza... the outcome should be well nice.

 

[jenk]

1.6 16v from a lupo gti................with a charger

 

[jenk]

ooo ...the vr6 has such a sweet grunt and sound to it, but the 1.8t is more twerkable. hmm, youd prob be better off with a 1.8t but i dnt think ive heard of anyone try the vr6 engine into the ibiza... the outcome should be well nice.

VR drops strait in, theres a turbo'd one on here.

 

[rocket_ronnie]

do something bonkers like a r32 engine

 

[alex_shepz]

Located a VR6 golf at a decent price too.. would much prefer the corrado VR6 as there faster! I would 2 love an R32 engine but have u seen the prices OMG!!! Does any1 no anything about Emarald ECU's?? My dad known the owner of them, wondering if there any good...?

 

[dougy69]

i put a vr6 motor in mine and have loved every minute of it since. unfortuantly i may have to sell it soon though due to money and housing issues!!

 

[alex_shepz]

Quality!! Was it really easy 2 fit then? u got any pictures of it? shame u have 2 sell it, bet its phat!

 

[Boi Ninja]

i put a vr6 motor in mine and have loved every minute of it since. unfortuantly i may have to sell it soon though due to money and housing issues!!

....pictures? videos? ...sound clips? ...anything hehe

 

[hopkinsgm]

...Does any1 no anything about Emarald ECU's??...

I know a couple of people using them in kit cars. Seem decent enough, they're reasonably well put together and seem to offer much the same functionality as any other off-the-shelf aftermarket ECU. Depends really - do you really *need* to change the ECU? These kind of boxes really come into their own if you're doing frequent engine modifications and need to remap regularly as a result or if you want to run multiple maps for some reason or another (e.g. multiple boost settings/timing settings on forced induction motors). In which case, it's probably wisest to choose the ECU that's favoured by your local trusted rolling road operator of choice, or whoever else you plan to use to do the (re)mapping...

 

[andycupra]

1.8 all the way.
the Vr6 is les tunable and too heavy.

its was too heavy for the golf...

 

[dougy69]

was quite straight forward with a bit of information from a few people from a vr6 forum!!
i got one that was in a golf but had only been put in that a year or so (20k). It was the le mans engine bought from TSR so has a 2.9 bottom end and ported and polished head and a few other bits!

pics

more can be seen on
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ibizaboy/ibiza/


havent got a video or a sound clip but the sound it makes, like all vr6's is awesome!!

 

[MarkJ]

Mmm vr6 Bet it sounds sweet. Is it not a bit heavy for the beeza?

 

[dougy69]

no. if anything id have said the handling improved when i put it in!!

this is a quote from a golf forum but the cars and the principle are pretty much the same


"The 1.8T and VR6 swaps are the two most popular swaps into the MKII chassis. While you can argue that the 1.8T swap would be better because it would place less weight over the front end of the MKII chassis, the weight savings are pretty nominal as the compact VR6 engine isnit that much heavier than the 1.8T when you take into account the intercooler, piping and other items that come along with a turbocharged car. Total weight difference is about 80lbs"

 

[Boi Ninja]

ahh man that made my week...thats real nice, i remember seeing your car on the forum when i first joined. did u sell it about a year ago? or you still have it?

 

[dougy69]

i still have it but its now up for sale!

 

[Cupra Kid]

How much do you want for it out of curiosity?