Just came across a blown VR shortblock everything looks good inside (except the spun rod bearing) . I want to rebuild it , ive built many engines in my life before but never a v-dub and i know volkswagons are very picky, soooooo......

I want to build this one better than stock( if possible) without spending 2 grand, maybe a little higher compression and a ported stock intake manifold . Can anyone refer me to anyone that sells good parts for these motors , like gasket sets, ring/piston sets and good bearings , and of course oil pump , chains and guides etc

 

Integrated Engineering pistons, rods, bearings...ETC

http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Corrado--VR6_12v/ oil pump, chain, chain guides...ETC


i just picked the corrado because i know it has the 12v VR6


but personally i'd drop the compression to about 8.5:1 and boost the fuck out of it.

 

urotuning.com

 

read this.

VWVortex.com - How to build a relatively inexpensive, reliable, powerful Vr6.

 

Great post.

 

i would have to disagree on the short runner statement though, i saw huge gains with my custom short runner manifold, nothing is cheap for a vw let alone a vr6, the factory internals can handle some power and turbo is a good way to go i have the 2.9L VR6 in mine and with just a few mods and 10lbs it makes 338HP to the wheels, on 15lbs it jumps to almost 400 i run stock internals(rated for 500Hp)

 

N/A or force induction with the short runner?
Also none on the mass produced SRI for the VR6 have showed any significant gains on a N/A VR. If he does anything just get a 2.9 manifold or make a clone.

 

mine is forced induction, no N/A for me its no fun that way

 

I was talking about the power increase with the SRI, was it when you were N/A or after you had turbo'd the car?

 

its never run N/A always been turbo, i dont know about the massed produced SRIs mine was custom made for the setup im running