VW Rabbit 16V
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VW Rabbit 16V
Sup everyone.. nicer, cleaner new forums.. but to the point .. i looking at buying a VW rabbit and droping a 16v into it .. and i was wondering at how much labor ..and in the end how fast it might actually be.
Willing to take anyones insightful opinions..
Willing to take anyones insightful opinions..
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Originally Posted by NOTORIOUS VR
That rabbit in u'r sig looks nice!! do u have the link do that car domain site u got it from? I'd like to see some other pics.
I especially like the Porsche mirrors
I especially like the Porsche mirrors
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saying whats up to all the people that waste their life away here!
Anyway, my friend has a rabbit like that one, except the one pictured looks a lot better, anyway he droped a 16V in it, had some work done to fuel variation, suspension, also, had it tuned. His hitting mid 13s,
Pretty quick, now his thinking of a transplating the mkiv vr6 engine into it, and buying a supercharger. After everything said and done he should be hitting mid to low 11s. 1000lb car+vr6=fast vdub.
Anyway, my friend has a rabbit like that one, except the one pictured looks a lot better, anyway he droped a 16V in it, had some work done to fuel variation, suspension, also, had it tuned. His hitting mid 13s,
Pretty quick, now his thinking of a transplating the mkiv vr6 engine into it, and buying a supercharger. After everything said and done he should be hitting mid to low 11s. 1000lb car+vr6=fast vdub.
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Rabbits are getting harder to find now days, it'll be hard to find one in good condition for a good price. 16v engines usually go for under $500 for the 2L's.
To answer your question about the labour:
The mechanical part can be done in a day or 2. Taking out the original engine won't take that long, a few hours with the proper tools.
You'll need scirocco 16v mounts and scirocco 16v exhaust manifold and downpipe
The wiring can be a bit of a bitch tho. If you get a 2L 16v and use the CIS-E Motronic injection that comes with it it'll be even harder. You can also use regular CIS-E that comes in scirocco 16v's, but it's meant for 1.8L's and runs lean up top, if you decide to use CIS-E, you'll also need the scirocco intake manifold, and you can make a fuel enrichement module which gives extra fuel @ WOT.
To answer your question about the labour:
The mechanical part can be done in a day or 2. Taking out the original engine won't take that long, a few hours with the proper tools.
You'll need scirocco 16v mounts and scirocco 16v exhaust manifold and downpipe
The wiring can be a bit of a bitch tho. If you get a 2L 16v and use the CIS-E Motronic injection that comes with it it'll be even harder. You can also use regular CIS-E that comes in scirocco 16v's, but it's meant for 1.8L's and runs lean up top, if you decide to use CIS-E, you'll also need the scirocco intake manifold, and you can make a fuel enrichement module which gives extra fuel @ WOT.
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Ya man your right bout rabbits being hard to find... i havent found a rabbit sedan yet.. and i have been keeping my eyes open for about a month.. even using autotrader.ca and styll comming up with absolutly nothing.. thanks for the info bout the install...
Last edited by powered_by_a_rabbit; Feb 18, 2005 at 04:38 PM.