Who knows about VWs?

[Dtowncats]

There is someone who wants to race me. He has a New Beetle with a VR6 swap. I have tried searching the web a bit to find some info about mods for these but I keep coming up with nothing. He told me he is putting down 287 whp. This is from a TB, intake, cams, and some other stuff I forgot. Does that hp number sound like too much for a VR6, mind you it isn't turbo'd. He said next summer he will be running a 75 shot. Just trying to get opinions. I don't want to race him yet but he goes to Cecil County a good bit, and from what he says, he ran a 12.8x. Maybe next spring I will meet him there though.

If anyone is going to Cecil tonight, watch for an RX7 to run in the 8s. That is my cousin's buddy.

Thanks guys.

 

[charlesw6954]

Do those vr6's come in the new vw's? My former co-worker had a vw jetta v6 standard trans. Had similar mods and i just ate him in my old 2000gt.
he had tb, inkake, cams and exhuast. it was funny that i beat him so bad with just exhuast.

if he really runs 12's make sure you do to. Then you'll really find out if he actually does.

 

[88306stang]

My buddy has a 63 VW beetle with a built motor with a turbo on it and it flys. It is the fastest VW i have ever been in

 

[Jaswir]

if its not turbo it isnt putting no where near 287rwh,,

For 99.5 to 2002 its the 12valves with 174 HP
for the 2002.5 to now its the 24valves 200hp

 

[8950HO]

Who the hell would want to mod a new Beetle,wtf? .

 

[JMD Engineering]

no way in hell he's putting that down OR that he ran those kind of numbers. My buddy has a GTI 1.8T, with a rack of stuff done to it.. and puts down like 230whp. I owned the living crap out of him from a dig/30roll. 60roll he was starting to reel me in.. my gears didnt help much at 100 and he holds boost 4th/5th. annnd you dont have to worry about boost. soo - yeah

pretty much put a good chunk of change on the table and give it a go. :SNSign:

edit- my car had 3.73s, exhaust, b303.

 

[Shakerhood]

My buddy has a 63 VW beetle with a built motor with a turbo on it and it flys. It is the fastest VW i have ever been in

Old VWs can be VERY fast, there were Street Driven Daily Drivers running low 12s in the early 1970s.