Quick Do-it yourself mods for more HP, MK3

[addicted2thevr6]

does anyone know of some quick do-it yourself mods i can do to get some more HP for my MK3 VR6? any ideas? :confused:

[Paul]

racerfactory.com

[veedubber7]

i feel like i should be asking you those kind of questions

[addicted2thevr6]

i feel like i should be asking you those kind of questions
Why is that?

[SYNYSTAGLI]

Why is that?

cause you da VR6 EXPERT :eek: :eek:

oh and it's been known that a SoCalEuro sticker adds a few ponies AND torque to boot :corn:

[PDVR6]

Run the car without the head, its just dead weight. :tup:

[FunkTron]

pour sand into the intake manifold and rev it to like 5000 rpms for about 10 minutes.....

thats the cheapest way to polish the intake manifold...

it also does a decent job of polishing the exhaust manifold as well.....but doesnt quite do the job of the pros. but for the money...cant beat it.

[deWolff]

OUCH!!!:ha:

pour sand into the intake manifold and rev it to like 5000 rpms for about 10 minutes.....

thats the cheapest way to polish the intake manifold...

it also does a decent job of polishing the exhaust manifold as well.....but doesnt quite do the job of the pros. but for the money...cant beat it.

[PDVR6]

pour sand into the intake manifold and rev it to like 5000 rpms for about 10 minutes.....

thats the cheapest way to polish the intake manifold...

it also does a decent job of polishing the exhaust manifold as well.....but doesnt quite do the job of the pros. but for the money...cant beat it.


Waste of time, ... remove head!

[1.8T]

Here are some quick ones.


If you don't have one already, make some sort of an intake to get cooler air and more flow.

Run synthetic oil.

Over gap your plugs just a little bit. like .050 over.

Find ways to lighten your car.

reset your ecu.

remove your exhaust, if you feel frisky just run open header.

Make sure your tires are inflated properly.

Figure out your HP and TQ power curves and your gear ratios. From there you can find the ideal shift point for each gear.

Anyone else care to add?

[Troike]

If you don't have an aftermarket intake, drill holes in the fender side of the lower air intake box (below the filter), it'll suck in slightly colder air.
There's DIYs on that all over Vortex ... can also modify the inside of the intake box a bit, like blocking the reroute from the exhaust that heats up your engine temp quicker.

[PDVR6]

basically, if you want more horsepower there is no real cheap way to do it.

[Fritz]

buy my k04 and have a manifold, dp, and piping fab'd, go to jeff moss for GIAC software.. BLAM-O, you'll be beating hondas before you know it.

[addicted2thevr6]

buy my k04 and have a manifold, dp, and piping fab'd, go to jeff moss for GIAC software.. BLAM-O, you'll be beating hondas before you know it.
the hondas are shit anyway... i am not worried about that.

[mitssn]

NOS--Man you need NOS!!!!! hahaha!!!!!!

[addicted2thevr6]

doesnt NOS F-up your engine?

[mike]

NOS is fine when its hooked put properly, if not....BLAM! I know a guy with a 944 turbo that uses it untill it reaces boost to make up for the lag of a giant turbonetics turbo, it has a boost switch that turns it of, for your car an exhaust is cheap, chip too, cut your airbox with a K&N. FREE STUFF take out the back seat, carpet, luggage cover, airbags, stereo and a/c (if you can live with out them), then if you want get lighter seats, light racing battery, light wheels, put it on a diet. that not only helps acceleration, but cornering and braking as well. I know stripping a GT3 and adding a full cage lowers the weight by 400 lbs. thats alot, and MK3's can become very light. you'll be chasing Porsches in no time, I usually crash there canyon runs and emarass them pretty bad in a canyon, I'm gonna flatpack mine on the scales at work one of these days to see how low I have it.

But Pat has an excellent suggestion by removing the head, its a good 90-100 lbs, thats about an effective 10hp!

[addicted2thevr6]

Run the car without the head, its just dead weight. :tup:
whats the head?

[SYNYSTAGLI]

whats the head?


http://www.auri.org/news/ainjul99/images/headbeer.gif

[mike]

http://www.turn2usa.com/images/cch/t2_cchvr6_1.jpg this is a VR6 head, your car wont run without it. we were joking. everyone has to learn sometime. :)

[addicted2thevr6]

oh.. hahaha yea i get it. i have never heard that term before. Maybe technical terms would be better. Real technical

[veedubber7]

go to vwvortex.com and there is a 12v vr6 forum, you can learn a lot of things about your motor there. you will get flamed a lot easier so choose your questions wisely. :hammerh:

[SYNYSTAGLI]

oh.. hahaha yea i get it. i have never heard that term before. Maybe technical terms would be better. Real technical

Can I ask you what term have you heard for the head? :confused:

[addicted2thevr6]

go to vwvortex.com and there is a 12v vr6 forum, you can learn a lot of things about your motor there. you will get flamed a lot easier so choose your questions wisely. :hammerh:

yea uhhh i couldnt find that forum, thanks man

[veedubber7]

yea uhhh i couldnt find that forum, thanks man


http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=29

[SYNYSTAGLI]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=29


Damn...throwin him in the mosh pit huh?? :D

[sensinitas]

Here are some quick ones.


If you don't have one already, make some sort of an intake to get cooler air and more flow.

Run synthetic oil.

Over gap your plugs just a little bit. like .050 over.

Find ways to lighten your car.

reset your ecu.

remove your exhaust, if you feel frisky just run open header.

Make sure your tires are inflated properly.

Figure out your HP and TQ power curves and your gear ratios. From there you can find the ideal shift point for each gear.

Anyone else care to add?
I have never heard of overgapping your spark plugs. What can that possibly do for horsepower?

[ALEX91GTI]

you can make your own intake from your local home depot. take off your mid-muffler and the other stuff said by 1.8t

[vtecwho]

Damn...throwin him in the mosh pit huh?? :D

i would say snake pit!