Mk2 R32 Conversion

[DeadJester]

Hi, new to the forums thought id make one of my first posts about a very big engine lol

been seeing a couple r32 mk2's on some forums was wondering if anyone has any ideas if there are some places that will do the conversion i know its probably gonna cost abit but bets its as quick as s**t off a shovel lol

any info would be mighty kind

thanks

Martin

p.s sorry dont know if this would be better in general car chat or the mk2 forum page:confused:

[prolfe]

Can i ask why you wouldn't want a MK4 R32?

Stick a couple of turbos on it and it will be as fast as you'll ever need.

[DeadJester]

im not really a fan of the mk4 its just got bigger and more out of shape i like the mk2 shape it looks more special and unique (i know there are alot of mk2's but still lol) its not often i see a nice mk2 round my area (milton keynes)

[Crasher]

Do you want 2WD or 4WD?

[DeadJester]

would all depend on the cost to take it to 4wd

[Crasher]

2WD, thousands; 4WD, tens of thousands.

[DeadJester]

hmm bit of a pickle lol

whats needs to be done for the 2wd for it to be Thousands

[Crasher]

An R32 engine package isn’t exactly common so first of all you have to pay handsomely to find one, perhaps 2 or 3K. Then you have to convert the box to front wheel drive or find a Golf 3 VR6 box and use that (the easiest solution), buy a bespoke ECU or have the original modified (not terribly successful), decide if you are going to convert the R32 engine to drive by wire or cable throttle and modify the engine of car accordingly, bearing in mind that a DBW ECU is very expensive, find all the other parts necessary to fit the engine, buy all the front brake parts to make it stop, find all the Golf 3 VR6 parts to convert the front suspension to five stud, convert the rear discs to five stud, buy a set of 5 stud wheels, buy a suspension kit and anti roll bars to make it handle, etc etc. Then you have to fit it all and that takes a long time so a fair few thousands of pounds labour. If you used a bespoke ECU, that then has to be mapped from scratch, a job that can take a pro a three on the rollers and then hours of user tweaking over the following moths to get the cold starting and cruising profiles right.

[prolfe]

I did see a link for a company that will convert your MK2 to an R32 for £10k.

It was described as a drive in drive out conversion.

[Crasher]

That is cheap.

[DeadJester]

reply from JBS is £8500 drive in drive out

[Crasher]

With brake and suspension upgrades as well???

[DeadJester]

yep think it is a alil extra for one of the best brake and suspension upgrades but 8500 for the standard upgrades which they deem as good enough stopping power and handling

it just may be something to save up for lol