Anyone know anything about the mod potential of the Volkswagen R32? Ani needs a new car, and this is up there on the list. Straight out of the box its got:

- 3.2L V6

- Max 184 kw @ 6,300

- Max 320 Nm @ 2,500-3000

- Bosch ME7.1.1 electronic multi-point fuel injection

- 6 speed direct shift gearbox (DSG)

- All wheel drive

and it goes from 0-100 in 6.2 seconds, up to a top speed of 248 km/h.

Sounds pretty good as it is, but I was wondering how much further it might be pushed with a few dollars thrown at it.

I think the biggest problem is that its a naturally apsirated motor, so what ever you do to it is going to be costly. Though there would be a plethora of aftermarket parts for the car in europe, just a matter of being able to source them in Aus

How much does it weigh???

Check out this article:

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/passat_r_gt.asp

It's on a passat with the 3.2 FSI engine, not the same but similar.

They also do twin turbo kits on R32's.

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/jetta_r_gt.asp

This one is on a Jetta with a twin turbo 3.2l engine from the R32.

http://autos.msn.com/as/minishow/article.a...3558&s=SEMA2005

I believe they have a distributor in Brisbane, however your looking at 15k + fitting.

Nice bloody cars, I especially love the r32 steering wheel, brakes, 4motion and the DSG. Test drove a VW 3.2 FSI with DSG the other day, absolutely loved it. Was a great feeling being able to flatten the throttle before the apex and power out of it (esp turned off too)

How much does it weigh???

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1,510kg

Just remember that the R32 is based on Volkswagen's staggered vee format engines. Instead of a 60 degree or 90 degree V for V6s or modular V6/V8s - there's about a 15 degree offset so the cylinders actually sit in a common head despite being in different banks... Think of it as a inline four but instead of the pot being in a straight line being staggered... which makes the engine very short compared to an inline or and narrow compared to a conventional V engine... which is great if you want to run it tranversely and have lots of crush space at the front to help with occupant protection...

Most V format engines usually have the intake ports in the centre of the V and the exhaust ports on the outside of the banks... in a VW staggered V because it's a common head with only a 15 degree V so the intake ports are on one side of the engine and the exhausts are on the other side... so the exhaust ports from the intake side cylinders actually run between the cylinders on the exhaust side... which makes plumbing difficult and can cause lots of hot spots in the head... squeezing more power usually results in more heat... VW have been a bit naughty describing the VR4 engines as DOHC as there are two cams in the one head but effectively only one cam operating per bank so the pots themselves are only SOHC.

Then there is the W8 engine which is two sets of VR4 engines stitched together with a common block... now that's a really complicated thing...

Edited August 22, 200620 yr by replicant

In america you can get a twin turbo setup for the R32. I think you can buy the car from these guys already set up for around $70000. The standard model in Australia is around $60000.

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_...olf-R32-hpa.htm

http://www.hpamotorsports.com/projects_forsale_r32.htm

http://www.hpamotorsports.com/

I heard that you have to get the europe spec suspension set up which costs about $3,000. the aussie ones come with the USA spec suspension.

apparently the europe spec suspension totaly transforms the car to the way it should handle.