No, but between the weight, the gearing, and the overall intended use between the two models, it should pretty much be a no brainer why you lose every time.
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Thread: My V6 is slow compared to VR6?!
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My V6 is slow compared to VR6?!
03-17-2012 12:39 PM
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Alright so, I have a 2.8 L V6 in a 04 Passat 5 speed. My brother has an 01 VR6 Jetta 5 speed. MY car has 200 HP his has 175 HP I believe. His is 12v mine is 30v. When I pull out i have good pick up but after that it just doesnt pull at all compared to my bros VR6. I know my car is heavier but I still have more power. It baffles me because his pulls hard in every gear.
Is something wrong with my engine?!
Should I get it tuned up?
Help!!!!
(or if this is normal just tell me to shut up and drive my bros jetta when hes overseas)
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03-19-2012 11:15 AM
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03-19-2012 06:35 PM
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there has to be a way to get more acceleration and some horses out of the V6 though. I know the supercharger "is the only way" but if some guy can tune a freakin honda v tec to get more horses through walmart, then I sure as heck can get something out of my german V6. There has to be a way...
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03-25-2012 02:05 AM
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You can do an S4 swap(that is a 2.7T), or just drive the Jetta. Getting more will be costly and hard to come by, the motor already has a high CR, cams would have to be custom as I don't know of any aftermarket ones out there, chip tunes are $500+ and won't yield much more than 10-15hp. Changing the gearing would be costly, and losing weight would make the Passat less nice to drive.
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03-25-2012 11:55 AM
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alright so ive decided to just make the car look nice and save up for a better, sportier car (bugeye WRX. Dont hate.)
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04-13-2012 12:06 PM
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even supercharged my 2.8l v6 falls short of an aggressively chipped 1.8t (jetta)...mine is a tiptronic though and i only ran against 5 speeds.
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04-16-2012 11:40 PM
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atq = 180hp...
afp = 180hp01 GTI 1.8t:> 42DD 3" turboback, BFI full stg1 mount kit, Evoms CAI, Forge boost hoses, Tacotaco sidemount, Ebay TIP, IE 2.0 coil conversion, IE manual tensioner, 20th front brake conversion, IE emissions delete, 42dd catch can, Koni STR.t & WRD sport springs, Samco Coolant hoses, SMF vr6 clutch kit.the car is on an inclined driveway and up on jack stands in the front only
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