Skip to main content

Find Of The Day: Mod’s Black Magic Modded Monster

Well lookie here, one of our very own is selling his incredible ride. Today’s Find of the Day started as a simple project. But once inspiration strikes, the simple plan can veer off sharply. And Global Moderator Paul@VWVortex‘s 1996 turbocharged VR6 Cabrio is the definition of sharp.

We’ve sung the praises of Volkswagen’s legendary VR6 before. Lots of torque, fits in the same space as most 4-cylinder engines, parts are readily available, blah blah blah. One thing owners of these potent powerhouses love is the Wookie-like engine note. What better way to enjoy those noises than in a convertible? You’ll be searching for highway underpasses, empty parking garages, and long tunnels to soak up the sounds from the turbocharged narrow-angle six-cylinder engine.

The engine has been gone through from top to bottom: new timing chains and tensioners, rebuilt head, new coilpacks, new plugs, and much more. The list of modifications including the turbo-bits is lengthy. From the description and the photos, this is a quality, professional-level build.

[See image gallery at www.vwvortex.com]

The upgrades don’t stop with the engine bay. Check out the full custom leather interior. The interior set this whole project in motion. The seats, door panels, shift boot, and the entire center console are the perfect shade of red to complement the Black Magic Pearl Metallic exterior. Notice the MK4 “square bolster” seats; Paul modified the seat tracks on the car in order to fit them properly. Another noteworthy item: all interior switch and dash lights are red. His attention to detail is incredible.

This ’96 has an upgraded transmission, H&R coilover suspension, thicker swaybars, European bumpers, performance brakes, and much much more. We can’t possibly cover all the changes Paul made on the car here, we’ll let the classified ad tell you more.

If you’re looking for a downright menacing summer ride, Paul’s turbo VR6 Cabrio deserves your attention. See it yourself in Phoenix, Arizona. Paul’s asking $15,500, and while that may seem steep, he points out “you are basically buying this car for the cost of the engine, suspension and turbo kit and brakes.” Not to mention the interior, the motor conversion, and all the labor. Not too shabby for a turn-key showstopping car. 

The post Find Of The Day: Mod’s Black Magic Modded Monster appeared first on VWVortex.



from VWVortex https://ift.tt/2JPsCLq
via IFTTT
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Waterfest Moves to Atco Dragway

Waterfest 24 will be held at Atco Dragway, in Atco, New Jersey. The summer event will take place at its new venue on July 21 and 22. Long held in Englishtown, New Jersey, the festival has been such a large part of the VW scene that the latest iteration of the Golf even comes with optional “Englishtown” wheels . The new venue, however, is an NHRA drag track a scant 52 miles southwest of Englishtown. The ¼ mile drag track opened in 1960, which makes it the oldest drag strip in New Jersey. The announcement came today on a social media post that announced the new location. Waterfest is North America’s largest VW/Audi show. As many 20,000 people show up for the annual show, making the second largest show in the world—with Worthersee being number one. 2018 will be Waterfest’s 24 th year in existence. The post Waterfest Moves to Atco Dragway appeared first on VWVortex . from VWVortex http://ift.tt/2GQjkuc via IFTTT
Post a Comment
Read more

Macau Gets Messy with 16-Car Pileup

The Macau Grand Prix is always good for an accident or two or 16— you may remember Audi’s race ending crash last year —and this year’s event didn’t disappoint. It didn’t take long for things to get messy on the tight road circuit. On the opening lap of the qualifying race a 16-car pileup caused the race to be suspended. Things kicked off when Daniel Juncadella hit a wall on the exit of Police bend, one of the tightest parts of the already tight circuit. The following car of Raffaele Marciello was able to avoid the carnage, but Laurens Vanthoor, who was in the upside-down Audi that ended the race last year, could not avoid Juncadella and together they blocked up the road pretty much completely. “I couldn’t see him [Juncadella] at first. Then I saw the car standing still,” Vanthoor told Motorsport. “I tried to brake but it was just understeering and I couldn’t do anything. There’s room for one car there and you’re blind.” Fourteen more cars would eventually crash into the corner c
Post a Comment
Read more

The First of its Kind: Integrated Engineering Releases Highly-Anticipated IE450T MK6 Golf R Turbo Kit

After two long years of development, the team at Integrated Engineering has finally announced the release of their IE450T kit for the MK6 Golf R. With their turbo kit bolted on right out of the box, the sport AWD hatch is transformed into a 450bhp monster, with hardly any noticeable increase in spool time. In fact, 435 ft-lbs of torque are achieved at all four wheels, at a mere 3300rpm! By now you are probably asking yourself how this is even possible on a 2.0L engine that made nearly half that power from the factory. By employing true twin-scroll technology into the cast turbo manifold and pairing it with a state-of-the-art BorgWarner EFR turbocharger, IE was able to keep spool time at a minimum and bring the fastest-spooling big turbo setup to the market. “We wanted to offer a kit that would dramatically increase the power output without making the car lose its amazing street-friendly drivability,” mentioned one of the IE engineers. We are told the IE450T leaves the car driving jus
Post a Comment
Read more