Meet K.A.T. MK2 Golf VR6T

K.A.T. - The latest toy! And yes she is again a water pumper (two water pumps infact to be precise)

The Aim

The Aim for K.A.T is bordering the 400bhp mark, (depending on what ECU i use)
The principle is easy, use a 2.8 V6 from a crashed Mk2 VR6 i had, chuck a T3/T4 Turbo onto a custom made manifold, add some 440cc Injectors, a Bosch fuel pressure regulator, and a Mercedes Sprinter Intercooler mounted up front. All this will run 350bhp with no problem on standard VR6 management, or if i increase the MAF to approx 4" and get a plug and play C2 chip from TSR that will see 400bhp at 8psi boost. Stand alone management will see anything over 430bhp but then im talking big money and lower compression will be needed.

Ive seen 600bhp Golfs running a slightly higher engine spec but with 25psi boost

The car i crashed and will be using most bits from to build K.A.T.








So there you have it. Now it gets interesting.....

A 1.3 CL spec Mk2 Golf with no sunroof, sprayed in VW Cactus Green with gold laquer. Currently lowered on 80mm cut springs!










All side mouldings removed and holes welded / smoothed, and rear pael has been debadged, de wipered, and smoothed.



Engine removed and engine bay sprayed cleaned and sprayed Matt black





Original CL subframe, steering rack, struts, and hubs removed




Crash damaged VR6 subframe and rack were robbed of straight parts and rebuilt onto the mk2 Subframe. All VR6 engine mounts were cut down and re welded by 2" to allow VR6 engine to sit level and allow bonnet to close.



The Doner VR6 engine and gearbox - needs block welding and few things fixing before too much can be done with it.



Broken Gearbox mount



Bent Driveshafts



Cracked Exhausts



Few other things like need new Inlet manifold, Fuel injector rails, Alternator and bracket, tensioner, slimline radiator and twin fans.

Had a mate machine me a custom made Solid front engine mount for the front cross member. (stops engine moving and hitting bonnet)




Fitted Mk2 Subframe and modified VR6 engine mounts, Eibach VR6 antiroll bars, Mk2 16v Wishbones, hubs, and driveshafts, G60 288mm Brakes with Audi S2 Calipers up front, and some 17" Compomotive MO alloys from a mates Seat Ibiza Rally car.

Also fitted Koni adjustable suspension for the time being till i get some fully adjustable coilovers

Nice!!! When are we going to see it at a meet, it is most welcome!!!

cool man, just keep away from straight roads! lol.
its riding hi for you???

I was checking out the pics on Facebook yesterday..
Can't wait to see it dude..

Where did you get the car from, kind of recognised the reg plate..

slammervan wrote:

cool man, just keep away from straight roads! lol.
its riding hi for you???

Your such an ass! I happen to quite like the 4x4 look with orange wheels! Means that when i roll it into a hedge at 160mph the police and ambulance can see my reflective wheels easier!

thecrewkid wrote:

I was checking out the pics on Facebook yesterday..
Can't wait to see it dude..

Where did you get the car from, kind of recognised the reg plate..

I picked the car up from Birmingham mate.

I see some mental times coming at the pod next season dude

hahaha that made me laugh si

SimonABT wrote:

thecrewkid wrote:

I was checking out the pics on Facebook yesterday..
Can't wait to see it dude..

Where did you get the car from, kind of recognised the reg plate..

I picked the car up from Birmingham mate.

Probably not the car i was thinking of then..

Keep the updates coming buddy..

Dub Mayhem wrote:

I see some mental times coming at the pod next season dude

Ive been chatting quite a bit to the guy who built this car -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HPcH2iA1Gw&feature=related

So yeah im hoping for realistcally around 12's. Traction will be my downfall. BUT.... ive come to the conclusion................

.................TRACTION = BROKEN STUFF!

Mr Scoops wrote:

Nice!!! When are we going to see it at a meet, it is most welcome!!!

I am expecting the car to be driveable within a month. Maybe not turbo'd then as i want to repair the block, and run the engine for a week or so just to prove it is ok before i shove another 200 horses up its arse! If all goes well then ideally i would like it completed by end of October time.

Look forward to seeing it Buddy...

SimonABT wrote:

Dub Mayhem wrote:

I see some mental times coming at the pod next season dude

Ive been chatting quite a bit to the guy who built this car -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HPcH2iA1Gw&feature=related

So yeah im hoping for realistcally around 12's. Traction will be my downfall. BUT.... ive come to the conclusion................

.................TRACTION = BROKEN STUFF!

Cool as mate can't wait to see this flying down the track at BugJam next year fella

This is going to be nuts

Cool Si, it's gonna be a monster buddy

looking awesome bud how did you total the last one

ha. tell him si.. lol

itsabuglife wrote:

looking awesome bud how did you total the last one

Wasn't it a argument with a brick wall or something like that......

itsabuglife wrote:

looking awesome bud how did you total the last one

Well heres how the story goes.... i was pottering down a 30mph limit doing roughly 31mph when bugger me a wall collapsed infront of me and i had no where to go! The annoying thing is that a passing dagenham dustbin Mondeo happened to come onto my side of the road aswell and took me out!








hahaha! Nah seriously i was giving the old girl a bit of a beasting whilst over taking some parked cars, a car coming towards me wasnt slowing so i put my foot on the brake and the pedal went straight to the floor, only choice i had was clip the corner of a dagenham dustbin Mondeo which sent me straight into a 4ft thick stone wall, which then catapalted me across the road in a 360 degree spin! Police investigaters did an inspection of the car to find that the Brake master cylinder had failed to push fluid through to the brakes, hence why the pedal lost pressure.

Just won some adjustable coilovers from Ebay for a bargain price of £150 a set brand new! Never heard of the make (hot tuning) but a few guys from other forums highly rate them for the money.

Oh yes oh yes oh yay Si!

Started stripping the interior and removed old Golf Pedal box and replaced it with a VR6 Pedal box to allow me to use the Hydraulic clutch instead of cable change. Was a complete arse of a job as the steering coloumn had to be removed and this was held in with sheer bolts that took ages to get off!



(note original colour blue of car inside)

nice a load of fun then bit like what im going through with me jetta and its heart transplant lol

Sweet Jesus, that looks like the bloody looms I used to deal with inside the wing of the Airbus A380!!!!

Haha trust me thats just the standard CL interior loom. I'll get some pics of the VR6 loom that i need to splice into the CL loom! Scares the be-jesus outta me!