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Owner:   g60racer
Year: 1990
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Corrado
Est.Horsepower: 225
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Comments: 6 Comments
Ratings: 3 votes  
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Corrado mod list

Supercharger: Original G60 supercharger replaced at 194,519 miles with 2RS charger (twin belt, ported air inlet, reshaped airways, balanced displacer & eccentric shaft, upgraded bearings & seals, ceramic heat coated internals, tribological friction coating, ported exhaust, ported + matched + sealed air silencer box).  2RS charger repaired/revised by BahnBrenner Motorsports, upgraded with 19mm belt. BahnBrenner aluminum RSR outlet; 61mm custom pulley (21 psi boost) for race, 68mm pulley for street (17.4psi boost). Upgraded to RSR porting specs in 2001.
Head: Eurospec ported & polished w/ 42mm intake valves, AST HD valvesprings, AST titanium valve retainers, BahnBrenner 268/260 supercharger cam; AST metal headgasket, Audi 80 RS2 exhaust manifold gaskets
Intake: portmatched & polished intake manifold; bored/honed throttlebody; ?erapahoe fenderwell cold air intake; Eurosport high flow intercooler pipes
Intercooler: Custom front mount designed/engineered by B. Prout, work performed by RPM Engineering. Starion 3rd generation core w/ custom end tanks; mandrel bent aluminum 2.5? piping mated to EuroSport IC pipes; Samco silicon pressure hoses; Speednosis nitrous oxide intercooler spraybar
Engine: rebuilt at 220K miles: (stock bore/stroke on new block) Mahle lightweight forged pistons, Totalseal rings; shotpeened rods, knife-edged crank, balanced/blueprinted; AST boost check valve; Vibratechnics aluminum motormounts (front, rear, & tranny w/ race hardness inserts); Nology ignition wires; Scirocco 16V radiator fan; 160*thermo & 175* fan switch
Fuel System: Marren Motorsport 310cc Bosch 30# injectors; 3.8 bar 944S fuel pressure regulator; Vortech T-rex 190gph inline fuel pump, Autothority custom chip (stage 3+)
Exhaust: Brospeed header portmatched to head; Carsound high flow cat; custom Ed Hanson 2.5? stainless steel exhaust w/ Momo Corse muffler, AST metal chain exhaust hangers
Transmission: VR6 CDM gearbox mated to G60 ATA bellhousing, Sachs VR6 sport clutch; G60 lightened flywheel (14lbs); VR6 shift weights & cable assembly; Dieselgeek short shifter
Suspension: VR6 Plus suspension & 5 lug conversion; front track widened 2.25?; custom extended tie rod ends; Koni adjustable shocks; H+R race springs (-1.5"); AST poly bushings; VR6 strut tower bearings; AST front 25mm hollow swaybar; AST rear 28mm hollow swaybar; AST rear upper stress bar; Neuspeed front upper stress bar
Brakes: Porsche/Audi RS2 brakes (Girling 60 two-piston calipers w/ 11.3? Zimmerman crossdrilled rotors), Repco metalmaster pads, ATE DOT4 Super Blue brake fluid, AST stainless steel braided lines
Rims/Tires: HRE 535 16x8? 3-piece forged lightweight rims w/ 43mmET; 225/40ZR16 Falken Ziex tires; H+R 25mm wheel spacers in rear to match front widened track
Body/exterior: euro 90mm front air dam; A3 GTi VR6 sideskirts; ECI Tuning carbon fiber VR6 hood w/ Momo Corse hood pins; VW4Sport carbon fiber: rear license plate panel & side mirror housings; FK badgeless 3-slat grill; Rear skirt (modified euro front air dam); VR6 front turn signal/foglight assys.; Rallye foglight conversion; Euro side marker as turn signal modification; Euro rear foglight/5th brakelight conversion; tinted windows; E-code headlights w/ relayed PIAA Superwhite 80/100W headlights; relayed PIAA Superwhite 110W foglights; quartz 50W backup lights; smoked side markers & rear lights
Underhood/interior: Prototype carbon fiber: gauge bezel, door handles, inner mirror triangles, glove box door, shifter surround console, speaker panels; leather Recaro Trophy (SR) seats; Audi TT shift knob; Wofford leather shift boot; polished valvecover, polished intake manifold, polished alternator, polished throttlebody (work done by B. Prout), polished supercharger casings, chrome air filter bracket; New Dimensions a-pillar gauge pod w/ SPI custom boost gauge and Cyberdyne Air/Fuel ratio meter w/ dedicated Bosch 02 sensor; VW euro center gauge panel w/ Audi S6 VDO voltmeter & oil pressure gauges; Gtech performance meter; Passat cupholder; VW Premium ('93) 6CD changer stereo system replaced Activ ('90) stereo; Alpine amp w/ bazooka bass tube; interior converted to heated leather, Clifford alarm; hardwired V1 radar detector w/ remote display
Future plans: 24V VR6 conversion; M350 6 speed tranny w/ Quaife differential; body+paint

























supra751
supra751 | User
Posts: 143 | Joined 10/05/08
Posted: 10/12/08 11:27 PM

looking good  
Superchilired
Superchilired | New User
Posts: 5 | Joined 08/05/08
Posted: 08/30/08 10:33 AM

NICE CAR!!  Don't see many modded Corrados anymore.
sdlynx
sdlynx | New User
Posts: 0 | Joined 05/19/08
Posted: 05/19/08 09:33 AM

This car SUCKS!!!

Wait... supercharged...  It BLOWS!!!

KIDDING!!!!   I love this car!!!    
carcass
carcass | New User
Posts: 20 | Joined 07/16/07
Posted: 07/18/07 10:24 AM

DAAAMMNNN!!  An R32 and a Corrado!!!  I love Corrados!!!  5 stars man!!  Great choices in cars.
g60racer
g60racer | New User
Posts: 8 | Joined 07/17/07
Posted: 07/18/07 09:28 AM

Daily driver FTW!
Melissa
Melissa | New User
Posts: 9 | Joined 05/22/07
Posted: 07/18/07 08:22 AM

hottness!
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