More Mods?

[01 vr6 jetta]

hey all. i am planning on swapping in some NGK iriduim spark plugs, msd ignition wires, and msd coils, and an optima yellow top battery. how does that sound? and then i would like to find a front lip kit, does anyone kno if there is one availble for an '01 Vr6 jetta?

[zukgod1]

I dont now enough about the VR6 to help here other than to say, I know some of these care are very particular as to what wire's and plugs they like. I dont think you will have a problem with what you have listed but just a FYI.

Also, why are you wanting a Yellow top batt? You realize that's a deep cycle battery correct? There is really no reason to install a deep cycle batt in a car unless it's going to be sitting allot in between runs then theres the charging situation, a deep cycle takes allot longer to charge than Reg batt so if all you are doing is short 10-15 mile runs your are going to ruin the batt from lack of full charging..

[Mr_Diesel]

Plugs, wire and coil are good options... but if you've got that much money you should really start saving for a turbo... ;) Get the red top batt, man.

[stinkysGTI]

I'd go with red also, besides, you have an 01 VR6, isn't everything else red?

I got some iridiums a while back and had no problem at all. I went with the Denso's though, not NGK cause they were barely more expensive. They seemed to have slightly better response overall and I noticed a smoother idle, plus the guy at the shop said they're more efficient cause they burn every bit of gas and get you a tiny bit better gas mileage. I'm happy with em, given the cost, but I also heard those things last 120k miles or more so I figured why not :)

[stinkysGTI]

I forgot to really stay on topic...

I remember you saying something about NOT doing internal engine mods for now. You should check out mjmautohaus.com, they have some really good deals. Just search around for the bolt on type stuff. That site has good, categorized navigation and will only show you items for your specific car. Those pulleys I got from there were only 199.95 [without new belt], no tax and free UPS ground shipping.

[01 vr6 jetta]

thanks alot for the tips guys! i only said the yellow top cuz i heard it was an awsome battery and i didnt kno to much about it but the red top defintly sounds better so i will go with that. could i run a turbo kit on my stock internals if i keep the boost down?

[01 vr6 jetta]

could i run a turbo kit with my stock internals fi i keep the boost down?

[zukgod1]

Sure, the problem most people have is self control. You have fun with 5-6 psi so you think I'll just turn it up a tad to say 8-9 psi next thing ya know your @ 15 psi and a rod exits the block :(
That's all theoretical really I don't know what psi it would take to wad up a rod but you get the point.
If you have the self control required go for it.

[01 vr6 jetta]

well i defintly got the self control cuz i can afford an expensive repair like that lol. what would would be the highest level i could run? i have a full high flow exausht, k and n cone filter, soon to get a giac chip and i always run it on 93 octane gas. i got a couple of other computer mods for added reliabtly coming soon from sun automobile, its a famous and well respected tuner in japan for those that didnt kno. so with all this what would be the highest/safest i could run on the stock engine?

[zukgod1]

I wouldnt be able to tell ya that but I'll bet someone will chime in and tel ya a good rule to follow.

[Mr_Diesel]

If you want your car to last longer than 100,000 miles I wouldn't go past 10psi. (10 psi on a VR6 would probably be getting mighty close to the 300hp mark)

[01 vr6 jetta]

well with my current mods i was only going to run about 7 or 8 psi of boost max. i just wanted to make sure that someone else would agree with me.

[zukgod1]

Sounds like 7-8 psi would be ok to me.

[01 vr6 jetta]

yep i agree.