Registry: 1993 Volkswagen Corrado Turbo Conversion

Viewing John F.'s 1993 Volkswagen Corrado Turbo Conversion (NW30TB5)



1993 Volkswagen Corrado Turbo Conversion 1993 Volkswagen Corrado Turbo Conversion


"3.0T"

Motor
JE 3.0L VR-6 low compression pistons (9.0:1)
Schrick Vgi Intake
Stock Cams
Bosch 375cc/min fuel injectors
Ported and polished head
Engine block bored out to 3.0L painted black and blueprinted
Lightened and balanced crankshaft
K&N P-Flow air filter
New valve kit
Champion double platinum sparkplugs (28/1000th's gap)
Mocal secondary oil cooler
Boost Engineering cast custom exhaust header
Y2K Mk II VR-6 stainless steel head gasket
MAF sensor custom-made flange to translate 625 CFM=300 CFM to computer
Handmade 3" downpipe
handmade 3" aluminumized steel exhaust line
Genie Stainless steel muffler with Magnaflow 4" rounded stainless tip
Lightened aluminum idler pulley
5 way vacuum ' T ' for tapping boost gauge
Relocated charcoal canister to accommodate custom air intake

Turbo
Garrett GT32R Stage III turbo kit from Boost Engineering (625 CFM)
12 lbs of settled boost
Stock VW 1" Blow off valve
Upgraded Wastegate
Boost iEngineering ntercooler
Blue silicone intercooler hosing
Powdercoated intercooler tubing
custom adapter flange precision cut under high-pressure H20 to connect to Schrick intake

Electrical, Security & ICE
Boost Engineering custom programmable ECU chip (no limiter)
VW 258DJ computer
Compustar full feature alarm w/ auto start & turbo timer
JVC KDSH-707 CD/MP3 player with aux in for cassette
Peerless Definition 5.1 component speakers
Audio Research 4x6 rear speakers
(2x) MTX Thunder 4200x
Digital Designs 4510 4/4 10" subwoofer
Fibreglass subwoofer enclosure, amp rack, and finishing panel for trunk

Driveline
Quaife 6 speed tranny
Quaife positrack differential
Hi Performance short shiftkit
ACT clutch
VW clutch flywheel lightened by 7 lbs



Suspension
Bilstein PSS Coilover suspension kit. (5 way adjustability and tuned dampening, and ride-height).
3 Neuspeed stabilizer bars (front/rear/engine mount)

Brakes
Wilwood 4 piston front caliper set
Stock rear caliper set painted black
Brembo rear cross-drilled rotors
Zimmerman 11" front cross-drilled rotors


Wheels
4 Freedom Design radius italian 16" rims
4 Yokohama ES100 205-45/ZR16 87W tires

Interior
Custom leather Ricaro interior with heated seats stitched and embroidered with colour-matched thread to exterior colour.
Momo Commando steering wheel
Momo shift knob
Sparco pedals
VW performance instrumentation cluster
SDS air/fuel ratio gage
Autometer mounting pod
Splitfire turbo boost gage
Autometer EGT gage
Custom 3.0T badge to replace Karmann badge in console
VW cupholder kit

Exterior
Mercedes Benz code 685 suburst yellow paint
VW Euro H4 headlights w/superwhite bulbs
Hella foglites
In.Pro. clear/red custom tail lights
SLC front bumper rebar to accommodate Hella foglites
5 rear brakelight conversion
smoked side marker lights with amber LED bulbs (flashers)
Custom worked Oettinger grill (cross-hatch removed and remoulded to match reiger lines).
Freedom Design rear spoiler
Reiger bumper
Bonrath Monowiper
Rear winshield and opera windows tinted 35% Grey
Under-motor powdercoated protective aluminum skid plate
Custom international license plate
Handmade 3.0T badging
Custom 3.0T Muffler plating.
Golf A3 rear protective mudflaps and front moulded mudflaps
BMW 318i Side Skirts made to fit
Colour matched windshield spayers
Removed body-side mouldings for uniform colour matching
Colour matched door handles

Honours
Corrado Club of America – Corrado of the month – october 2002
Club le Fiacre Exotic Carshow - Special Mention - Mont-Joli, June 2002

Participation
B.F. Goodrich street drag racing series - Matane, Qc, 2003, 2004
Great Canadian VW Show, Vancouver, 2005

2001
Parts furnished by RPI-Equipped, Langley, BC
First series of mods done by Westmount Motors, Port Coquitlam, BC
Body and paint by AMG

2004
Motor rebuilt and bored out to 3.0 litres and turbo added by Boost Engineering, Rimouski, QC, 418-723-5855


2005
Interior done by northwest automotive leather, Vancouver, BC, 604-216-1106
Car perfected, ICE/securitiy done, wiring done, and front end built by Moe Esmail of Puresonic Technologies, Burnaby, BC, 604-537-3635
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Owner: John F.   [nw-b5]
Location: Gaspé Peninsula, Canada can
Status: Running


VIN:NW30TB5
Model Year:1993
Original Colour:Pearl White
Current Colour:Suburst Yellow
Odometer:142830 miles
Engine Type:3.0 VR6
Transmission:Quaife 6 Speed
Last Updated:2011-05-31 07:35:01


 

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Comment by Skye Nott at 2011-05-19 10:28:18
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Comment by Malcom Duggan at 2011-08-30 14:42:24
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Very nice!!

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Vehicle History

This vehicle's information was last updated on 2011-05-31 07:35:01

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1997-01-01 John F.   can

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