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Best Engine Swap for a MK1 Rabbit? | VR6 vs 1.8t vs TDI vs ABA vs 07K
In this video, I break down all the pros and cons of the most popular engine swaps for the MK1 platform. I hope this video will help you decide which swap will be best for you.
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Parts List: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q1R4FQnHrXC6uuOxAeBZaRlmzjddFgso/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111284564780376338949&rtpof=true&sd=true
S&P automotive:
s-pautomotive.com/product-category/mk1/
Urotuning:
www.urotuning.com
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Parts List: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q1R4FQnHrXC6uuOxAeBZaRlmzjddFgso/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111284564780376338949&rtpof=true&sd=true
S&P automotive:
s-pautomotive.com/product-category/mk1/
Urotuning:
www.urotuning.com
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Restoring my Faded Carbon Fiber Hood
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Restoring my Faded Carbon Fiber Hood
VR6 Engine Rebuild
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22 minutes of fully rebuilding my vr6 for my mk1 rabbit. This was my first time ever rebuilding an engine and was a great learning experience. I ran into a few issues but now excited to get my car back together.
Prepping my VR6 to be Fully Built and Look Brand New
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In this video I refresh and repaint my engine components before fully rebuilding. This engine definitely needed some love
230,000+ Mile VR6 Engine Tear Down
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In this video I fully disassemble the VR6 for my MK1 rabbit. Next step, fully rebuilding and getting the car running again. 0:00 Intro 0:43 Teardown 9:19 Outro
Pulling the Engine Out of My Mk1 Rabbit
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This was my first time pulling an engine and I think it came out pretty well. Next Up: Full engine tear down and rebuild
Build Plans for the Cheapest VR6 Swapped Mk1 Rabbit
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I go over the future of my Vr6 Mk1 rabbit and what broke on its 800 mile road trip
Driving my VR6 MK1 Rabbit Across the Country
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This was an absolutely insane experience. Big shout out to my friends who helped make this a dream come true. If you're interested in seeing more, please subscribe! Follow me on Instagram: @Leaky_Vws 0:00 Intro 2:38 The Drive Out 6:23 First Impressions 7:48 Fixing the Known Issues 15:26 The Test Drive 18:30 My First Drive 28:39 Long Test Drive 30:34 We Broke It 35:06 Driving the Rabbit Back to ...
Making Custom Seat Covers
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I run through the process of how I reupholstered my car seats. While it was a long process, the end result was so worth it. Subscribe for more Volkswagen and other automotive content!
How I Stretched my Chinese Scooter
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Per request, this video is an overview of how I went about stretching my Chinese scooter 12 inches. DISCLAIMER: I am not liable for any damages or injuries that may come from attempting to fabricate a scooter stretch kit or engine mount similar to the one shown in this video. Do this at your own risk and seek professional fabrication advice. Video I used for wiring: ua-cam.com/video/Yx64rjCbzS4...
Volkswagen Cabrio Mods | A Cheap and Convertible GTI
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Stretched 150cc GY6 Swap Scooter
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If you want to see how this scooter was built: ua-cam.com/video/Yh79zb6FLHY/v-deo.html Follow me on Instagram @Leaky_vws
Between vr6 & aba boosted
Honestly. I'm super impressed with the 1.0tsi that'd be a great motor to swap in it a super compact a bit more power and light package. Love my 2024 Polo 1.0tsi
@@teebee5317 I don’t think we’ll ever get engine here in the states unfortunately. However the 1.4t and 1.5t should start becoming more readily available here soon
@@Leakyvws just head to the land of the Taco lots of them here. We didn't start getting them until lately from Brazil but what a riot. Tiny little motor looks lost in the engine bay. I could swap a starter in 15min without laying on the ground. An alternator in about 25 min it's such a great little package. For low horsepower stuff its even convenient it has a water to air intercooler built-in into intake manifold no tricky turbo plumbing.
Don't sell it until you want to retire😊
Sir have you thought of adding a Spacer plate? How the Engine Doing? I have noticed that there are Zero Headers for My 3.6l VR6 non Turbo. Also I Don’t understand why no one has keep the Left side Pistons Together and the Right Side Pistons together! So i going to have a Special Header Made like that Idea which will be One header unit
@@gregoryh4601 the engine is way overbuilt for its current power. Just 268 cams and a tune so far but will likely see boost in the future. If I add a turbo I will also do a head spacer. Engine has been great so far I have just over 600 miles on it currently. Even at it’s current power the car is insanely fast and keeps up well with my stock r32
Mk1s in cape town are running k24s, 3sge single beams, sr20ve's
Would you daily this 🚗?
If it had functional wipers and didn’t try to catch on fire every time I turn the headlights on, I definitely would
That welding though. Good thing you got a lot of weld length on every weld so it holds by sheer volume hahah Good design though, much respect. These constructions are more difficult than they seem, I did a fair bit of them.
@@Markko1986 this was my first welding project lol. I had never welded before attempting this and there is a lot I would change if I had to go back and do it over again
good job! subbed
Aba block 20v head N/A 💪🏽😎
@@juanlj9339 I wish we got the N/A 20v in the states
@@Leakyvws Home Made
🚗✌🏼 love the mk5 GTI
My pick is ABA-T
I definitely did not give the ABA enough credit in this video. Over the last few weeks I’ve become very interested in building a high rev aba with bike carbs or itbs. Definitely the plan if I can find a decent scirocco shell for it to go into
@@Leakyvws I’m building one to hopefully turbo soon, with low comp pistons, metal head gasket and head studs:)
My current project is my 81 rabbit pickup with an 02j and a cjaa tdi
Hey I am thinking about picking up an 82 diesel just wondering how much and what else I would have to do to convert it to the gas vr6 motor
You would need a new gas tank or fuel cell. Also possibly a different cluster so you can have a tachometer. Other than that the vr6 will bolt right in with the swap kit
@@Leakyvws okay thank you so much I’m sure I will start posting it and I’ll update ya on the build your advice really helped me I appreciate it
@@Leakyvwsdo you know of any kits for the cluster and all the wiring?
Looks sick man!
Did u sand it again after the clearcoat? What grit did u use😅?
I believe I wet sanded with 2000 grit but you can use whatever grit the compound you choose to use will polish out
Nice barn
Thanks it’s currently home to a corrado and misc other VW parts hoard
I like the simplicity but effective work. That is how I have mine. Good work brother🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
I sometimes miss the simplicity of this car. Don’t get my wrong, I love the way the car looks now with BLQs and bags but sometimes I think back to the roots of this build when I was a broke kid
Pd100 is the answer! Or alh
My 1.8t swap was sub 3k If I remember correctly. Thats with doing an 02M 6 speed as well. S&P mounts & harness, Custom made axles, Stock radiator w/ mishimoto fan, ebay intercooler and piping, tectonics exhaust and downpipe from amazon lol. Turned my rabbit pickup into a rabid animal lol
What size tires on the wheels? Mine are still sitting in boxes, need to fix that!
They are the 16x8 snowflakes and I’m running 195/45 16. They do rub a bit at the current height but I am running a 3mm spacer in the front to clear my coilovers and a 10mm rear axle stub spacer. I also have not trimmed my fenders at all which would likely eliminate most of the rubbing
@@Leakyvws Thanks, hard tires to find right now!
@@zbomb33 yep unfortunately the smaller tire size choices are getting scarce
I've had my 1.8t swap running well for a few months now and I've been loving it. I honestly haven't kept track of how much money I've put into it though
Great stuff thank you so much
Link to the head unit? My mkv ‘06 already has a touch screen apple n android play but im curious
It’s an rcd330 clone I got on eBay. The exact link I bought from doesn’t exist but similar ones are on there and Amazon. I actually purchased an eonon head unit for my r32 which I like more because it has wireless car play
You got it wrong the ABA IS A GOOD SECOND CHOICE BUT YOU REALY WANT THE ADY YOU CAN RUN MOR BOOST BECAUSE IT COMES FROM FACTORY WITH A CR OF 9:1 AS APOSED TO 10:1 AND THE ADY is the never engine so it doesn't have alot of kilometers on
I’m not to familiar with the ADY. Idk if we got it here in the states. Only reason I put the aba below the other options is lack of availability here and power in its stock form compared to the other options. That being said I love my aba in my cabrio and would never swap it for a different motor
No VW here. Probe GT. I can appreciate a VR6 swapped or original.
the only reason I say 07k is because they're EVERYWHERE, need parts? you got 10 years and tons of chassis to grab from! also they love boost and 7300rpm lol
07K THE WORLD BABY! they rip na in light chassis'
I agree 07k is definitely the easiest engine to get parts for out of all of the options since it is the newest. I’m looking forward to comparing my friends 07k once it is done to the VR6
@@Leakyvws I am interested in seeing a comparison from a swap standpoint. I gotta find a mk4 vr6 to compare to my 07k swapped one haha
16v big turbo
I wish 16vs were easier to find nowadays. I’d love to do a 16v with ITBs or bike carbs in an early German rabbit
BUT DUDE IF YOU PUT A VR6 IN A MK1 ITS GONNA FLIP OVER
Currently doing endos with my corrado brakes lol
@@Leakyvws vr6 + mk1 = flipped mk1 is an ooolldd running joke from my days on vwvortex. some dude put his on its roof just after doing the swap and it took off from there lmao
@@draggonheddI remember looking through old vortex posts while researching the swap and seeing it a few times. I wish I could have been around when vortex was in its prime
My aba-t in my mk2 4 door was a blast!
Once my cabrio is completely rotted (it’s very bad lol) my plan is to rip its aba out and have it live on in another car. Likely a s1 scirocco if I can find one and maybe turbo it in the process
Aba turbo... Best of all worlds
My brother has a GTI with a k24 swap. If it didn't instantly blow tires to bits, it would be twisting the frame to bits (it kind of still does).
While I am not a big Honda guy, the k24 is a great engine and any k series with itbs sounds amazing
I’m doing the 07K swap boi! Chea! Woot woot woot!
The 07k was close second to the VR6 for me. I managed to convince a friend to swap his rabbit to an 07k so that build will be coming to the channel soon
@@Leakyvws I used to drive a mrk3 glx vr6. Sold it freshman year in college. I miss that car a lot. Both engines are unique and have tons of potential. Will be looking forward to seeing the rabbit come together. cheers
@@Leakyvws Any interest in authoring a book on rebuilding VR6 engines?
Ahh.. there is only one answer. ALH
I definitely gotta give the diesels a try at some point. Can’t beat that 50 mpg
@@Leakyvws ya they arnt all slow lol. We have ranger with a alh in it and a golf with a stage four and it hurts alot of feelings haha.
@@rzmod4766 the main reason I’ve stayed away to this point is that I don’t have any prior experience with diesels. I’d love to have a caddy with an ALH some day. Just can’t justify building one with the other 4 VWs I have at the moment lol
@@LeakyvwsThe ALH is a great platform for those new to diesels. It's an extremely simple, 8v SOHC engine with tons of aftermarket performance parts. My 2003 Jetta ALH with a Kerma tune, gt1752v turbo, exhaust and mild nozzles is surprisingly quick. The turbo and intake are a little tricky to take off, but generally speaking, they're easy to work on.
Had a stage 2 mk4 ALH wagon and realistically it was low HP but the torque is insane. Had a MK 12v VR swap and that was fun but once i drove an ALH i was hooked. Ill never drive a gasser again
Nope I don't have any of those options nor do I have a gulf. Just want to learn something new and see how you overcome your issues 👍
Hey and that’s fair too. Thanks for watching!
@Leakyvws did you make your choice yet?
This is so freaking cool! I'm jealous great engine swap would of done that engine as well 👏👏👏
I love the vr6 platform. The engine has a lot of personality compared to the modern generic 4 cylinder turbo engines
Welcome to the VDUB Club. Right now I'm building a MK7 1.8t 5spd. IS38 conversion and Intercooler and APR. TUNE
A mk7 is the only generation of VW we are missing from our driveway. The IS38 is a great choice for any of the newer Volkswagens
Thanks for showing me what I'd be getting into. Not sure I'm going to do it yet.
It’s definitely a learning process especially based on what prior sewing knowledge you have. Depending on the car, I would recommend just getting a pair of aftermarket seats or buying a set out of another car. You’ll save a lot of time and headaches they way
I would love some tips on engine swap.. I have a 83 rabbit truck that my granddad left me.. you have any videos or tips?
I’m planning on making a video covering the pros and cons of the most popular swaps for the mk1s as well as the expected cost. I have other videos on my channel going over disassembling and rebuilding the VR6 for this car. S&P automotive is my go to company for mk1 swap parts. I would recommend having a swap harness made by them or TDC shop to simply the electrical system and save a lot of time
awesome car! i also have a 2000 cabrio 3.5 in blue with cream interior. do you have any issues with your primary radiator fan staying on after the car is off? mine stays on for a long time after a drive
Thanks, sounds like your fan switch might be going bad
Nice clean build
Great looking engine!!! How tall is it (pan bottom to oil cap top)? I have a vintage Volvo that's looking for a new motor.
I’m not sure of exact measurements but the vr6 is a pretty tall engine. It barely clears the hood and the oil pan is about 3 inches from the ground at the current ride height
What's your fuel consumption on your gti ? I have a 2005 GTI with the AXX Engine and DSG Transmission, in the city it consumes 12L driving gently and 13-13,7L driving more aggressive
I get about 30mpg going about 70mph on the highway and 21 to 25 normal driving
@@LeakyvwsYou did an amazing job hiding your shiftknob. Judging by your fuel consumption you drive a manual correct ?
wow..friend...nice to meet you. I'm driving a Golf mk5 GTI in Korea and it's such a cool video! What camera and editing program did you use?
Thanks! iPhone 13 and adobe premiere
This made my day 🔥🔥🔥
This made my day 🔥🔥🔥
Nice vid! What do you use for the sealer?
I used 2k clear coat. It’s the spay can that has the hardener in the bottom. Looks way better than regular spay paint clear coat and gives a similar finish to clear out of a spray gun
got mk 4 cab can vr engine work or just rebuild 270 miles on it
Mk4 cabrio? If so it’s technically still a mk3 platform. I daily drive one currently. If you are referring to the vr5 engine I am unsure since we never got them in the US but I’m sure someone has attempted it at some point
Thanks man we put v8 in Vegas German seem meteoric I just got get ecm tune it if possible
First
Can you send me a parts list of everything you got for a rebuild
How deep do you want to go into the rebuild? Do you want to replace everything possible or just a refresh?
Look. If your welds are at least half way decent and as long you get a good bead good penetration you'll be fine. And a little bit of common sense.