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Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#718926
matberry wrote:Renault UN5 trans, 35" rubber, 18" suspension travel front and rear, Fox coils all round, bypass also on rears, all this with recaro, leather and air....🤪
I know who's car this is, I have seen it at it's previous workshop resting place. That engine price isn't right.

His last Baja had 3x3 trailing arms, a subaru EJ20T, air con, 33" mudders and heaps of $$$ spend on heaps of stuff. I drove it after he sold it, and although it had a lot of money spent it wasn't sorted. It had lots of issues and drove like sh*t compared to my Baja (my wife agreed when we drove it into work in peak hour traffic one day).

And you won't see his car at any VW shows, because he doesn't like VW people or VW shows.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#718928
pete wood wrote:look, lets be honest. if VW had a cheap, easily available alternative to aircooled engine that fit nicely in early engine bays, we'd running with them, but since subaru came up with the cheapest boxer alternative, we are using it. coz any way you look at it, the cheap VW engine we see over here are the sucky models. the good ones (like the VR6 and R32) don't fit and are just prohibitively expensive in our part of the world... not that they seem to be using them in europe or the US though. whatever that might mean. ❓
VR6 mmm working for me🥷

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#718935
Baja Wes wrote:
matberry wrote:Renault UN5 trans, 35" rubber, 18" suspension travel front and rear, Fox coils all round, bypass also on rears, all this with recaro, leather and air....🤪
I know who's car this is, I have seen it at it's previous workshop resting place. That engine price isn't right.

His last Baja had 3x3 trailing arms, a subaru EJ20T, air con, 33" mudders and heaps of $$$ spend on heaps of stuff. I drove it after he sold it, and although it had a lot of money spent it wasn't sorted. It had lots of issues and drove like sh*t compared to my Baja (my wife agreed when we drove it into work in peak hour traffic one day).

And you won't see his car at any VW shows, because he doesn't like VW people or VW shows.
Sorry Wes, but all your statement is not correct and it is not for me to argue the details here. I drove his last car before brad detuned it and the engine and car that you have seen is for the other car. As for liking vw people....if only you knew. I think you are somehow miss guided.
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#718970
I'm just going by what he said to me when I asked him why he doesn't take his car to shows, back when he had just finished his last car. I believe the word "wankers" was used. Maybe he has changed his tune since then.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#718990
Baja Wes wrote:I believe the word "wankers" was used. Maybe he has changed his tune since then.

No, there's still plenty of wankers out there.😂

I've known the guy for 24 years and have had a lot to do with a few of his projects over the years so I do know about the project and how much time and money has gone into it and for that matter his old car. What erks me is someone saying I've got my facts wrong with nothing to back up thier info...so lets kill another interesting thread because of lack of interesting, factual input.
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#718992
JVLRacing wrote:
pete wood wrote:look, lets be honest. if VW had a cheap, easily available alternative to aircooled engine that fit nicely in early engine bays, we'd running with them, but since subaru came up with the cheapest boxer alternative, we are using it. coz any way you look at it, the cheap VW engine we see over here are the sucky models. the good ones (like the VR6 and R32) don't fit and are just prohibitively expensive in our part of the world... not that they seem to be using them in europe or the US though. whatever that might mean. ❓
VR6 mmm working for me🥷
then why did you put an EJ20T in your oval race car?

btw, what ever happened to that car?
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#719013
matberry wrote:No, there's still plenty of wankers out there.😂

I've known the guy for 24 years and have had a lot to do with a few of his projects over the years so I do know about the project and how much time and money has gone into it and for that matter his old car. What erks me is someone saying I've got my facts wrong with nothing to back up thier info...so lets kill another interesting thread because of lack of interesting, factual input.
You clearly know him very well, I have only spoken to him a few times. I just stated what he said to me. His old Baja was on the road a long time and it never turned up at a show, so I assumed he meant what he said to me.

When his last car was built it was awesome. When it was sold it was f**ked. He drove it hard that's for sure. The air con didn't even work anymore.

As you said the $25k wasn't spent on the one engine, so it isn't a $25k engine.

Although I didn't speak to the owner much, I saw the car a lot as the last workshop was asking for my engineering advice on the best way to proceed with ensuring the car was as legal as it could be. That's why I recognised the car from your description and the photos.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#719122
pete wood wrote:
JVLRacing wrote:
pete wood wrote:look, lets be honest. if VW had a cheap, easily available alternative to aircooled engine that fit nicely in early engine bays, we'd running with them, but since subaru came up with the cheapest boxer alternative, we are using it. coz any way you look at it, the cheap VW engine we see over here are the sucky models. the good ones (like the VR6 and R32) don't fit and are just prohibitively expensive in our part of the world... not that they seem to be using them in europe or the US though. whatever that might mean. ❓
VR6 mmm working for me🥷
then why did you put an EJ20T in your oval race car?

btw, what ever happened to that car?
1st question ...why not cheap good hps
2nd question...who said i got rid of it.🙅

Jak Rizzo Insano Dub Head

837 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·

#719125
1st question ...why not cheap good hps


so why did u take it out then? Surely u can't tell us that the VR6 is better?
Jak

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#719132
Jak Rizzo wrote:1st question ...why not cheap good hps


so why did u take it out then? Surely u can't tell us that the VR6 is better?
Jak
.....never said there was a problem with the subie Jak did i? Overall jako drivin the R32 The power is smoother....

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#719166
JVLRacing wrote:
Jak Rizzo wrote:1st question ...why not cheap good hps


so why did u take it out then? Surely u can't tell us that the VR6 is better?
Jak
.....never said there was a problem with the subie Jak did i? Overall jako drivin the R32 The power is smoother....
yep, power there from idle all the way........race car a lot lighter than the R32 too!

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#719184
JVLRacing wrote:1st question ...why not cheap good hps
2nd question...who said i got rid of it.🙅
I thought you were selling everything?
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#719188
pete wood wrote:
JVLRacing wrote:1st question ...why not cheap good hps
2nd question...who said i got rid of it.🙅
I thought you were selling everything?
Things picked up Pete😎

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#719190
hellbugged wrote:
JVLRacing wrote:
Jak Rizzo wrote:1st question ...why not cheap good hps


so why did u take it out then? Surely u can't tell us that the VR6 is better?
Jak
.....never said there was a problem with the subie Jak did i? Overall jako drivin the R32 The power is smoother....
yep, power there from idle all the way........race car a lot lighter than the R32 too!
😎

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#719195
pete wood wrote:I thought you were selling everything?
he hee, i remember a certain purple subie powered J&S buggy being for sale a while back too 🤓........had this horrible radiator in the back thing going on, i believe it's a lot better nowdays

reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#719197
😁
Reub

Jak Rizzo Insano Dub Head

837 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·

#719266
[/quote].....never said there was a problem with the subie Jak did i? Overall jako drivin the R32 The power is smoother.... [/quote]

Would the VR6 upset the handling since so much of the engine is above the centreline of the crank?

Also , where do u buy a VR6 engine from & how much are they?

CT's Oval beat all the Golf R36's in the Dutton as well. They sound good though.
Jak

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#719277
wow, would have been some cranky owners there. what that boils down to is the driver though. CT is a great steerer. most of the golf owners were probably newbies, right?
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

Jak Rizzo Insano Dub Head

837 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·

#719280
I don't know, we were first timers whereas everyone else were seasoned campainers

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#719356
Jak Rizzo wrote:
.....never said there was a problem with the subie Jak did i? Overall jako drivin the R32 The power is smoother.... [/quote]

Would the VR6 upset the handling since so much of the engine is above the centreline of the crank?

Also , where do u buy a VR6 engine from & how much are they?

CT's Oval beat all the Golf R36's in the Dutton as well. They sound good though.
Jak [/quote]

You blokes should be good enough doin lots of supersprints😎.......Beatin a R36 at a weight of 1500kgs plus with a bug at 800kgs still comes into play.
Jako...

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#719483
hellbugged wrote:he hee, i remember a certain purple subie powered J&S buggy being for sale a while back too 🤓........had this horrible radiator in the back thing going on, i believe it's a lot better nowdays
nah, it's still pretty horrible. 😂

wanna swap your horrible notch for it? 😉
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#719485
😂not yet pete...maybe one day when its reliable enough to sell with a clean conscience...subaru reliability pffft

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#719556
hellbugged wrote:😂not yet pete...maybe one day when its reliable enough to sell with a clean conscience...subaru reliability pffft
😂