The VR5 engine was pretty good. It was made in 10 and 20v guises, outputting 150 and 170bhp respectively.
Very free revving with a nice noise. Slightly low on torque low down but in a light car (the Mk4 Golf was NOT light!!) it would make a great exchange.
Go for a late 20v unit though as these have variable cam timing and lots more punch than the older 10v.
Saying that, the 2.8/2.9 VR6 enigne is only marginally bigger physically and would I'm sure fit.
The 2.8 12v and 2.9 12v were good and torquey but the later 24v 2.8 with 204bhp was the one to have. Very smooth delivery and with a map my Mrs' revs to over 7400rpm!
Both the 5 and 6 pots have LOADS of tuning bits available, including fairly cheap bolt-on supercharger kits!
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