1990 Corrado G60 Supercharger

Sounds like you're buying an abortion! If the former owner removed the charger versus fixing it one can only imagine what else is wrong. Sure hope it's cheap.

Not me. I'd be going for a V6 version, if I got one at all. My son's interests run a bit differently than mine.

We've looked it over pretty closely, and my son drove it. It's in pretty good shape, but for a few cosmetic issues inside and the supercharger. I suppose we may discover other issues once he starts driving it.

Not cheap, not expensive.

The guy who owns it, it seems, ran into some financial problems. It seems to run pretty well even without the supercharger, and it passed inspection (including emissions) without it a few months ago, but the guy who did the inspection said that it was running rich, but was within their limits.

- Bill

I do have an ECU here for it if you ever need one. Let me know if it an auto or manual trans.

This is an ECU adjusted to work without the supercharger?

How much would that cost?

And, it's a manual transmission.

- Bill

Prices seem high. get a core from a junkyard for a couple hundred bucks, and have one of the well known rebuilders go through it (BahnBrenner, Kompressor Kanada)

good luck

nate

I kind of thought so, but this is my first experience with a VW supercharger. My Scirocco's don't use them.

Thanks for the names. We'll look them up.

We've actually still got the supercharger. The current owner said it died, and we didn't go into it with him. I'll have my son ask how it died when he goes to get the car.

Thanks.

- Bill

I recall the brand new ones costing about 1500-2500 and rebuilds costing 500-1000 when I was interested in them. Got a diesel rabbit for free instead :)

BTW Kompressor Kanada is listing rebuilds with no core required for $1600 (US) on their web site.

nate

OK. So the prices my son found weren't unusual, just painful to our budget. :)

- Bill

"they all do that" it seems. It's a rare G60 that's not running rich, and a leaky FPR can only exacerbate the problem (not an uncommon issue.)

My fiancee has the exact car you're looking at, so feel free to ask questions. The CCA (Corrado Club of America) has a web site with a mailing list/Yahoo group thing, which is good to join if you are serious about this car and can turn your own wrenches.

BTW if you can tell me why her #$%^%$^&* cruise control isn't getting vacuum, I'm all ears. I did replace the vacuum pump with a supposed "known good" one. I know that's the issue because when she got the car the cruise worked, but I won't horrify you by telling you exactly how it was getting vacuum (I wonder what would have happened had she gone up a hill steep enough to put it on boost?)

nate

I've spent most of my time on Scirocco's (my favorites). My son liked the Sciroccos also, but had decided on the G60 for his daily wheels. I liked the V6 I drove, but wasn't as impressed with the four with SC. Seemed to be a noticable lag between pedal and power. At least without the SC there's no lag. :)

FPR ?

I'll suggest it to my son. I'm a partial fix-it-myself. I used to do the full bit (rebuild engines, swap trans, fix anything), but these days I prefer to let a good shop do anything I'm not in a mood to do myself. Fortunately, I've found a good shop, so it works out OK.

I suspect I don't want to know... except maybe to make sure my son's isn't hooked up the same way.

- Bill

Fuel Pressure Regulator. When the diaphragm gets a pinhole, the intake can suck fuel straight through causing it to richen up.

Be aware that a Corrado is a special beastie... some of the stuff is parts bin VW (lots of A2 and Passat parts) and some is quite unique (like the blower, at least in north America)

that would be a good thing to check :)

good luck with the car, they're a lot of fun when they're running right. I have to admit my personal favorite driver was my '84 Scirocco however.

nate

Right. We'll check it.

That's the second or third time I've heard that. We'll keep it in mind if we go to the bone yard.

I have three '87 16Vs (two running, one basically only a body).

The newest (most recently bought) one is in the best shape and my favorite.

We also have an '84, which isn't running at the moment. It's what instigated my love of Sciroccos.

- Bill

The one I have is for an auto trans, but not sure what's the difference is between the auto & std. Maybe you can research it on the Corrado Club site.