{"id":132118,"date":"2025-05-21T15:45:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132118"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:45:47","slug":"vw-golf-mk7-with-a-3-2-l-vr6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132118","title":{"rendered":"VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132121\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-132121\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"132121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132121\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jacob Moshokoa from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Carscoza\">Cars.co.za<\/a> visited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100072233741918\">Team Nerdo<\/a> in Alrode, Alberton, South Africa to feature their Volkswagen Golf Mk7. The project started with a MK7 TSI shell they painted in VW Tiguan green paint. Under the hood they installed a 3.2 L EA390 VR6 paired with a six-speed manual transmission. The motor makes plenty of noise through a custom stainless steel exhaust. Team Nerdo dropped the body and installed an air bag suspension to allow the Golf ride low. Behind the wheels they installed Mercedes AMG six-piston calipers in front and four-piston calipers in back. Future plans include swapping to a DSG transmission and AWD drivetrain. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/j5Mj0u5c0LM?si=zlWlE5qt0H47t4L3\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132122\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-132122\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"132122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132122\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-02.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6 02\" 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600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132125\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-132125\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"132125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132125\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-05.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-05.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-05.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132127\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-132127\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132126\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-06.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-06.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-06.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-06.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk7-with-a-3.2-L-VR6-06.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Carscoza\">Cars.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacob Moshokoa from Cars.co.za visited Team Nerdo in Alrode, Alberton, South Africa to feature their Volkswagen Golf Mk7. The project started with a MK7 TSI shell they painted in VW Tiguan green paint. Under the hood they installed a 3.2 L EA390 VR6 paired with a six-speed manual transmission. The motor makes plenty of noise&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132118\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">VW Golf Mk7 with a 3.2 L VR6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":132121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":124374,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=124374","url_meta":{"origin":132118,"position":0},"title":"VW T3 with a 3.2 L VR6","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This VW Caravelle (T3) was built by Team Nerdo in South Africa. 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