speedtek

My friend gave me a Audi 1.8T 20V engine and so what does a euro hot rodder do? try to fit it in a 944? I was thinking of putting in the 944 because it is lighter and 350 hp can be had easily (for us). Having the boys pull a bellhousing off now to see how we have to make an adapter plate.

comments?

Marcquito

GO for it!

speedtek

I think this is better than the Nissan SR20DET I was planning to swap in! at least it keeps it German! BTW I mod ricers for a living. but I prefer German cars better!

Marcquito

Damn right. Half of the parts on these cars are Audi anyway.

V2Rocket

i imagine itd fit pretty nicely, lord knows its a smaller engine than the 2.5...what cars it out of?

Marcquito

An A4?

V2Rocket

i imagine theyre all pretty similar in internals but the 1.8 is/was available in the
jetta
passat
beetle
golf/gti
polo
a4
tt

speedtek

I have gotten 425hp from a 1.8L 8V VW GTi Turbo Engine and 550hp from a VW 1.8L-16V Turbo engne. These are reliable hp figures. I am afraid to mod the Porsche 2.5L engine due to the high cost of the parts. plus the swap will give me a lot more room in the engine compartment.

Milo<944>

Sorry a little off topic but how much horsepower does the 2.5 N/A have?

alex

about 150 on a cold morning

Chwatson

not enough

V2Rocket

yup..


im looking to double that (at least )

speedtek

I want something that is reliable and if I do blow it up I don't feel so bad.

ha ha ha

I have modded 944 Turbos in the past and just knowing the reliablity factor I am not comfortable.

FRporscheman

I don't know, the 944 isn't a muscle car but it's fast enough to get me in enough trouble to put a smile on my face, and even fast enough to take that smile away.

GloriaRedStang

Sweet. Keep us updated on the swap and when you're done, I'd love to check it out!