VW/Audi 07K (2.5L 20V I5) Swap Thread
11-20-2018, 07:47 PM
#556
11-20-2018, 08:59 PM
#557
I would strongly recommend a 944 as a luxurious family vehicle. There's nothing in this world that could bring you,,,, Closer together, than one of these classic, Reliable cars. The distance from the ground will be no problem for the little ones, and you won't have to worry about any messes, because there aren't any cup holders! You should buy the most expensive version you can find (preferably in the north east), possibly from a dealer who has had the opportunity to tinker on it and (not)mess everything up!!!😅
11-21-2018, 12:37 AM
#558
Drifting
Oh yea! It’s a perfect family vehicle for those who are vertically challenged. The back seats are already suitable for infants to small toddlers, which saves $$$ on child restraint seats. And with a weight capacity of 400lbs you could use the rear hatch area to store a repair manual for your long trips. If head room is needed for the front occupants the sunroof can “pop up” in the rear or just be removed completely and be placed with the repair manual. And with it being a 30+ year old Porsche, parts are supper easy and cheap to find.
11-21-2018, 03:30 AM
#559
Rennlist Member
11-22-2018, 06:26 PM
#561
Racer
Not sure about them being the only ones to offer any parts . But as far as the power handling goes , I seem to keep coming across the number of 400hp before you need to dive into the internals . I`m hitting my local pick n pull tomorrow for my 07k .
11-22-2018, 06:51 PM
#562
Race Car
Oh yea! It’s a perfect family vehicle for those who are vertically challenged. The back seats are already suitable for infants to small toddlers, which saves $$$ on child restraint seats. And with a weight capacity of 400lbs you could use the rear hatch area to store a repair manual for your long trips. If head room is needed for the front occupants the sunroof can “pop up” in the rear or just be removed completely and be placed with the repair manual. And with it being a 30+ year old Porsche, parts are supper easy and cheap to find.
Point taken on rear seating size though...., as my oldest got past 10, on long trips, he had one leg extended with one foot on my console door and the other on my left arm rest....
Had a dude and his GF in a new RX7 challenge me on Ark. Scenic Hwy 7 back then en route to one of these hiking trips, fully laden, put the hammer down and lost him in my rear view in about 10 minutes....
T
11-23-2018, 03:00 PM
#564
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11-23-2018, 04:22 PM
#566
The CBU engines are actually pretty plentiful especially up here in the north east. Should be a great platform for either stock or boosted. It's actually the same code I've been looking at getting as well
11-23-2018, 04:37 PM
#567
Rainman
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Earlier it was posited that the stock 07K intake manifold likely wouldn't clear the 944 shock tower.
Would you mind measuring the protrusion of the intake from the engine, as well as the stock exhaust manifold?
Would you mind measuring the protrusion of the intake from the engine, as well as the stock exhaust manifold?
11-23-2018, 04:57 PM
#568
Alan and I went over this in email, the stock intake hits the brake booster pretty hard, even if you were to move the throttle body housing to the other side. I was really hoping it would fit too, but I'm not sure about the exhaust.
11-23-2018, 08:38 PM
#570