I'm looking at one with a possible bad engine. I'm curious what engines can swap into these cars *relatively easily*.
Before you start laughing, I've done a few engine swaps(VR6 Corrado & mk2 gli& MC2 into 90q, Rabbit G60). Not the least of which I swapped a 3.6L PT engine into a 4000q, so by 'relatively easy' I mean more of a bolt in deal.
I've found info on the 2.7t swap & a lot of opinions that a 1.8t swap is both futile AND more costly than just repairing a V8, which seems like BS. Maybe I'm missing something though.
What I'd really like to know is if there are any BELT DRIVEN V8's (like, say from a 2000 A6?)that could be used as a replacement for the failure prone chain driven V8's. I imagine wiring, or engine side electronics would need mod?
I haven't been able to find info on that, but someone must have tried it by now given the falling price of the B6 S4 due to engine failure...
Before you start laughing, I've done a few engine swaps(VR6 Corrado & mk2 gli& MC2 into 90q, Rabbit G60). Not the least of which I swapped a 3.6L PT engine into a 4000q, so by 'relatively easy' I mean more of a bolt in deal.
I've found info on the 2.7t swap & a lot of opinions that a 1.8t swap is both futile AND more costly than just repairing a V8, which seems like BS. Maybe I'm missing something though.
What I'd really like to know is if there are any BELT DRIVEN V8's (like, say from a 2000 A6?)that could be used as a replacement for the failure prone chain driven V8's. I imagine wiring, or engine side electronics would need mod?
I haven't been able to find info on that, but someone must have tried it by now given the falling price of the B6 S4 due to engine failure...
