not looking at doing it but whats the best engine to drop into a mk1 or 2 golf to give a really high power to weight ratio? cant be anything crazy like a w12 say it has to cost under 3000 for the lump would it be an audi 20v, vr6 with turbo. 1.8t? maybe a volvo t5? other makes of engine? bike engines? any ideas?
mk2 is heavy for a bike engine, but at 70kgs-100kgs the engines are very light a LS6 corvette engine is small, light and makes 300odd bhp, but i bet all in a turbo'd 20v will win what's Bill's 450+/tonne not much that will stay with that
Fiat/Lancia Twin Cam. Go for a 16v Turbo from a Lancia Thema. You can buy a whole running car for less than 150. They are the same unit as the Delta HF Integrale 16v (different exhaust valves but that's about it) and they are good for 300+ bhp with very minor tuning work.
just seenthat german mk2 vr6 turbo with 607bhp posted on here, i guess that engine in a mk1 would be pretty crazy?
there is a golf in golf+ with "only" (used very loosely) 360 odd HP from a 1.8 20vt and its just set the standard for the fastest front whell drive 1/4mile!!!!! surely that would be enough
a VR6 is a heavy engine i was advised by a VW specialists not to put one in a mk2 but loadsa ppl do it, i would say 20vt all the way hopefully next year
anyone seen the new golf+ with the REAr wheel drive mk1 turbo'd hyabusa now that is cool! extremely quick!
How much would an RS6 motor cost....its effectively two 1.8T motors on a common crank so must be lighter than two 1.8T motors. Probably good for 750bhp. 4x4 probably required though!!!
vr6 power Try looking on the net ! Schimmel performance have had 516whp on a stock engine and over 700whp with out to many mods ! I have a vr6 turbo that i built on my drive no roof no help it does 407bhp and 407ftlb torque with more boost to go ! Its that easy !
So you are just over half way there... That is like saying 300bhp is easy from a normilly aspirated 16v motor because you have got 160bhp. Over 200bhp per litre is never easy.
Yes but i built mine to drive every day not for the biggest bhp figure i could get ! Theres a big difference ! Plus mine could do over 500bhp easy with no more mods just more boost but why its front wheel drive !