Other engines

There was a guy that was doing or did a audi 5 cylinder swap on rennXX boards.

Ford V8

supra motor?

Other ones any has seen or heard of?

I seriously considered putting in a 5 cylinder from the Chevy Colorado.....All the headers exit the passengers side, the oil pan is right and they can be had for $1000 to $1500 with everything...... I just happened upon the 5.3l deal first

There is a Rover V8 3.5L out there somewhere / I think in a 924.

You can do VR6 swaps but I haven't seen any pictures.

Using the 924's bell housing you could do most any I4 VW/Audi engine (2.0T FSI would probably be a good engine)...

The Audi I5 engines have already been discussed - I've seen picts and they fit nicely. Shorter block than the original motor and yet they still lean over to the passenger side to give room for your brake booster.

At the end of the day though the LS conversions still appear to be the best bang for the buck / especially if you can get your conversion parts cheap.

Damian

I also looked at a VQ35 nissan V6. IIRC a Pathfinder bellhousing would have made the swap possible
The 350Z intake is the lowest one for that engine. IIRC the Bellhousing from the Auto interchanged with the Manual and would have been easy to make an adapter plate for the TT since it is already concentric....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/nissan-pathfinder-transmission-and-transfer-case_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1171Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3ef6929485QQitemZ270424773765QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Not sure if I mentioned previously that I have a great 944 that I just picked up with a blown engine. I did a LS1 conversion in a different 944 and it is a great car. But, with this car, I'd like something different... I've been talking with a dude who really loves Toyota's 2jz - apparently it can be boosted to put out 600-1000 hp before you have to do any work to its internals!

I think it would fit in the 944 / I saw one guy on the web has done it but picts are scarce. Anyone got further info on this kind of swap??

Thanks!

Damian

damian wrote: I've been talking with a dude who really loves Toyota's 2jz - apparently it can be boosted to put out 600-1000 hp before you have to do any work to its internals!

I think it would fit in the 944 / I saw one guy on the web has done it but picts are scarce. Anyone got further info on this kind of swap??

Thanks!

Damian

roblem isgetting the transax to hold up

that is true. To update everyone I actually decided to go with an Audi AAN conversion for this car. I think it's going to work out well... It's on hold right now because I'm also working on a VW Beetle restoration that is currently taking all the car-funds but eventually we'll get into this 944.

Damian

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roblem isgetting the transax to hold up [/quote]

What's the torque on the Audi AAN? HP may not be the issue with a 944 transaxle; V8 torque may be the concern.