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Originally Posted by D3rELiC
explain why you'd want a RE over a REW ?
the REW has bigger intake port but smaller exhaust ports, and you dont have to change the engines mount disposition, adapters are sold. with the same turbos, they do the same amount of power. the only downside is that you'll need a full standalone to run the engine (with a stick tranny), wich is not realy a downside because its something you'll have to eventualy buy when modding a -RE. and they are much more cheaper, front clips are sold for 1200$ us arround here. some FD owner uses the intake manifoil too. depending on your setup the configuration can be better.
and in my comparison, maybe i wasnt that clear, i was talking about buying an n/a s4 with a blown engine, swapping a -rew/T2 drivetrain in VS buying an s5 T2.
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About the front clip prices thing, at the shop i went to a few weeks ago, the front clip, the rew clip was 2300 and the re was 1700, so i dont now about the pricing thing. What im told is that the engine mounting must be changed for either engine but the re mounting is less radical. I suppose that, if your fd clips are that inexpensive, then yeah it is cheaper than a s5 turbo.