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#16
02-21-2003, 10:30 PM
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Well, I advise you get a FWD daily driver that will be good on gas, and work on a RWD project car for fun
 You could get a RX7 and put a V8 in... Then again, a swap you would probably appreciate more would be the Audi AYB or AAN 5 cylinder swap into a Porsche 924. Mild tuning, 350 hp... 2200lb car with a little lightening. Suspension parts, brakes, it's all available 
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02-21-2003, 10:46 PM
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02-22-2003, 06:14 AM
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02-22-2003, 12:37 PM
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um, yeah...
a vr6 jetta can more than take 300hp the transaxle won't have issues... if you're street racing, you'll want low end, b/c once you're off the line, if you're in the lead, you should be able to stay there.. i know that there are cars with good low end, but they're not designed to be drag raced... and may not have gearing for the high end, or not the right gearing for quick acceleration... it all depends on the car... you could easily get a vr6 jetta and a www.eiptuning.com turbo kit... then you're flying... or get an older jetta, mk2 and swap a 1.8t or vr6 into it... www.overboost.com has an article on a mk2 gti that has a 1.8t in it with a mk3 jetta gt trans in it... there are tons of easy crossovers and bolt ins, and any vw trans will bolt to any vw motor... not nearly as complicated as hondas...
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02-22-2003, 01:05 PM
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02-22-2003, 03:39 PM
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vr6, not 1.8t... i'm not sure if they run the same trans, but i think they're different...
and if he's got 240hp, that's prolly at the wheels, which puts you much closer to 300 at the fly... i've seen quite a few articles on big power'd vw's with stock tranny's so...
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02-22-2003, 03:57 PM
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VW is like the German version of Toyota, usually torquey engines, and everything is overengineered and much stronger than it has to be.
I know of one little company that does Quattro/4Motion swaps into A platform cars, such as the Jetta/Golf/Beetle. They had a showcar a while back, using the drivetrain of an S4, with the suspension and brakes from a 996 TT. Only visual cues that gave it away were a small wing on the back, and 996 TurboTechnology wheels. It made about 500hp at the flywheel, btw. My advice is get a Jetta MK2, they are great cars, make awesome daily drivers. If you want to go crazy on it, you can convert it to AWD. For $500 you can pick up a 924 in need of a little work, and turn it into a frightening fast car.
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02-22-2003, 04:27 PM
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02-22-2003, 04:44 PM
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Well, look into it!
There are usually two reasons a 924 is off the road, one would be problems with the fuel system, which can gum up if left sitting for a long time, or the synchro rings in the transmission are worn out. Go have a look at it, they are very good cars, and very reliable. They have an Audi engine, and VW brakes, but Porsche suspension. This means all the parts that will wear out are cheap to replace, but all the parts that make it a blast to drive are Porsche
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Connor - Porsche Nazi since 2001, VW defiler since 2004 This here's a Fabrication forum! My lugnut requires more torque than your LS1 makes.
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02-22-2003, 06:08 PM
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keep in mind that although the porsche is cheap, the replacement parts sure aren't...
mk2 vw all the way...
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02-22-2003, 09:04 PM
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Those who said add a LSD, wider rubber, and upgrade the suspension, I agree with them.
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02-23-2003, 05:39 PM
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02-23-2003, 07:05 PM
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Power transfer would refer to one of two things, transferring power from front to back, as in a AWD car, or left to right. A LSD will optimize the power from left to right. FWD is great for a daily driver, but not for a performance car. You can make a FWD car fast, true, but it takes more money than a RWD car, and it will have inherent problems you cannot work around. Get the 924, you know you want to 
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