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Title: Engine conversion
Post by: smitty12 on 01 July 2010, 20:13

For future plans what would be the best engine to convert my 2.slow?

Was thinking AUM or AGU but the BAM engine looks the best to me  :grin: a remap on that would surely add a few more horses

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: Rhyso on 01 July 2010, 20:24

Go further and drop the ED30 engine in from the MK5  :evil:

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: topher on 01 July 2010, 20:27

bam engines are very expensive, it'd make more sense to find a cheap low mile aum and bolt a k04/other big turbo to it.

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: smitty12 on 01 July 2010, 20:36

Quote from: topher on 01 July 2010, 20:27

bam engines are very expensive, it'd make more sense to find a cheap low mile aum and bolt a k04/other big turbo to it.

Would a new k04/bigger turbo on top of a AUM engine not out weigh the cost of the BAM engine?

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: topher on 01 July 2010, 20:42

Depends which way you want to do it and what bargains you can find. Ideally you want a complete donor car.. find a written off leon cupra R and you're onto a winner :afro:

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: smitty12 on 01 July 2010, 20:43

will have to start searching then! lol after a re-map what do they usually put out?

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: T_J_G on 01 July 2010, 20:45

BAM go up to about 260 IIRC.

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: LazyLunatic on 01 July 2010, 20:58

Quote from: T_J_G on 01 July 2010, 20:45

BAM go up to about 260 IIRC.

i reckon you push 270+ with the right mods.

i would go for a 1.8t with a k03s and save the money for a quaife atb diff :)

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: smitty12 on 02 July 2010, 00:01

"quaife atb diff"

you what? lol

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: Wayne on 02 July 2010, 00:05

Quote from: smitty12 on 02 July 2010, 00:01

"quaife atb diff"

you what? lol

Limited slip diff, will help with getting the power down.

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: linz on 02 July 2010, 09:41

alot of people go the AGU route for conversions which can make them pretty hard to come by i wouldnt maybe go for a certain engine code id maybe see what bargains come up :)

Title: Re: Engine conversion
Post by: LazyLunatic on 02 July 2010, 09:43

Quote from: smitty12 on 02 July 2010, 00:01

"quaife atb diff"

you what? lol

http://www.quaife.co.uk/differentials