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Offline gazareth

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2.3 20 valve engine
« on: 06 September 2013, 21:10 »
hey guys has anyone out there fitted an audi 5 cylinder 2.3 20valve engine in to a mk2 golf before. bit different I know but is it doable?
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Re: 2.3 20 valve engine
« Reply #1 on: 07 September 2013, 18:33 »
so no one done this or heard of it being done before?
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Re: 2.3 20 valve engine
« Reply #2 on: 07 September 2013, 18:52 »
never heard of it being done - but as with most things, if your determination or wallet is big enough, almost anything is possible  :smiley:
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Re: 2.3 20 valve engine
« Reply #3 on: 08 September 2013, 00:41 »
probably need a bit of chassis leg massaging and engine/gearbox mount shuffling but it would rip if you stuck a charger on there lol. and what a sound out of them. its like a Subaru with a misfire.
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Re: 2.3 20 valve engine
« Reply #4 on: 08 September 2013, 10:59 »
Back in the day after fu*kin around, they built space frames instead just Boogle V8 Mk2 golf
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Re: 2.3 20 valve engine
« Reply #5 on: 08 September 2013, 16:22 »
it is doable  and has been done.   seen a 5 cyl mounted both inline and transverse.

it's a lot of work tho,   inline it's basicly quattro drivetrain in a spaceframe with a golf shell droped over it.

transverse  it's just horrible a mk2 isn't really wide enough to get an I5 motor in transverse.  things need squeezeing and ushing about to get it to go.

the V5 motor will go in much easyer as it's that bit narrower
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Re: 2.3 20 valve engine
« Reply #6 on: 08 September 2013, 17:57 »
yeah it might destroy the good handling to with that heavy lump in there. im thinking rear wheel drive conversion now lol. could maybe hook it up to a capri 2.8 gearbox and axle. got a semi retired mk2 anyway that I could bring back to life. needs welding anyway so would be piece of pish to fab up a tunnel. not sure about front subframe to gearbox clearance though.
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Re: 2.3 20 valve engine
« Reply #7 on: 08 September 2013, 20:25 »
mid engine is the way  :whistle:
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Re: 2.3 20 valve engine
« Reply #8 on: 08 September 2013, 21:42 »
Has anybody done a V5 mk2 would be different.
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Re: 2.3 20 valve engine
« Reply #9 on: 09 September 2013, 00:00 »
seen a few mk2's rocking v5's but the engines didn't stay in any of them for very long, 

170 bhp out the box and it has some novelty value, engine probaly cheep as well. chould explain why they went in.  bet there is jack all avalible to make them go any better so thats probaly why they all came out

   never done anything to the v5's myself   they obviously arn't a patch on audi's inline 5 as far as tuneing potential goes else we'd all be fitting them.

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