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Old question,,,new thoughts
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:19 pm
by claymore68
HI Guys, Ive asked similar question in the past but its now looking like a realistic option to upgrade the engine in my 2lt 5th gen. The issue is I can have a Golf R as my daily which is nice and has 300BHP but I love my lude and would like to swap the 2ltr out but would like a little more power ie 250BHP if possible. How do I acheive this while getting swap done and trying to maximise the reliability . Brakes have all been upgraded now all the way round and structural stuff all completed so any thoughts or advice would be great.
Cheers
Craig
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:53 pm
by vanzep
If youve got a bit of cash to spend and definately want 250+bhp then id speak to
@Merlin and see if he will sell you his race engine (260-275bhp depending on tune). Its sitting on a pallet waiting to go in a lude
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:59 pm
by claymore68
mmmmmm very interesting , thanks vanzep.
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 4:14 pm
by claymore68
vanzep wrote:If youve got a bit of cash to spend and definately want 250+bhp then id speak to @Merlin and see if he will sell you his race engine (260-275bhp depending on tune). Its sitting on a pallet waiting to go in a lude
Any idea what he has done to it to get that output Vanzep ?
Cheers
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 5:28 pm
by vanzep
There has been loads done to that engine and around £12k spent on it.
It belonged to Dino previously.
@Dino or
@Merlin would be best placed to give you detailed info.
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 6:44 pm
by NafemanNathan
An a7 with decent breathing and a proper tune (Hondata S300) will give you 240+bhp 170+lbft torque.
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:37 pm
by bennyboy
Or A8
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 1:03 pm
by claymore68
vanzep wrote:There has been loads done to that engine and around £12k spent on it.
It belonged to Dino previously.
@Dino or @Merlin would be best placed to give you detailed info.
Gulp £12K thats mental , id sepend £3K ish on the engine I sort of hoped that would be enough .
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:33 pm
by RattyMcClelland
£14k on built engine, built gearbox and supercharger.
But epic mad whining sounds.
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:08 am
by Merlin
claymore68 wrote:vanzep wrote:There has been loads done to that engine and around £12k spent on it.
It belonged to Dino previously.
@Dino or @Merlin would be best placed to give you detailed info.
Gulp £12K thats mental , id sepend £3K ish on the engine I sort of hoped that would be enough .
Like Nafe and Benny say, a good condition red top engine with some mods should see you up to the 240-250 bracket as it has been dpone before. IMO you'll need a decent diff to get the best from it. Its not the bhp that is the best thing from a built engine its the extra torque. My built engine makes more torque at 3k rpm than my H22a8 does at peak.