Old question,,,new thoughts

claymore68 · Post by **claymore68** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:19 pm

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

Post by **vanzep** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:53 pm

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

claymore68 · Post by **claymore68** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:59 pm

mmmmmm very interesting , thanks vanzep.

claymore68 · Post by **claymore68** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 4:14 pm

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

Post by **vanzep** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 5:28 pm

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.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 6:44 pm

An a7 with decent breathing and a proper tune (Hondata S300) will give you 240+bhp 170+lbft torque.

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:37 pm

Or A8

claymore68 · Post by **claymore68** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 1:03 pm

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 .

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:33 pm

£14k on built engine, built gearbox and supercharger.

But epic mad whining sounds.

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:08 am

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.