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1989 325is (learner shitbox)
1986 325e (turbo dorito)
1991 318ic (5-lug ITB)
1985 323i baur
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1995 M3 (suspension, 17x9/255-40, borla)
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Originally posted by decay View Postthe ABA is an 8V, and it'll still be faster than the car originally was, but you want the 16V. if i were to do it again, i'd finish what i started last time and replace the CIS fueling with megasquirt.C6Z
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well, you're talking about adapting a RWD engine to a FWD platform... you'd have to start by seeing if you could get someone to make you an adapter plate to mount the M42 with some FWD transaxle into the VW chassis.
given that the 9A (2.0-16V) makes the same peak power as an M42, with more area under the curve and a lot more power to be had from relatively simple bolt-ons (chip for the motronic ignition, megasquirt instead of CIS), that sounds like a giant waste of time/money.past:
1989 325is (learner shitbox)
1986 325e (turbo dorito)
1991 318ic (5-lug ITB)
1985 323i baur
current:
1995 M3 (suspension, 17x9/255-40, borla)
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Originally posted by decay View Postwell, you're talking about adapting a RWD engine to a FWD platform... you'd have to start by seeing if you could get someone to make you an adapter plate to mount the M42 with some FWD transaxle into the VW chassis.
given that the 9A (2.0-16V) makes the same peak power as an M42, with more area under the curve and a lot more power to be had from relatively simple bolt-ons (chip for the motronic ignition, megasquirt instead of CIS), that sounds like a giant waste of time/money.C6Z
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look into engine code ABF. it's a 2.0-16V that used the taller block from the ABA, and the longer rods that went with it. we didn't get it stateside, but you can put one together from available parts, and i think you might need the better rod:stroke ratio to make that kind of power, and probably headwork as well.
the RWD/AWD conversion golf chassis are all guys who've got lots of money to spend, like dahlbach. but that kind of money isn't really necessary to make one of these chassis fast and fun. they weigh 2000lbs if you take a little weight out... just put some more power in.past:
1989 325is (learner shitbox)
1986 325e (turbo dorito)
1991 318ic (5-lug ITB)
1985 323i baur
current:
1995 M3 (suspension, 17x9/255-40, borla)
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Originally posted by decay View Postlook into engine code ABF. it's a 2.0-16V that used the taller block from the ABA, and the longer rods that went with it. we didn't get it stateside, but you can put one together from available parts, and i think you might need the better rod:stroke ratio to make that kind of power, and probably headwork as well.
the RWD/AWD conversion golf chassis are all guys who've got lots of money to spend, like dahlbach. but that kind of money isn't really necessary to make one of these chassis fast and fun. they weigh 2000lbs if you take a little weight out... just put some more power in.C6Z
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Originally posted by CarsonE30 View PostWhy is it that r3v knows more about VW's than VWVortex?past:
1989 325is (learner shitbox)
1986 325e (turbo dorito)
1991 318ic (5-lug ITB)
1985 323i baur
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1995 M3 (suspension, 17x9/255-40, borla)
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Originally posted by decay View Posti learned to work on cars with 1980s-era RWD toyotas and FWD vws. wonderfully simple and light little cars compared to what you get out of the box these days.C6Z
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I cut my teeth on mk1s and mk2s, I owned 2 mk3s and one became the donor car for my first money pit, my 89 gti vr6. 5 lug swap, mk3 dash conversion, 2.9L cam'd VR6. I wish I moved over to E30s earlier but I also felt like BMW guys were douches and VW guys were more legit. As I got older, I saw that FWD has a ~200bhp limit and anything beyond that is a waste. I feel like the 24v swap in a E30 is very similar to a VR6 swap in a mk2, but better in every waySimon
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Originally posted by oliver.r View Postmk4 jetta was my second car. it was the worst car i have ever owned.Originally posted by 2mAn View Postmk4 were mostly garbage #inb4cabrioletsayshowgreattheyare
the crayon smell, the clutch is 3" taller than the brake pedal and that is taller than the gas pedal. and the ABA has a better power band than the AEG.
-terrible headlights
-terrible exhaust noise
-slow
mk4s suck
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Originally posted by oliver.r View Postits kinda sad really. grew around air cooled and mk1s. it really turned me off to volkswagens
I've had a lot of e30s but i dont really want any of them back. I dont even like the one i have. it always feels like something is off. my current one needs the wheels straightened. and i hate 4 doors. my m3 i hated the motor. my 325is' engine was rough and i hated the z3 rack. my mtech2 had too much wind noise and always leaked in the rain and the body was too soft. my 325 needed ac and paint. and my first e30 the red 325es got sold before i knew anything about e30s.
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