VAG VR6 engine + tranny viable?

[Frank818]

Basically I think it's very hard to know if it fits and how it fits until someone actually tries it in.

Speedy, with only 4" too many on the axle-to-front length, maybe it's worth it for you to give a try (since Subaru parts are so hard to get in your country anyway)?

[Oppenheimer]

Basically I think it's very hard to know if it fits and how it fits until someone actually tries it in.

Speedy, with only 4" too many on the axle-to-front length, maybe it's worth it for you to give a try (since Subaru parts are so hard to get in your country anyway)?

The problem with trying for him is if it doesn't fit, what does he do then? He doesn't have ready access to used Subie parts, new parts (Subie engine & trans) way too expensive. Plus he has to have it built in less than a year, or he can never register it, and $10K down the drain. I know there are others with desire to fit the VW motor. So maybe best bet is to let someone else pave the way on the formula to make this work. Then he can just follow that example and know he can be done in < 1 year.

[Frank818]

The problem with trying for him is if it doesn't fit, what does he do then?

Oops, crap, sorry I really didn't think of that one!


Well I'll talk with my friend (my mechanic too) and see if he'd give it a try to fit my VR engine and assume some frame modifications. Thing is, it must not add length to the frame, otherwise the fiberglass panels won't fit anymore. And having a custom gas tank (smaller, if frame is pushed forwards over there) is not something he can do. Maybe I can give measurements to Boyd I remember they can do custom!

I'll seriously think about it, as I am pretty sure I can save a lot of money to use my Corrado as the engine/ECU/tranny donor (and maybe the seats donor too with its nice Recaros, and why not Momo S/W and shift knob and etc.) and sell the remaining parts over the years.

Will take me months before I get a clear answer, though. Only weeks if I am lucky, but I doubt I will on that one.