Title: B5.5 Passat Wagon 2.7t Post by: Hollywood on December 28, 2015, 07:17:42 PM My beater. Total investment, less than $2500
Salvage title 2.7t 6 Speed 4motion 2.8 heads and cams Used 2.8 head gaskets (with copper spray!) 3rd time using the head bolts Stock (used) 175k pressure plate and flywheel with 6 puck ceramic disc Smashed up 1-2 shift collar, filed down by hand Custom driveshaft (using loooong allen bolts and 2 extra CV joints stacked up to make the correct length) 4.4l BMW X5 MAF (used, probably bad) APR charge pipe (used) China k04s China downpipes China sidemounts Bunch of China stuff Stock fuel pump + China 044 fuel pump threaded to fit where the fuel filter used to be - yup, no fuel filter. EV14 550/630s FSI Coils (used) w/Touareg adapters 25psi Flame-shooting antilag launches everyday....not sure how the turbos are still good. H&R coilovers (used) S4 front brakes TT front seats on *custom* brackets Everything works as it should - somehow. (http://imgur.com/4Lsg4Q3.jpg) (http://imgur.com/SmdkRtI.jpg) Title: Re: B5.5 Passat Wagon 2.7t Post by: vwaudiguy on December 28, 2015, 10:52:02 PM Isn't always the cars that get thrown together, end up working the best?
Title: Re: B5.5 Passat Wagon 2.7t Post by: adam- on December 29, 2015, 02:16:59 PM This is exactly the kind of thing I love to see!
Mine's been the same. Threw some fresh bearings at it, some rods and use a stock head with 150k now on it. Homemade manifold and abusing 25psi daily with loads of flames too. Cannot kill the fucker. Title: Re: B5.5 Passat Wagon 2.7t Post by: aysix on December 29, 2015, 02:26:50 PM I love this swap. I planned on doing it myself for the longest time. A local guy here also did it in his FWD, and it just spins.
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