Eurovan 2.5 crank in Audi block

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

As far as mounting goes, all the holes are in the right places, even for the accessories.

The only real issue I had was finding the right timing belt to take up the extra 3/4 inches of block height.

----- Original Message -----
From: David.Payne at brinksinc.com
Date: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:50 pm
Subject: Re: Eurovan 2.5 crank in Audi block

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> What vehicle did you put the engine in and what issues did you 
> have with
> motor mounts etc?
> Thanks,
> Dave.
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> 
> It is possible and has been discussed at great lengths on this forum.
> 
> You either have to get custom pistons made or custom rods made, no 
> stockcombo will work properly unless you use a eurovan block.
> 
> I think eurospec uses stock rods with a custom piston that moves 
> the wrist
> pin closer to the deck.
> 
> You might want to pick their brains and see specifically what they 
> use. For
> my 2.5 conversion I used a eurovan block and bolted on a turbo head.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David.Payne at brinksinc.com
> Date: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:20 pm
> Subject: Eurovan 2.5 crank in Audi block
> 
> > Anybody done this?  I know the Eurovan block is taller (same
> > height as
> > ABA?), and that the Audi block will have to be clearanced.  I'm
> > looking for
> > the right rod and piston combo.  Looking at
> > http://not2fast.wryday.com/vw/stuff/vw_engines.shtml  it looks
> > like maybe
> > Audi 3A stuff might work, but I'd still like to talk to someone
> > who has
> > done this.
> > You might notice that I've been asking alot of questions about
> > engine swaps
> > lately, my 90Q is approaching 200K and I think I'm going to start
> > buildingup something on the engine stand to drop in when I get the
> > time.
> > Thanks,
> > Dave.
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