VW Diesel Transplant?

[John B]

You know, you can always buy a 5000 turbo diesel engine...... bolts right in, bolts to trans, no wiring (all mechanical). 

> Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 15:45:19 -0500
> Subject: Re: VW Diesel Transplant?
> From: auditony at gmail.com
> To: TurboQuattro at shaw.ca
> CC: quattro at audifans.com
> 
> A couple of things to consider. The 5000 has only the 5-cylinder
> bellhousing, which is different than the 4-cyl. The 80/90Q's had both, so
> you would want to use one of those transmissions, or something newer. Other
> than that, motor mounts would probably be the most difficult thing to deal
> with. As for the clutch, Audi offered a 4-cyl Turbo diesel in the 4000, so a
> clutch for that application, with a possible disc swap would work just fine.
> 
> Tony
> 
> On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Richard Sargent <TurboQuattro at shaw.ca>wrote:
> 
> > I'm wondering if it is possible to swap a VW turbo-diesel engine into an
> > Audi 5000 chassis. It occurred to me that the match of the Audi galvanized
> > body with a rugged all-wheel-drive system, combined with the fuel-economy of
> > the VW turbo-diesel could be a great match for my needs.
> >
> > Is such a swap possible? Are the bolt patterns for the bell-housing the
> > same? What problems might I have mating the VW clutch to the Audi
> > transmission?
> >
> > I'm sure that there would be many small details to work out, such as motor
> > mounts and fuel delivery, but I'm curious what the list thinks of this idea.
> >
> > Disclaimer: I've owned 7 type $$ Audis, and many turbo-diesels, so I'm
> > familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of both. I'm currently down to
> > only one type 44, but have 3 turbo-diesels.
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