Re: 5 cylinder VW

[steveb@newkla.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

> 	I am the proud owner of an '86 VW Jetta.  Recently, i've been on 
> a quest to improve its performance.  For some reason, 85 hp just doesn't 
> cut it.  I know that most audi 4 cylinders can be swapped in for the 
> stock VW engine (most audi and VW engines are one and the same), but can 
> you fit an audi 5 cylinder under the hood of a jetta?  In my wild 
> imagineation, a jetta with a modified 20v would be pretty cool.

Greetings Adam!

I hate to burst your bubble, but I think that the problem will be obvious
if you sit a 5-cyl equipped Audi next to your Jetta and open the hoods.
I seriously doubt that your gonna be able to squeeze that extra cylinder 
in with the transverse configuration of the VW.  You'd probably have 
a better chance of shoe-horning a VR6 engine into your car ... I'll bet
even that would be an expensive proposition.  For a more budget conscious
(HA!) solution, a 16V motor from a GTI might be a good candidate, or you
might be able to find some kind of turbo solution from New Dimensions
(rats ... I mentioned another vendor's name).  I don't remember seeing
anything mentioned in there about upgrades for a Jetta, but you might want 
to review past issues of European Car in the "Getting Technical" column to
see if some else has requested similar information.  As a matter of fact, 
I may have Greg Raven's e-mail address laying around, send me a direct 
e-mail request if you'd like me to try to scare it up ...

Now that I think about it, VW did have a 5-cyl in the Quantum ... and the 
vintages are about the same, but I don't know if it is possible to substi-
tute the longitunal 5 under the hood of the transverse 4 ...

IUD (AKA "Insert Usual Disclaimer" for the q-list uninitiated)

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)