coxylaad
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| posted on 29/8/06 at 10:02 PM |
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I have seen your car, I think it was at York drag strip - nice work.
I have been interested in using the 1.8T as a powerplant for a locost. It makes perfect sense really.
If you manage to get a working combination for the gearbox, then I suspect you will be flooded with requests for information 
I have heard a rumour that a certain year Volvo 740 diesel used a vw 4 cylinder block and is rear wheel drive. The bolt pattern on VAG 4 cylinder
blocks has not changed since the dawn of time so in theory the volvo box should mount straight up.
Might be worth checking out.
Ian
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 29/8/06 at 11:16 PM |
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the vw 6 cylinder is the engine in 7/9 series volvo - dont know if it shares the same bellhousing pattern as the 4 cylinders .
Was trying to keep that quiet to make a packet on unused/unloved volvo diesels that have gone past their sell by date
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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coxylaad
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| posted on 30/8/06 at 11:07 AM |
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ah right, so there are no 4 cylinder volvo diesels running vag blocks then?
and if the volvos are 6 cylinder, is that the VR block with the 2 banks covered by one head or does it have 2 seperate cylinder heads?
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stevebubs
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| posted on 30/8/06 at 11:46 AM |
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http://www.tigersportscars.nl/Bellhousings.htm
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coxylaad
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| posted on 30/8/06 at 11:51 AM |
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bingo!
Ian
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street1303
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| posted on 4/12/06 at 12:58 PM |
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You coud use a Porsche 924 bellhosing and torque tube. You would end up with a transaxle (basically Audi gearbox) setup. I have the torque tube and
transaxle out of an early 944. First my plan was to use the Mondeo duratech engine with that combo. The 944 input shaft spline happens to be 1 inch
dia 23 tooth sline. Ideal for Ford clutch setup. But know i do seriously consider the 1.8 t VAG engine option out of a Passat or Audi A4
(longitudinal). It seems that the bellhousing is going to be a bolt on affair.
[Edited on 4/12/06 by street1303]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 4/12/06 at 01:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coxylaad
bingo!
Hmm, £320+vat and then I reckon you'd need to use a BGH Type 9 or use a straight cut gearset if you want the box to last any reasonable length
of time. IMO it would be far better to use a more suitable box in the first place (e.g. T5).
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