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R8 V10 Into RS4??
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:27 pm
by Connor_S
Out of curosity does any one know how hard this transplant would be or if it would even be possible?
Cheers
RE: R8 V10 Into RS4??
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:14 pm
by Pie
Nothing is impossible, I've seen VR6 Mk4 Polos, twin engined VR6 Mk2 Golfs etc.
It'll be purely dependant on how healthy your bank balance looks!
RE: R8 V10 Into RS4??
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:43 pm
by Ice_Coffee
If your going to bother going down this route why not go with the 5.0 v10 twin turbo from the RS6, as I understand it, it's fundamentally the same engine but with two turbos. modifying for more power from there is easy, where as it is harder and more expensive trying to get substantially more power from the normally aspirated 5.2 V10 non turbo R8/gallardo engine, infact if you only wanted that kind of power you could spend a lot less supercharging the V8 the RS4 comes with.
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:58 pm
by S4Player
Just how cheap do you think supercharging is ice coffee lol?
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:02 pm
by P_G
A lot cheaper than extending the front of an RS4 and procuring a bi turbo or N/A V10 to fit in it and getting all the plumbing and gearing / drive to harmonise I suspect!
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:14 pm
by iR8V10
Dannyrs4 wrote:Just how cheap do you think supercharging is ice coffee lol?
I'd guess between £12-£15k?
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:50 pm
by S4Player
RS6_Dave wrote:Dannyrs4 wrote:Just how cheap do you think supercharging is ice coffee lol?
I'd guess between £12-£15k?
You'd guess wrong I'm afraid kit I have is about 9k plus vat and shipping then factor in water meth carbon clean up fitting exhaust upgrade clutch and flywheel
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:55 pm
by Connor_S
P_G wrote:A lot cheaper than extending the front of an RS4 and procuring a bi turbo or N/A V10 to fit in it and getting all the plumbing and gearing / drive to harmonise I suspect!
Ah of course, there won't be enough space. I never thought about about that.
I guess I'll charge it some day. Why can't MRC be in N.ireland
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:58 pm
by S4Player
Connor take the plunge and supercharge haha it's worth it
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:09 pm
by Connor_S
I will charge it at some stage. Just none of the tuners in N.I have done it before to my knoledge and Mrc means a boat journey!
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:35 pm
by S4Player
It's worth a boat journey for the best tuning tho isn't it? I bought my car from just outside Belfast Where you based?
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:52 pm
by Ice_Coffee
Dannyrs4 wrote:Just how cheap do you think supercharging is ice coffee lol?
I knew it was 9k when I posted that, just like I know MTM want 12k for the same work. I also know trying to source an engine form one of these supercars that has been written off will be time consuming and expensive as will all the modification needed to pull it off.
In a Nutshell, what P_g said.
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:13 pm
by sonny
12k...and the rest more like 22k GPB
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:13 pm
by S4Player
I've ploughed almost 30k into my car that's every single mod right enough I can't see what your talking about being much more than that
and time consuming? Work started on my car back in august and we still ain't done supercharging ain't easy and it certainly ain't cheap either and your taking my comment a little too seriously it was said in a jokingly manner I'd love to see a tt engine in the rs4 infact I explored this option for months until I gave up and opted to supercharge
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:15 pm
by Ice_Coffee
In that case I stand corrected and apologise if it seems I was belittling the work you have done to your car.