For Sale....R32 Drive train. Serious offers only

[chris.p.bennett at navy.mil (Bennett, Christopher P ET1 MARMC 1230B)]

I do understand that when dealing with power curves, power to weight ratio's and all that it ISN'T linear.  That being said however, I do know that the R32 is a little less than DOUBLE the weight of a scirocco.  Granted adding a monster engine, and AWD is going to be a tremendous amount of weight but I am guessing the final weight would be 3/4 or less than an R32 and in my small small mind, I am thinking that it would be FASTER 0-60 than an R32 due to less weight being pulled.  I am not sure you would NEED a turbo.  I think a stock R32 motor would be pushing (beyond) the theoretical max the chassis would withstand.  I mean it is a UNIBODY.  Nobody is perfect we won't hold it against them...  This is where Anson comes in.  He's been very successful in reinforcement of the rear end for such purposes.  It is my understand and I have been known to be wrong once I believe (HAHA) that although it is AWD the haldex only routes a portion of the torque to the rear wheels under heavy acceleration and loss of traction, and even then it is much less than 50% unless you get that nifty haldex proportion toy.  That in mind I don't think it would be a LOT of stress there in the rear.  Yes I said stress in the rear... I would even go out on a limb and say that it would be less than say... a 16v pushing and pulling back there.  Now the front is what scares me.  IF you could shoehorn the thing in there, and I am willig to allow Dr. Anson to perform surgery, the front wheels are putting the lion's share of 240 horses down there.  I think the front would have to be completely reinforced.  I have heard stories of Hemi Cuda's producing so much torque that the frame twists and litterally pops the windshield out of the frame.  I  would think proportionately on the little frame there would be similar forces.  That's what scares me about it.

I am not just dreaming here.  I am going to get a decent amount of money in severence.  Even if I don't do the Scirocco project, I could still keep the engine and hardware as MY R32 won't be under warranty forever.  

I am going buy this unless someone beats me to it.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Pallett [mailto:greg.rocco@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:06
To: Bennett, Christopher P ET1 MARMC 1230B
Cc: Scirocco List
Subject: Re: For Sale....R32 Drive train. Serious offers only


I'm glad I'm not the only one with the vision!  In my head it's mid
engined, sort of like a renault clio v6 or old r5 turbo... if Anson
can synchronize 2 shift linkages, I'm sure he (or someone equally
talented) can just jumble some bits around to make it mid engined and
then reverse the formerly rear propshaft to the front... (don't tell
me how hard it would be.. I like the dream!).... and since I'm
dreaming, how about an hpa turbo on it too?  Plenty of room for in
intercooler up front in the empty engine bay.......