How long and/or wide is a 2G DSM engine bay?

[BlueSky157]

No I am not talking about a V8 in a dsm, just to put that out there. Ive been looking to pick up a roller for a project as its warming up, and want to know what could fit. Currently I am looking at volvo 5 cylinder engines, but I don't know if the engine bay is long enough to fit one longitudinally, or the other way. Would an awd transmission from one fit in either way?

 

[pauleyman]

There is barely enough room for a 4cyl with the awd trans let alone a 5 cyl and an adapter plate etc.
Best option is probably stick with the dsm drivetrain.
Sorry this doesn't answer your question directly.

 

[BlueSky157]

There is barely enough room for a 4cyl with the awd trans let alone a 5 cyl and an adapter plate etc.
Best option is probably stick with the dsm drivetrain.
Sorry this doesn't answer your question directly.

Oh, thank you. I thought the engine bay was larger than It is

 

[Spoolin6er]

I just measured my RS swap candidate - it's 34.5in between "frame rails". As I was pulling out the 420a i was thinking to myself that it was way tighter than I thought. I think that upper A arm takes up a lot of space?

This is going to be a bigger challenge than I thought haha