AntmanAndLittleDi
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- Nov 12, 2014
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Russell,
Kansas
We are going to pick up a '97 TSI in the next two weeks as a donor car for our '99 GST. Our GST is complete, running, driving and just needs a tune to finish it up. It isn't pretty, needs doors, tail lights, front fenders, headlight brackets, weather stripping, new paint and the frame looks like it's been bottomed out. We haven't seen the TSI yet, but it is described as being straight, low miles, original paint and overall a complete car minus motor, trans or transfer case (I need to verify) and the rear subframe is gone. Has clean title to boot.
My question is simple: Which car do I save? I'm not 100% sold on the idea of having a awd car, I quite enjoy the fwd GST. (And the looks you get while passing a rwd V8 muscle car after telling them yours is fwd I4). BUT! I had also tossed around the idea of putting a 2JZ single turbo into the TSI and making it rwd.
Either way, there's an engine swap that's going to occur and that's why I chose this forum. If it doesn't belong here, feel free to move it or remove it.
Let me know your thoughts and questions, they're All appreciated at this moment.
My question is simple: Which car do I save? I'm not 100% sold on the idea of having a awd car, I quite enjoy the fwd GST. (And the looks you get while passing a rwd V8 muscle car after telling them yours is fwd I4). BUT! I had also tossed around the idea of putting a 2JZ single turbo into the TSI and making it rwd.
Either way, there's an engine swap that's going to occur and that's why I chose this forum. If it doesn't belong here, feel free to move it or remove it.
Let me know your thoughts and questions, they're All appreciated at this moment.