Talon n/t engine in Talon AWD Tsi body?

[bkvail]

we have a '96 Talon (base model) that runs/drives great. I found a 95 Tsi AWD for sale for cheap with NO engine and tranny. Would it work to put the engine/tranny from our base model Talon into the AWD body? We would love an AWD car, but not really interested in having a turbo car (for our teen son, 'nough said)

 

[knochgoon24]

If he can keep from upgrading the stock Tsi AWD, it isn't a bad first car. They're really easy to work on. Technical information is all over the internet (you already found the #1 source.)

I bought my car because I wanted AWD for in the snow. With a good alignment, these things are a dream in the white stuff. With a half decent set of tires, he'll have to try to get it in a ditch.

The stock turbo has a little kick to it, but not much. If you run a 98/99 or Evo 8 Ecu in it (maybe DSMLink gives this option too), you could change the speed limiter to something lower, but what's the fun in that.

 

[DashLaflash]

If you really don't want him to have a turbo then I say +2 on the non turbo engine (4g63 of course) in the TSI AWD. You don't need to find another car to get these parts. They have JDM non turbo 6 and 7 bolt engines on ebay for like $600 and its probably not a lot more for a transmission with it. They have pretty low miles and the swap is as simple as a six bolt swap I'm assuming. (Would he have to use the non-turbo ECU though?) That way he has an awd dsm and he can always put a turbo eingine in it when he gets older and have an awesome starter platform.

 

[knochgoon24]

You'd want some way to tune it so you can run a bit more timing N/A. You can't run an 420a ECU.

I'd suggest either a 98/99 or Evo 8 ECU. You should be able to change all the maps around enough to get it to run fine.

 

[Zdrummer15]

If upkeep is the only thing you're worried about with the turbo engine, I would say the same as others have. Both the n/t and turbo 4g63 are going to have roughly the same amount of issues. All DSM's break, but if it's kept stock or close to it, I don't see it having too many issues.

They're not that hard to work on either. I'm still young and don't have a ton of experience working on engines, but I still have little problems doing things under the hood of my Talon, and it definitely wouldn't be that much easier on a n/t 4g63.

 

[xtr3me]

My first car was a Tsi Awd auto. With a blown motor. I think it was defiantly a good thing that i got to put the motor in my self when i was 15. I really respected the car, because i put the time and hard work in it. I have yet to get any type of ticket and I've owned 3 turbo'd Dsm's.