MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: aus on September 27, 2016, 11:27:30 pm

Title: engine swap axx to bwa
Post by: aus on September 27, 2016, 11:27:30 pm

can i fit a bwa as the axx is beyond repair

Title: Re: engine swap axx to bwa
Post by: stuart-88 on September 28, 2016, 12:53:15 pm

Straight swap I believe. What happened to the AXX?

Title: Re: engine swap axx to bwa
Post by: leebes on September 28, 2016, 08:13:09 pm

AXX and BWA are essentially the same I believe, with the BWA having a slightly lower static compression to apparently make it more reliable. BWA being the later model, but both fitted to the Mk5

Title: Re: engine swap axx to bwa
Post by: tarangill9 on October 06, 2016, 03:24:04 pm

hi, it would be a straight swap also a much more reliable and stronger engine as mentioned above :drinking: good luck with the swap