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Offline DomBacon

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4WD edition30???
« on: January 06, 2015, 11:15:15 pm »
Currently stage2 at the moment and going stage2+ at the end of the month
Couple months later I'll be looking at getting a bigger turbo

The car already spins up a bit too much as it is and I was wondering can I make my edition30 4wd?
Any help would be much appreciated  :happy2:
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2015, 11:26:14 pm »
I don't know of any that have been done but I imagine that you could get most of the parts (if not all) from an R32. Speak to Alex at AKS, he's doing a 4WD conversion on his Octavia I believe (I know its not the same as a MK5). He would probably know what you'd need
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2015, 11:31:31 pm »
There has been a gti made into 4wd so yeah its possible if you get a doner car but it's a costly conversion and lot of metal work
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Offline Pikey Motorsports

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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2015, 11:33:04 pm »
yes its not a bad job jus wiring and you need to modify the wheel well

you dont need 4wd tho with a good setup
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2015, 12:58:43 am »
It's been done,I remember seeing a article in a Vw magazine with a 4wd mk5 gti
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2015, 01:10:04 am »
cant see that too hard what bout s3 running gear??
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2015, 01:18:49 am »
Allan fishburn from Darlington was the one in the mag
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2015, 08:29:11 am »
S3 gearbox, propshaft and rear subframe (inc diff ect).

@GarethB has bought all the bits to do his - if he hasn't sold it yet  :scared:

You need to cut out the spare wheel well and plate up. As the mk5 chassis is designed for 4wd the prop and everything else fit in just fine  :happy2:
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2015, 08:47:25 am »
Why not buy an R32 and swap out the V6 for a 4 pot Edition 30 or S3 motor?! No need for all that body & suspension work.
Just a thought....
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2015, 09:19:57 am »
@paulmk5gti has done this and is up and running, he might give you an indicative cost ?  :drinking:
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2015, 10:03:24 am »
It's on my list.  :innocent:
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2015, 10:20:52 am »
Quote from: MC71 on January 07, 2015, 10:03:24 am
It's on my list.  :innocent:

How does yours handle at the moment?
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2015, 10:33:51 am »
Quote from: bigmig95 on January 07, 2015, 09:19:57 am
@paulmk5gti has done this and is up and running, he might give you an indicative cost ?  :drinking:
Like others have said it's not to bad to do. I collected the parts slowly from eBay and various vag breakers. All in I think it was just shy of 1k for parts and my labour was free. It took me and a friend around 20 hours from start to finish. The most time consuming part was removing the interior to weld the centre propshaft supports.
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2015, 10:40:43 am »
Just a buy a MK6 R.
Be cheaper in the long run.
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Re: 4WD edition30???
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2015, 10:50:00 am »
What about some sticky rubber and a diff? Pikey on here and Ryan from Midnight Garage are running 500+ with just the front wheels driven...
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