so I figured I would start a build thread here on passatworld cause lots of guys have been really helpful and I suppose this will be a good place to keep all my progress..
A few of you guys know I picked up a Passat wagon in January, replaced the timing belt, water pump, alternator etc etc and got my wagon back on the road. the following month I decided to PES supercharge my setup. got a great deal on a kit and has been treating me quite well. but with the "always wanting more" feeling I decided to buy a complete car (exact same car as mine) and pull the motor and build it up so I can get full potential from the PES system. this was going to entail the 3.0 stroker setup, lowering compression, then going with quality internals to run full boost...
that was until of course I was persuaded by family members to spend half the money on this build and just install a small block 350. made sense to me as I have a complete bare chassis to mock everything up before even touching my car. this of course would turn my 4mo into a rear wheel drive vehicle, but ive got the build going and its going quite well actually.
the engine fits nicely in the engine bay as the 2.8 is a large motor, there are no clearance issues at this point with the engine or transmission. here are some photos of the current progress.
My car currently
PES system
donor car
empty engine bay
short block mock up over cradle
moroso pan in order to clear the modified cradle
A few of you guys know I picked up a Passat wagon in January, replaced the timing belt, water pump, alternator etc etc and got my wagon back on the road. the following month I decided to PES supercharge my setup. got a great deal on a kit and has been treating me quite well. but with the "always wanting more" feeling I decided to buy a complete car (exact same car as mine) and pull the motor and build it up so I can get full potential from the PES system. this was going to entail the 3.0 stroker setup, lowering compression, then going with quality internals to run full boost...
that was until of course I was persuaded by family members to spend half the money on this build and just install a small block 350. made sense to me as I have a complete bare chassis to mock everything up before even touching my car. this of course would turn my 4mo into a rear wheel drive vehicle, but ive got the build going and its going quite well actually.
the engine fits nicely in the engine bay as the 2.8 is a large motor, there are no clearance issues at this point with the engine or transmission. here are some photos of the current progress.
My car currently
PES system
donor car
empty engine bay
short block mock up over cradle
moroso pan in order to clear the modified cradle