im thinking about buying a wrecked or damaged vr4 and putting the motor/trans/ecu/harness/fuelpump/ etc on my 93 base model making it a tt awd being a base model it would be about 400-500 lbs lighter then a vr4... is this a good idea i have a mechanic friend wholl help me out with the R & R...
ne comment appreciated

 

well the awd, turbos and all the VR-4 stuff will make the base just as heavy lol. I would by the VR-4 and swap the damaged part for the parts off the bass

 

yea that sounds like a better idea unless its super bad

 

well i figuring on striping the vr4 n putting on my base which just started burning oil =-( wut about tt fwd is it worth it? will a vr4 motor mount up to a fwd tranny.... the reason on keeping the base is that its in near mint condition with factory custom two tone paint-1 of 180 .... so idk i n if im gunna put a new motor in it y not do it rite the 1st time?

 

If your base model is rare and in good condition, I would swap out the base motor for a VR4. If you want awd, sell your car and get an older VR4, and go from there. If you want to keep your car, I would go for swapping the VR4 motor into your base. I've heard it cost from $2500 to $5000, depending how you do it. An awd swap could cost you up to $10,000 and alot of headaches, not worth it imo.

 

I did the tt changeover in my 93 and left it fwd, it honestly was not that hard and I absolutly love it. I got one hell of a deal on a tt motor so said why not try, the trans seems to be holding up fine. The best part is I did it all myself and with not much cost. The complete conversion to awd just straight up scares me and I would never do it, like most here said fwd sure but awd just buy one.

 

cosmicrain813, how much did the project cost you total?

 

I caught the tt motor on ebay for 600 starting price with no reserve. the time it ended was late night so there were no bids and I got it, The guy contacted me asked if I needed anything else so I told him the other things I needed for the swap and he threw them in for an extra 100 so I have 700 into my conversion plus the time I put into it.

 

The TT swap is possible.. the AWD is borderline impossible

 

damn u did get a sweet deal