400HP VW Passat Swapped Porsche is Shockingly Impressive ($300 Engine)

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

Here before people don’t wait to watch the video to tell me it’s a 968. Love you.

[@TSCrihfield]

Hahaha! Or the semantics of the engine coming from a wagon or a sedan… 🥴

[@TheHengeProphet]

@@TSCrihfield The engine could have just as easily come out of USDM Beetle, Jetta, Passat, or take your pick of Audi models.

[@shannacollins4741]

What i dont get is why someone would try try argue with you since UHH DUH you drove the car not them so i figure u know more than them about it !

[@shtboxgarage]

HEY YOU FORGOT TO EDIT IN THE OUTRO LINKS ❤️

[@rays2023]

I was going to say if that’s a 944 then what’s a 968? Lmao 😂

[@mikegault8210]

5 cylinders just have a sound that’s hard to argue with

[@joshuasterling2144]

Truth, such a nice unique blend.

[@sieve5]

Sounds like half a v10 in a way that an inline 4 doesn't sound like half a v8

[@VictorPitstop]

Why are you arguing with sounds?

[@wiillsmithsacuk3287]

Yep better than any v6

[@mannerly2930]

@@wiillsmithsacuk3287listen to a vr6. They sound pretty good

[@pastedtomato]

The 07K is such an overlooked engine, so glad it's finally getting the attention it deserves

[@BabyV1069]

Hopefully all of this attention will drive up R&D for mods and that kind of stuff would love to see a well developed turbo kit for the 2.5

[@VictorPitstop]

Stonks going up now. Wondering how the 07k holds up in a longitudinal setup; the K-swaps in RWD applications tend to rattle themselves apart after a while just because they aren’t balanced to be setup that way.

[@lucasschmitz4588]

​@@VictorPitstopit'll probably do ok as all 5cyls are naturally unbalanced so they've got a massive counter weight audi also used to produce longitudinal 5cyls for like 2 decades

[@VictorPitstop]

@@lucasschmitz4588 that is true, fair point.

[@ryanbaker9926]

Absolutely. The Volvo 2.5T as well

[@ianfairbanks1318]

BRO! Thank you!!! Grassroots engine swaps are YOUR fan base!!!!

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

This is the Best Channel on KZbin when you’re looking for different oddities with swaps

[@eustahijelifetips]

Stav tech for a start

[@eustahijelifetips]

@@connoisseuroftigolbitts im sorry, the comment was edited?

[@willybrandt4934]

Alan regularly attends track days and HPDEs at Mid-Ohio sports car course and Nelson ledges road course. I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the track with him in this car. Hear it from me first hand, it’s a monster. Hope he invited you to 944 fest, It’s the largest gathering of 944s in the country. Cheers from Ohio 👍

[@justingick9371]

Would be cool to see some 944 content make it onto a larger KZbin channel

[@Markisamiller]

This is one of the best examples of youtube sponsorship I've ever seen. Product market fit is 100%. Well done!

[@brett.mk2]

I’m also building an 07k swapped E30 on the Boost Brothers Garage channel :)

[@jordanscott776]

I instantly thought about your mk2 o7k build

[@PapiAndrey]

I’ve seen some Volvo 5 pots (various versions) swapped into E30/E36/E46 chassis Bmw’s. It was a little weird to see a 5 cylinder Bmw, but man is it cool

[@omega1575]

You should try to get it reviewed on here when it’s done

[@gtijason7853]

Just checked out your channel and saw the 07k swapped MKII, insta subbed !

[@Pixels_And_Petrol]

This is the build I'm saving for on my current car. Been watching boost brothers for quite some time after some intense research and have been trying to save up for a long time now after my 944 Turbo caught fire. Engine has to go, wiring harness needs replaced. So ultimate solution for my 944 Turbo is a 07K boost brothers swap since i have the turbo chassis with the perfect transmission, suspension, and brakes for it. I just need money and space to finish this build.

[@T-bird_Johnny]

Don't give up.

[@Pixels_And_Petrol]

@T-bird_Johnny Im determined to save this car because this car saved my life.

[@davidottobre188]

Boost Brothers Garage has a Black Friday sale going on and they’ve also given you the option to buy half the kit up front to do the engine side then the other half to put it in the car for people on tighter budgets!

[@Pixels_And_Petrol]

@@davidottobre188 Yeah I've been following that tightly. If I had the funds I'd drop it right now. Even if it was maxing out a credit card. I just don't have the funds yet unfortunately. I'm building credit and trying to get there. Im likely gonna pick up a motor shortly from a local so it's saved to the side. It's hard when I'm just a nobody who doesn't make enough money. Thankfully I have a gf who full heartedly supports me wanting to do this but I just don't have the money. Nor a garage either but that's another problem.

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

​@@Pixels_And_Petrol you can always do stage 2 Integrated engineering for the 07k. Revs to 7300k with 235hp. It will be NA but cheaper, and possibly Diy doable depending on your skill.

[@prematuredgravy8033]

The 07K in my golf is my dirty secret. I love the engine even though it's stock, I have a 5 speed and love the noise. Wished more people knew about these amazing engines.

[@marcolopez3721]

Been telling people for years how great the 2.5 5cyl is! My favorite car was 5 years back, 2011 golf 2 door. United Motorsports had an e85 kit for the 5cyl golf! All I did was bigger injectors, upgraded fuel pump, fuel rail, and tune. I cheaped out on suspension (sue me) with the Raceland Primos, 4 inches dumped on 3sdm 18x9. I still have photos of it. Made roughly 230whp and could corner like nobodies business. The only thing I never did was a short shift kit which the 2.5l golf 5spd NEEDS cause the factor throws are sloppy ass hell! Love seeing the motor get credit I swear they’re bullet proof! They sound great too!

[@saltybutsain6348]

did you dyno it?

[@hayden6056]

I'd say not seeing roughly 😢

[@marcolopez3721]

@@saltybutsain6348 226 dyno’d by a guy in my area that specializes in euro tuning! Definitely need an upgraded clutch once you throw more than 25hp at the car though! Super worth it if you’re going for a pocket rocket to spend time on the car NA! It doesn’t need to be 3-400whp to be fun. The base golf weighs nothing to begin with!

[@saltybutsain6348]

@@marcolopez3721The general consensus is that these don't make more than 200 NA without built internals. So for you to get 230 out of a stock intake and exhaust manifold is interesting. I'd love to hear more about this build. I was thinking about setting up mine for E85 but I wasn't sure as to the gains that I could get from it.

[@invadershin1533]

Brings back memories of the original tuner culture.

[@abeclarkatp2595]

Thanks!

[@DreuScuhDoo]

5 cylinders have such a unique sound I fucking love it

[@DailyDriver.]

As an owner of this engine in a 08 vw rabbit. This engine is a sweetheart. It’s so fun even in stock form and dummy reliable and durable

[@figmo7494]

For a V.W engine!

[@milescarter7803]

I'm still sad there aren't NA cams for it yet if we don't want to boost it.

[@chriscole9621]

wow yeah I was about to comment that thats a 968 but as I was typing he said it was converted.. makes sense. Looks alot better

[@Mr00009a]

I'm so happy you've finally done a video on this motor. I had a Jetta Wagon with this engine and it was my favorite car ever, largely because of that incredible engine. Smooth, torquey, reliable, and the sound is just unreal. I would go for drives all the time just to hear the engine

[@cppctek]

this is one of my fav cars you have shown in a while. Sounds GLORIOUS!

[@nathaniadearth9418]

The issue with the 07k swaps in the 944 isn’t how expensive the motor is, it’s how much they charge for the swap parts and kits for it. $6k for a swap kit without the engine management which will bring it over $8k without the haltech dash. They charge like $1400 for the upper and lower oil pan for the swap. Overall it would be cheaper to swap a cammed 5.3 and make the same power if you account for everything.

[@1lowdownvw]

Was literally coming here to say pretty much the same thing. $300 motor, cool. The 6 - 9kl for the kit to make said dirt cheap motor do the thing is not so cool. As bad ass as I think this is as I love damn near any motor swap that is uncommon, I feel the lead of $300 motor was a bit, well misleading.

[@nathaniadearth9418]

@ not to mention how limited the transaxle options are for these cars. Stock NA 944 trans is tapped in the 350-400hp range if you drive it relatively hard. Turbo transaxles are getting hard to find and expensive and will hold maybe 500 “somewhat” reliably. That leaves a lot of work to get an expensive corvette t56 and torque tube in there. Could easily have 15-20k in a 07k swap with a cheap turbo to make 350whp reliably going with their kit. Not including suspension and wheels/tires you will definitely need to put the power down well and the 5-10k for a decent condition NA 944 nowadays.

[@normanpower973]

Happy to see this car, drove a 944 for years. I have a Porsche 914 with a VW/Audi 1.8t big turbo and a Boxster transmission so I can relate to this experience, I would love to switch it to the 5 cylinder just for the noise! I won't really gain any power but I love the way a 5 cylinder sounds.

[@e46m54nissansr20937]

Thats how you know its a good choice of swap swap if it feels natural and not too out of place very cool

[@urbanoutlaw8039]

Still an OEM swap! Niiiceee!

[@lucasdamask]

The 07K is litteraly half of a gallardo engine. Those things are monsters when done right, they came not only in passat's, but also golfs, jettas and a lot of VW products.

[@2003AudiS3]

Kind of as its an iron block

[@lucasdamask]

@@2003AudiS3 Even Better, that is why it takes boost like a MoFo.

[@2003AudiS3]

@@lucasdamask so does the Lambo v10. It would be better if vw finally made a strong aluminum economy engine

[@lucasdamask]

@@2003AudiS3 aluminum block does not translate to economy engine.

[@2003AudiS3]

@@lucasdamask Honda's entire range of popular cheap and strong economy engines have been made of aluminum. So have Toyota modern 4 bangers.

[@gf66620]

Down here in brazil we got +1000whp pistons for this engine! It is similar to the vw 4 cil called AP, witch happens to be the most popular tuned engine in brazil. I think you guys have AP engine into 80's and 90's GTI (rabbit) and vw Fox. Audi 1.8t, and gti mk4 uses AP too. Very reliable engine, and hold boost pretty well! 5 cylinders versions sounds awesome!

[@rlscustoms]

Yup I followed their build series on this car, the kit is really substantial covering literally everything and of course it cost way more than the engine itself much like a K-Series or Ecoboost RWD kit would. Love the 07K

[@joebuddensvoicecoach3060]

I love this!!! We need more content like this!! This is how you build faith into the car community!

[@EstebanDonJuanCarlos]

5cyl & VR6 have such a unique sound and are pretty easy to come by and are easily for into German cars.

[@mastercricket7626]

Man , imma have to check these guys out .. rad build , and i am a sucker for inline engines, and the 5 cyl is just an animal of an engine .. so underrated and the sound .. peace and love all, keep it rad, stay safe, and build on

[@Soloxr]

That sound, that chassis, man thats some good stuff. It's just proper like it should have been from the get go. It's group B madness for the poor man.

[@sarahdell4042]

That’s a really cool swap! You should check out the Porsche 996 a company has been swapping twin turbo S4 motors into!

[@95Sn95]

I'm not an import exhaust note fan but I know tossing one more hole in there the vw 5 banger sounds epic, it sounds very similar to a viper v10.

[@isaacshively5976]

I have a 07k Jetta with a tune and a few other things that I’ve had since 30k miles and now it has 225k and doesn’t skip a best… great engine

[@subie25i30]

Can’t argue the goodness of that exhaust note. Car looks great.

[@Icuosnas7]

Yeah, Alan did a great job. That car is pretty incredible

[@lsejnoha]

Im in Love!!! Holy Hell this thing is absolutely amazing. This makes me want to buy another 944 all over again!

[@pyrope9712]

I love 5 cylinders so much

[@Dylan-p2u]

Lovin' this project! That wide body is looking proper 👌 Sounds great too!

[@marioremondino9837]

This channel does good and finding weird and unique swaps. Keep it up! You have a niche market here.

[@Elmer_RedEagle]

What a cool build, ive always liked that style of Porsche. But never cared to buy one cause of the engine, but this sounds like a cool swap and has repeaked my interest in these.

[@CPMUNSEY]

Hard to beat that 5cyl sound! Very cool build!!🔥🔥🏁🏁

[@jonathanmackin4130]

92 Mk2 (A2) GTI with an 07K NA setup with 6Spd and LSD, the car is hilarious. Sounds a bit Audi Group B (without the turbo noises)…and it is surprising quick

[@lsejnoha]

I have always loved the 968 but if you could easily do this swap, you could really change the whole dynamic of that front engine Porsche.

[@mg_streetkandi]

Yeah this swap is Kool..I've been following it a while from the guys that we're doing it online..if I'm correct a Lamborghini Gallardo header goes on it...great review..968 is great..🏁👍🏾

[@PatinaGarage1]

Great upload, I like this type the most on your channel. Have been looking to do this or the Volvo/ford 5cyl swap into my RA65 Celica. 👍

[@Dr_Disconnect]

Welp that motor is about to go to the moon in price. Better toss it into a Miata before its too late.

[@willriley1619]

People have already been swapping Volvo 5 cylinders in Miatas. Probably actually more parts available for the Volvo 5 cylinders too.

[@pchitti241]

No shortage of VWs with 5 cylinders.

[@regalcatnetwork8068]

Not really people have been doing this for a long time. I think there’s a shop that sells race ready Porsche 944s that are either powered by a inline five or 1.8t

[@scrapmetalmade]

This engine looks and sounds awesome! The swap kit is 8k though when including the ECU, I'm all about budget engine swaps but this doesn't seem very accessible to me. I would love to be proven wrong with a crafty build though, that inline 5 seems like a really elegant engine.

[@CarsAndBasss]

Man that things sounds soooooo good. I’m a sucker for the v10 R8 / lambo just for the sound. And this thing sounds so similar. LOVE IT

[@Taktko]

Sound is to die for. Need Adam LZ to put this engine into something exotic.

[@ambirbtruckdriver]

BRB putting one in my suburban

[@e46m54nissansr20937]

Very cool 2.5l swap in the Porsche and look at all that room under the hood it has plenty of room to breath technically. Idk why more people dont boost their little 2.5l VWs. I also like the widebody on this with the black molding to match the original look of the car

[@CalebsCars]

This is the content I live to see

[@SgtNuker]

That's what I love about I5's and V10's. They sound very similar to each other.

[@NYHeeb]

Like the 968 front end and the whole isea of the build. Old school way

[@KeithEland]

thats because it IS a 968 not a 944.

[@steveafanador6441]

Car is bad ass looking👌👌

[@fadedjate7230]

Somebody has finally done it, I always thought a 5 cylinder belonged in a small, lightweight sports car. I would love to do something like this someday.

[@BakerWild]

Sexy red car and engine sound! Now we need to hear a W8 swapped car! I've heard the engine is fiddly but got damn does it sound majestic

[@BabyV1069]

THAT MY ENGINE IN MY PASSAT!!🔥🔥

[@Kevhoe]

Awesome build!!

[@powergray8682]

Here in the Philippines we have a RB26 swapped Porsche 944

[@Xantylon74]

The 924 later 944 platform was supposed to replace the 911 in the late 1970s, that was the original idea. No wonder it is capable of a lot of power. But buyers loved the 911.

[@Ethan2xm85]

Aww, I was hoping it was the W8...

[@joshtworzydlo]

Waiting for kit to be shipped!

[@lsejnoha]

This conversion sounds like it could be a whole nother ball game for the front engine Porsches out there.

[@SmokinDroFrayser]

I’ve been wanting to do this exact build

[@lukejenkins9341]

If that kit was blended inn this would look awesome

[@UncleTriangle]

Best looking 944/968 ever.

[@snoopdaclown]

The rs3 ttrs is an updated 07k, the mk1 ttrs crank pulley fits on the motor from the jetta and rabbit, pistons, rods, crank and most of internals are the same and can run the n/a head on the turbo motors. Iroz motorsports has a urq with 920hp

[@TheStonedAge]

Similar, but not the same. I love my 07k in my Jetta. Crazy little motor when you look into it's design history, nice sound even N/A, and honestly a shit ton cooler when boosted than the factory Audi motors.

[@iggysvr6]

that 5cyl sound is giving me an eargasm.

[@coltringcoltring7448]

5 banger , 1.8T and the VR6 are the best VW swaps.

[@BabyV1069]

Facts

[@snoopdaclown]

Planning to build one myself. 😊

[@tomthompson7400]

great body kit too.

[@Masterphr-og7db]

they combined my 2 fave porches and the sound of one of my fave rally cars love it need it and can almost afford it

[@hawker800mech]

Need to see if that would fit in a Miata. Every engine option is $$ now.

[@VictorPitstop]

I’ve seen a BMW straight-6 put into a Miata, this should fit nicely.

[@sinonasada9078]

Someone on insta doing a T5 Volvo engine on that miata

[@incolink]

Easy fit very compact for a 2.5 similar size to SR

[@michaelcobb1015]

Most underrated car 944 turbos

[@FutureKLX300SMowner]

07K POWER!!!

[@SpudEater]

Makes me miss my C30 T, 5 cylinders sound so damn good

[@ManMrKrazy]

Keep the weird swaps coming I love this shit

[@DarkClosetOfTheMind]

I'm amazed at how much room there is in the engine compartment

[@danduhman1955]

Absolutely love the Frankinporshe

[@nielsdebakker3283]

The 924 had a 4-pot passat engine, just back to its roots.

[@80spodcastchannel]

goes fast and sounds like a baby viper....pretty cool

[@ChadingtonElliotSmith]

I remember dudes building these back in 2013 making 300 whp on a daily driven golf...... pretty awesome engiens

[@Myles_gs]

If you want to compare the 07k swap to an ls1 swap 944. I have one its an 86 944 with a slightly moded ls1 making 335 whp / tq. I think the 07k would win in a side by side comparison.

[@mazda_miata_]

I REALLY want to put this in my miata now

[@stephensansom1492]

Sounds like a Group B Audi, amazing

[@CLG429]

I was day dreaming about putting a Vovlo 5 cylinder in one of these yesterday then this video pops up. We live in a simulation 😂

[@hairysnake2964]

Did you end up buying the Porsche? 🚘 You drove the hell out of it. 😂

[@koakamaka]

Very cool! I’m curious how you feel it compares to the LS Swaps out there.

[@davekal]

Super cool.

[@eckobot_d-.-b]

8:08 Davids doopelgänger 🤪 🍻

[@richmcdowell]

I saw the thumbnail and thought VR6. Looks and sounds sexy af!!

[@CarlosRivera-lv3uc]

Maybe most don't know but the 924s,944s and 968s were a collab between Porsche and Audi built by Audi. So its like a nearly pure modern take on what they were doing back in the day.

[@mikelyon5595]

That sounds better than any 944 I've heard outside of an LS7-powered one! Is that a 968 front clip?

[@TheLugNutCafe]

Nothing better than cheap power

[@landon390]

Oh I like this!

[@callumhennessy8617]

Wait till he finds out about vr5s heh. Imo the best 5 cylinder sound out there

[@toguro1009]

“The Suppler Things”, got it.

[@jamesstaggs4160]

I don't understand the obsession with pop-up headlights. There's very little positive to them and a number of negatives. That being said most attempts to convert a pop up car to fixed don't look right at all. The Miata and the Testarossa are two examples, but this conversation looks great. Granted they just did the same thing as Porsche did but car companies can't always pull it off, like the Testarossa I mentioned above. Also I'd normally say that the only two swaps anyone should consider with a 944 is the LS or a K series, but this actually makes sense.

[@alexdemaj4285]

It's a shame that we don't get that engine here in Europe