FIVE Cylinder Swapped MK1 CADDY! | 2.5L 07K 1980 Rabbit Pickup

[@BowzyGrows]

So happy all the big VW pages are doing 07k stuff now. It doesn't get enough love

[@adiriko]

What vw pages? What do you recommend buddy

[@turkeyboyjh1]

07k is a fun motor to swap in mk1s 2s and 3s its harder to make big power figures like the 1.8t and tsfi motors but are simple and super reliable I currently have a 07k and 02j from a 2006 beetle that will be going in a mk3 jetta 2.0 aba whenever the turbo aba gives up the ghost i run it constantly at 25psi😂😂 stock obd1 bottom end, head gasket spacer, custom short runner intake, larg ported head with big valves, springs, 282 degree cam, lots of work done to the combustion chamber, 78 mm turbo on a stock ecu with a SplitSecond maf modifier 440cc injectors 450lph pump and a snow performance water methanol kit, it’s kinda a send it build I wanna see what breaks, I broke a piston on 91 octane at 15psi, replaced pistons with a obd2 set and used vw 2.0 industrial engine piston rings, increased ring gap then switched to e85 now it’s been sold for 15,000 miles at 25-30psi probably right around 280-300hp. The 07k is going to be insane, more torque off the line once I figure out tuning me7 then I’ll go turbo and run 310-350 hp with way less lag the 2.0 takes a full 2-3 seconds to make 25psi

[@curtish5925]

What other pages, I'm interested

[@golfguy25]

Agreed, the 07K is such an underrated and durable engine, also pretty powerfull for the cars it was put into. I have a 2.5 MK6 manual and I absolutely love it, it has almost 150k miles and still runs great

[@RedRoofGarage]

Lets Go! 07k swap the world! 🚀

[@lickwidgoat3480]

Wait, no let me get a new one first, i want a back up b4 the price skyrockets, i have 180,000 miles on mine.

[@ivinthehouse]

Thanks for a great video. I am currently doing a 07K swap in a MK1, and between you and the video with Charles and Deutsche auto with the cabby, I've learned a few things I needed to know.👍

[@lickwidgoat3480]

Good choice, i have had one since 2014, only changed coils, and plugs, and a 12$ pully, from 94,000 miles to 180,000, best vw engine in my opinion.

[@resynthesizer4565]

Mine had 225K when CELs started lighting up. Good engines. That's a really cool build.

[@1990loyale]

Hell yeah! 07k swap the world!!! .... seriously tho, if you ever sell that VR6 Cabrio, I want it!!!

[@milescarter7803]

24:20 Lot of nearly free horsepower when you get around to swapping that kink for a sweeping mandrel bend. Still better than what came on a stock MK1 😅.

[@evanobrien2429]

So great to see the progress on your swap! I don't know how I missed this when it first came out. 😎🤘

[@JamesCooperider]

@@evanobrien2429 thanks so much man! It’s definitely a blast to drive.

[@britton6062]

You're ALIVE ! Holy smokes batman ! I had my doubts but, the upgrades look great ! Good luck !

[@francoisjohannes3648]

that exhaust sound was epic, well done, nice build

[@aaronb554]

Great video, those 5 cylinders are such cool engines. Good choice on the swap!

[@robkoch2485]

looks and sounds amazing...if i didn't have a mk4 VR6 12V id love a 2.5 like you put in the truck and i love that 5cilender sound...congrats ❤

[@BankoMonk]

Let's gooo, I swapped an 07k into my mk4 and been LOVIN it. First mk1 I see with one!

[@AdamStamatakos]

Glad to see you back with the Caddy. Keep it up!

[@farhanmalikson]

Awsoem Work! You guys are my inspiration.

[@vwtazman]

The video I was waiting on. Loved it. Great stuff!!!!!!!

[@JacobHalfman]

Update on that first motor (I ended up buying it from James a couple months back), I'm working on rebuilding it for some major power, managed to hunt down a new oil pump for it (shimmed for 85 psi) and the main caps and all of the mating surfaces ended up being pretty much perfect after having machine shop look it over and they gave it a clean bill of health. Definitely wouldn't have trusted it without having some folks look at it first though. Still saving up for some valvetrain bits and bobs but it's slowly progressing. I have to finish hunting down an audi 80/4000cs for it still though Hyped to see that rabbit running!

[@59eurobug]

What did you use for engine management? stock stuff with immo delete?

[@JamesCooperider]

I'm really stoked it went to a good home. I knew it would be a good candidate for someone doing a build like this! Beats my original plan of a coffee table, anyway haha

[@JacobHalfman]

​@@59eurobug plan is standalone.

[@JacobHalfman]

​@@JamesCooperider❤️

[@PeterMcAuslan]

Probably one of your best edits yet, great video.

[@TOFsoccer]

Great video man! Keep up the awesome work. As always, excited to see your next project

[@jacobkirkpatrick1791]

Nice! I absolutely love the 07k. It sounds so amazing and is the perfect swap motor. I have a MK1 Scirocco and a Pontiac Fiero and I'd like to put 07k's in both haha. Can't wait for more videos!

[@htmotorworks799]

Hey James, this was great to see you and the Caddy again :). Nice job!

[@theskateboardt619]

Hey man, I missed you. Glad to see you posted another video. I can’t wait to watch this.

[@hoffa2586]

Great instal and nice video journey! I can’t keep an 0k7 Mk1 swap out of my head so it’s awesome to see this update and some details on how you did it. Subscribed and looking forward updates as you refine it. Also in for Mk1 Gti content I hope you will share given the 2 I see in the background!

[@JamesCooperider]

Thank you! There are actually a couple videos on the channel dedicated to that car if you're curious... another is in the works shortly.

[@shermansavage]

So glad to see you back

[@boogiechassis7726]

Thanks for the detail in the video! Really interested in putting an 07K in my minitruck.

[@410Alec]

Wow. I was literally just watching your old tdi videos. Refreshed and this was posted 13 seconds ago

[@piasprojects]

Great video and have been looking forward to this video. Keep it up man!

[@andrewanderson9896]

Nice to see a fellow car enthusiast from Washington State making KZbin videos. And on sick VWs at that, too! Badass dude!

[@TOFsoccer]

James is from Ohio, he got that truck from Washington and kept the front plate on as a memento

[@intrigue175175]

That'd be so awesome to ride out together. Maybe I can make the next one in my truck next year. Might even see you guys since I am coming from the PNW as well. Truck looks awesome man.

[@jasonburton487]

awsome video as always James !

[@stacymcmahon453]

That's super cool, but I can't help wondering if the 07K would fit in that 924 peeking out from behind the caddy...

[@trixie9867]

you like like baby still - how did you learn so much about cars - the way you dig in is so impressive

[@jaycle7832]

I saw your Caddy at Volksfest this year in Columbus, fantastic ride.

[@freefall8243]

I worked with a more than slightly crazy tech that has swapped can Audi 5 cyl from an Audi 5000 into a VW rabbit. Yes it was completely silly.

[@tanovw]

God i miss my 2.5l, i definitely need to get rid of my mk4 wagon and go to a mk5 2.5l again. Great video

[@jpsautomotive]

Another great video! Keep it coming

[@ÖyvindGustafsson]

Nice little caddy.😎👌

[@zero2Steve]

Im very much not a VW guy, but I enjoy and respect something different. Something that is not an over polished perfect instaham turd that needed to be built in a professional shop. Fun parts bin drivers are where it is at.

[@milescarter7803]

1:00 I had the reverse experience, I drove a 97 TDI and it made me hate my VR6. (To be fair the VR6 had cams + flywheel + AC delete, and the TDI was probably chipped, injectors, it definitely had an EGR delete). The VR6 was amazing at the high end, but I didn't live next to a freeway or want a ticket.

[@teamphashash]

2 of my favorite things. V5 and caddies. ❤

[@George-zq2sk]

new to the channel and it's such a pleasure to see a really nice DIY build. Where did the hardness come from? Already sub'd too!

[@duggone3988]

Looking forward to seeing this swap come together

[@teamphashash]

I also enjoyed the music used in this video. ❤❤😊

[@d_rock_t]

I saw this in Whitehall a month or two ago. Very cool truck!

[@milescarter7803]

Somebody needs to make some NA cams for the 2.5L. Such an underserved market.

[@MrThunderMonky]

sick!! love it bro

[@edt8354]

Just think, the engine is from 2005,2013, a they only just now started to love them and swap them, it feels like the entire VAG community will be installing them now))

[@jamieelliott5205]

Welcome back

[@shanehendricks660]

Did you source the ECU, key and throttle pedal from the engine supplier?

[@JamesCooperider]

@@shanehendricks660 nope, that all came from the junkyard haha.

[@JB-de5cp]

​@@JamesCooperiderif you need a brand new unpainted tailgate or a nose grill and many other nose parts I have let me know im in wash.

[@JohnDoan-iu7sm]

The German el Camino as my dad would say. He’s had several loves them.

[@Dan_Mk2]

Awesome !

[@xozindustries7451]

I thought that little truck with a TDI would be pretty quick and incredible on fuel.

[@aygwm]

60 mpg is achievable on a mk1.

[@JamesCooperider]

It was good on fuel but not as quick-feeling as I’d hoped. My biggest gripe was that it rattled the dash like CRAZY.

[@eurodriven2507]

What was the solution for the chattery AC pulley? Did you just live with it? New one from S&P? Alternative option for that delete?

[@JamesCooperider]

@@eurodriven2507 I’m still ‘testing’ the current A/C delete setup but what I have currently is from Dave @ TDCshop. It does away with the A/C pulley altogether and doubles the alternator instead. So far it’s been great! www.tdc-shop.com/new-page

[@gordon47542]

I have to have more content from you!

[@ThePeavey23]

O7k so underrated

[@TheBassman396]

Love those cars

[@mattalki]

I still think you were nuts to pull the TDI right after getting it done, but I have to say the 5-cylinder swap is kinda neat. Nowadays, it's mostly a mk1 body on a whole mishmash of platforms, isn't it? 🤣

[@DjStikkers]

NEW EPISODE! WOOT🎉 What is the weight difference between a 12v VR6 and the 07k?

[@ThrottleGrotto]

add the 200mm rear drums if you're putting the mk3 stuff on anyway. 10.1, 22mm master, and mk3 rear drums stops like whoa. the 2.5 5 cylinder is a swap I want to do, but the cost to put it in the 944 is still way too high.

[@911marcus]

great Built

[@edt8354]

did you bolt the factory throttle body onto the new manifold and then make a new intake pipe? I'm currently studying the nuances of installing and modifying 2.5 7k

[@JamesCooperider]

Exactly, it’s a stock TB bolted upside down on the IE intake, and the only reason it’s upside down is so it better clears the radiator. Dyno numbers with this setup and the tune file I have from United Motorsport is right around 215HP at the wheel.

[@timothywing8604]

Just discovered you channel. What part of Ohio you in? Our shop (dorkspeed garage) is starting to mess with the 07K... about to throw some in some Porsche tansaxels! Might be nice to pick your brain some.

[@JamesCooperider]

I’m in central Ohio, just east of Columbus off I70. Don’t hesitate to shoot me a message on FB or IG!

[@lesklower7281]

I do like the fact is that you VW ute has no plastic fantastic under the bonnet and it runs in Australia we never got VW utes like this infact l have seen one small VW ute in Australia and that was a South African import by the way they also like there utes in South Africa and this had a VW Golf grill bumper and headlights from the Mark one VW Golf that's how it was made but it had the VW Golf GTI red piping on the front and l was talking to the owner and he did an engine swap from a later VW Golf but with all the electronics he couldn't get his VW Golf ute to run and someone suggested to put LPG (liquid petroleum gas) that will confuse most Americans and his VW Golf ute running actually LPG is a bit hard to get now 15 years ago taxis were Ford Falcons and Holden Comadores were used as taxis and because LPG was half the price of petrol but most taxis are Toyota Camery Hybrids

[@unlimitedfactory4297]

I love this truck

[@myshots101]

First time watching one of your videos. Nice swap. I just have a question. What did you use for the ECU and wiring? Anyway I have an 07 rabbit with the 2.5 as well.

[@JamesCooperider]

@@myshots101 Appreciate it! It has a MK6-era standalone engine harness made by Dave @ TDCShop out of NY. He developed a tune for this engine (using an early MK6 ECU) with UnitedMotorsport and it’s really really great. Haven’t had one problem and man does it run well

[@Ruckusism]

2.5 is a tank love mine.

[@lillitnn92]

2005 07k only had 150hp, 08 and 09 got the bump to 170hp.

[@user404d]

Im either gonna alh swap my gen5 toyota pickup or a caddy. I have an mk4 golf tdi that the shell is thrashed.

[@JamesCooperider]

@@user404d a Toyota pickup would be SO sweet! I think my next big project is going to be a TDI swapped first gen Ranger. I have an extra common rail engine…

[@welchick]

What engine motor mounts did you use for this project?

[@Robis_Grigoris]

It is way easier to mount the gearbox without the right CV axle cup

[@edt8354]

Is it necessary to reflash the engine block for a new intake manifold?

[@JamesCooperider]

@@edt8354 yes, the ecu has to be flashed specifically for the short runner intake - it has to be reflashed for the swap anyway so it was a cheap add-on in this case

[@mrbanyaditse]

Bro where have you been, we missed you..

[@brianhale563]

What was u with the delete pulley

[@SailGroove894]

hey james, are you running a hydraulic setup for youre clutch? if so is it a mk3 setup or one from s&p? thanks!

[@JamesCooperider]

@@SailGroove894 hey! I am but I didn’t use S&P’s - I made the bracket & modified the pedal cluster myself. It uses a Wilwood 3/4” master and a stock MK3 slave cylinder. Hope that helps!

[@SailGroove894]

@ awesome! Does the clutch master share a reservoir with the brakes? and just to be clear you modified the stock mk1 pedal to work with the wilwood master?

[@JamesCooperider]

⁠@@SailGroove894Nope, the clutch master is actually up under the dash, right behind the gauge cluster. It has its own built-in reservoir. But yes, I welded a bracket onto the pedal cluster/steering column to accommodate the Wilwood master. Shoot me a message on Facebook or Instagram and I can send you some pictures

[@thundermite1241]

Man imagine getting awd and hvac setup in it

[@JamesCooperider]

Hey it has heat! That’s good enough for me 🤣

[@edt8354]

with this intake manifold what is the approximate power

[@patrickfracisco8120]

I did an ALH TDI swap in my 82' Caddy- it runs & drives great but is no where near as clean as your swap.

[@JorgeHernandez-vs8jw]

What is the part number on the intake? Thank you

[@jedidiahmarshall5599]

Is it possible to do this swap on an automatic MK1? I’ve only seen videos with this swap to manuals

[@JamesCooperider]

@@jedidiahmarshall5599 you mean swap an original auto rabbit to a 5-speed or keep the auto?

[@jedidiahmarshall5599]

@@JamesCooperiderlooking to keep the auto already in the car. I’m Open to changing to another auto gearbox if it fits but looking for a more modern engine and electrical harness.

[@edritchotte6659]

As someone who worked during the buyout…LKQ= Leave Keystone QUICKLY!

[@OJDoesHardlines]

Wait so you don’t have to switch the tank out when going from diesel to gas? I’m doing a 12c swap on my mk1 diesel and was told I have to drop the tank and buy a gas tank. Any truth to that or can I just drain, clean, and then use my diesel tank?

[@JamesCooperider]

@@OJDoesHardlines Nope! If your tank is in good shape, there’s no sense in replacing it. Drain the diesel, rinse it with gasoline and it’ll be just fine. Trace amounts of diesel won’t hurt your 12V.

[@trixie9867]

oh mr cooperider

[@TrackDayMaker]

Hey man, I’m in Columbus and am looking to 3D scan an ALH to make an adapter plate to swap one into my Tahoe - are you down?

[@shanehendricks660]

What is the name of the place you sourced the engine from? Do they have website?

[@JamesCooperider]

It came from LKQ, they’re a global junkyard chain.

[@krakhedd]

it wants a turbo so bad....all the I5 German engines do

[@MrBigR928]

Nice👍🏿

[@random13627]

very jealous where tf did you find a brand new 07k😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@JamesCooperider]

@@random13627 well I ended up not using the ‘new’ motor because it wasn’t really new haha it came from Cascade German out of Oregon

[@JamesCooperider]

The engine I actually used came from LKQ and was pulled from a ‘13 Jetta in south Texas.

[@random13627]

@@JamesCooperider oooo i wrote the comment before i saw that LOL

[@StraightLineCycles]

I suppose at some point volkswagen brought the rabbit back and turned it from a truck to a car... makes sense

[@edt8354]

Helloy , this is engine cbta 2.5 07к ?

[@JamesCooperider]

@@edt8354 yes it sure is

[@edt8354]

@@JamesCooperider and will others fit BGQ CCCA CBT CBUA? or do I need to look for CBTA on sale, I don't know what the difference is between them, and I don't know which one will be on sale

[@nobnard]

Whaaat?! No flyby?!!!! 😢

[@JamesCooperider]

@@nobnard you missed the last 20 seconds of the video, haha

[@nobnard]

@@JamesCooperider Ohh! You’re right! But really 20 seconds? I was expecting a whole montage 😅

[@ShyBlank]

Almost 2 years trying to fix my 5 cy engine 😢

[@JamesCooperider]

@@ShyBlank oh no! What’s wrong with it??

[@ShyBlank]

@@JamesCooperider oh hi c; is a long history but i will resume it c; . i found my dream car. and i buyed it literally 10 years saving money for this car. and i drove like 50mph . and it my car got stolen. after some weeks i found the car but they fckd the engine ;(

[@ShyBlank]

@@JamesCooperider and the problem now is i have no tools no money and no friends to help fix the engine. and the city where i live no one know how to work on this engine

[@The5for1]

Why not a mk1 or mk2 transmission? Since all the bellhiusings are the same...

[@JamesCooperider]

@@The5for1 they are the same but since the engine is so much longer than a 4-cyl, it’s jammed over towards the driver’s-side, requiring different length axles. Plus the 2.5 with the United Motorsport tune makes a little too much power for an 020 rabbit/MK2 transmission.

[@hawkeye454]

Imiss my yellow 81 rabbit diesel hatchback

[@trixie9867]

first to comment

[@krawallbruder8661]

I love you

[@SonyFoLife]

Rabbit engine in a rabbit pickup it's meant to be

[@rubadubmedia]

Early westy ✔️ Yellow ✔️ 07K ✔️ This thing is tits bro 💛

[@JamesCooperider]

@@rubadubmedia 🫡

[@marquisethomas5611]

Can you please turn the music down or turn your voice up to match it

[@geekonometry]

I hate the fact that you americans got the vw caddy (rabbit pickup) with square lights. They should be round or double round. Dude, do me a favour and look at the golf mk1 caddy in south africa and see if you can get headlights like those, it will change the look of the car. Message me if you need help sourcing parts. All in all love the video!!

[@all_the_moga]

way too much talking for my liking.. nice project though!