What do you all do with your old K8 engines?

[VizualXTC]

I am planning on doing a KLZE swap durring the winter. The only thing that is bothering me is, I have a perfectly good K8 engine. I aint gunna just throw it away, and with the KLDE and KLZE swaps, they aren't in high demand. I just wanted info on what everyone did with theirs. At first I was thinkin about boring it out to 2.0L, fixing it up and selling it for a swap, but now I know what I'm doin with mine. I have been searching EVERY junkyard in the county trying to find an old type 1 VW engine to turbocharge and build a sand rail out of. Then I started thinkin about what I'm gunna do with my K8 and I figured I'd build the sandrail with the K8. I mean 130BHP is a WAY better place to start than 58BHP. Build the engine with a little internals, valve train work, and turbo should give me about 250-300BHP which is enuff for a sandrail. Any other thoughts? I'd love to see where this K8 graveyard is.

[lazzyie]

mines in the garage im down to the block sell some stuff keep others/like timing belt tensioner!!

[andy]

130bhp is enough for a sandrail. <P> Which tranny do you think you'll use?<P> When you hook up the motor you will more than likely be freeing up another 10 bhp with freer flowing exhaust and cool air intake. <P> That sounds way easier than its actually going to be. theres alot to consider. the whole air cooled to water cooled thing. The weight issue of the heavier v6.<P> Most sandrails are setup to except a vw motor and tranny without any modifications.<BR> dropping a v6 in there would require a lot of custom fabrication.<BR> I'm very familiar with air cooled VW's. If you would like to talk more on this, e-mail me offline.<BR> Andy P. 93 GS

[VizualXTC]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by andy:<BR><STRONG>130bhp is enough for a sandrail. <P> Which tranny do you think you'll use?<P> When you hook up the motor you will more than likely be freeing up another 10 bhp with freer flowing exhaust and cool air intake. <P> That sounds way easier than its actually going to be. theres alot to consider. the whole air cooled to water cooled thing. The weight issue of the heavier v6.<P> Most sandrails are setup to except a vw motor and tranny without any modifications.<BR> dropping a v6 in there would require a lot of custom fabrication.<BR> I'm very familiar with air cooled VW's. If you would like to talk more on this, e-mail me offline.<BR> Andy P. 93 GS</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Um.....I'm not buying a sandrail, I'm building one. SO it's not setup for any engine until I set it up. I would either use the stock MX-3 tranny or get one off a MX-6 or PGT. <P>Yes 130BHP is enuff for a sandrail, but 300BHP is much better. I was talking to a guy that builds sandrails for a living, and he's currently got a 300BHP VW type 1 engine in a sandrail, and later this year he plans on building a Caddy V8 rail. Yes the K8 is significantly heavier than the type 1 engine, but not close to beyond the limits. I'm still looking for the VW engine because I can't only have 1 sandrail, then who would I go play with? So prolly this next summer I will be converting my K8 into a sandrail powerplant. <P>I do have one question tho. What are you talking about "air cooled to water cooled"? If I build the rail then I don't have any worries. Just have to mount the radiator where it will get enough air flow. Were you talking about converting the a rail that handles an air cooled VW engine to a water cooled K8? If thats the case then no worries since I am building the rail from the ground up.<P>Any other ideas would be appreciated. Keep them comming. I wanna know where all the K8's go.

[andy]

sorry, I a---u-me-d you were using an existing sandrail chasis. being that its going to be a ground up project anything is possible. It could snow here tomorrow.<BR> good luck<BR>Andy P. 93 GS

[BumpNGlow]

most be nice to have the money laying around to ask what to do w/ it. If I could afford the engine swap, I would BARELY be able to, and I would be looking to sell that k8 for ANY money... but then again I am a poor high school kid and y'all actually have real jobs.

[Guest]

I heard that Bump N Glow, I wish I had money laying around so I can change kits when I feel like it, like DVH and do swaps here and there, I pull in $160 which isnt sh** when I gotta pay credit card, cell phone and car insurance. But hey, I'm just a poor highschool kid. But at least I got a tight sound system and nice painted interior =)

[Guest]

$160 a week* (If I'm lucky)

[pelado]

For sale:<P>K8 engine, needs rebuild. $50, you pick up.