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Old 03-01-2018, 02:44 PM   #11
B6T
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Yeah, that thought crossed my mind. The way I approached my first 2.7t build, I could have put a turbo V8 in there. I don't think a naturally aspirated V8 with a turbo kit would do the numbers I wanted out of the V6 (was looking for 600bhp) without the bottom end being built and the RS6 V8's are expensive.
Yeah but 600hp is really really really pushing it on even a BEL code 2.7tt which had the better block, and at that point you're well past the point where rods are the weak point.

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I'm building another 2.7t and plan on keeping the turbos in the standard location this time.
You could have kept the turbos in the stock location with this swap?
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