OK hear me out. Audi W12 swap

[Racer Boy]

My first thought was that it will probably break the transmission right away. My second thought was that would be a really cool (but extremely complicated) swap!

[aparke4]

Do you have to stay naturally aspirated for your race class?

[truegearhead]

Originally Posted by aparke4

Do you have to stay naturally aspirated for your race class?

Nope. I’d move up from TT5 but as long as it’s in the Porsche family I can fit into a class The Porsche family includes all of the VW products (Porsche, vw, Audi, Lamborghini, Bugatti).

[Gilles]

The W12 is a beautiful engine, but I am curious to know how much would a W12 weights?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4sEzlbeVMw&feature=emb_rel_end

[Bagarre]

This thread is really old but, was wondering if the W12 idea went any further along.

[itsnotanova]

Originally Posted by Racer Boy

My first thought was that it will probably break the transmission right away. My second thought was that would be a really cool (but extremely complicated) swap!

That's what I was thinking too. That's if he uses the stock 5 speed. I would hope he would use the 987 6 speed instead as it has the same bellhousing bolt pattern as the 5 speed and is about as or slightly stronger than the 986 6 speed.

[truegearhead]

Originally Posted by Racer Boy

My first thought was that it will probably break the transmission right away. My second thought was that would be a really cool (but extremely complicated) swap!

The Audi 01E transmission which uses the Boxster bell housing would be strong enough. Apparently they can hold 500jp on all wheel drive cars and far over that on rear wheel drive cars. They were used on Koenigsegg’s back in the day. I wonder how strong the Boxster S axles are

[itsnotanova]

The 01E is a beast but the problem with it is it's an AWD transmission here in the states. You have to get a 2wd 01E from Europe. There was a guy in Sweden that turned a AWD 01E into a 2wd O1E a few years back.

[Berryhill]

Thanks for the info, I can add it to the list for research. I just bought mine and plan for it to be track car only in the yrs to come. I didn't know that Porsche engines cost so much to rebuild, kinda understand after learning how they are actually built. I've been involved in around 400 LS swaps and really bored with them. I do like the 4.2 Audi but not much for aftermarket. Found the Porsche swapped page on FB and there's everything from Chevy v6 to Honda k series. I sorta like the j series Honda v6 as the market is growing. I like the idea of keep it simple stupid. So that's why I keep finding info in each corner.

I'm guessing by your pic, you are owner or involved with GT racing?