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Title: Golf 7 R engine in Golf 6 R chassis
Post by: spb on September 20, 2018, 03:33:44 pm

Will a Golf 7 R engine swap be plug-and-play in a Golf 6 R chassis?

Title: Re: Golf 7 R engine in Golf 6 R chassis
Post by: neilw on September 20, 2018, 08:12:42 pm

I don't think so. The 6R uses the same engine as the ED30, EA113 not EA888

Title: Re: Golf 7 R engine in Golf 6 R chassis
Post by: AJP on September 23, 2018, 07:22:51 pm

Definitely not without a mammoth job with wiring if you even got it right mechanically. Between the mk5 & mk6 you're essentially dealing with the same car. The MQB mk7 however... is a different car altogether.

Title: Re: Golf 7 R engine in Golf 6 R chassis
Post by: pudding on September 28, 2018, 05:04:13 pm

It'll bolt in easily enough, but as AJP says, the biggest headache is the wiring and ECU(s) comms.   There will be many fault codes to deal with, not to mention immobiliser issues.   If you can get the complete harness, clocks, ECU(s), CAN gateway and key etc from the donor car, your life will be a lot easier.

It's definitely worth doing if you're thinking of big power.

I went through all that when fitting an R32 engine into a Corrado.  The mechanical stuff was p1ss easy.  Getting the ECU to play ball was a complete nightmare, although on the older ECUs the immobiliser can be deleted, which was useful.  Not sure that can be done on the MK7 stuff.

Title: Re: Golf 7 R engine in Golf 6 R chassis
Post by: spb on October 08, 2018, 02:43:16 pm

Thanks for our replies. I abandoned the project. It was actually an Audi S3 8P (basically Golf 6 R) with a broken engine. Searching nearby I have only found Golf 7 R engines so that's why I asked.
In the mean time I went to Germany and got a Golf 6 R  :pomppomp: