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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: MoparEd on June 04, 2010, 03:43:41 pm

Title: Would a AAZ work in a B5 Passat?
Post by: MoparEd on June 04, 2010, 03:43:41 pm

I am wondering if anyone has attempted to swap a 1.9 AAZ into a B5 Passat that has a 1.8t in it?

I have almost 500 kms on my rebuild, and now I need a steering rack badly.  I have so much money into this car, it makes me sick to look at it, but I dont want to part with the engine.

I can get a B5 Passat with a blown 1.8t/5 speed for next to nothing. I realize I wont have gauges and speedo, but I would have a car that the windows work, and doesnt bounce like its on hydraulics when i hit bumps on the road and such.

Would the AEB engine mounts bolt up to the AAZ block to make it a direct bolt in? I realize there is much work to do after that, but bolting it in is what I wondering about. Everything else I can probably ??? rig up to get the engine to run.

Thanks
Ed

Title: Re: Would a AAZ work in a B5 Passat?
Post by: burn_your_money on June 04, 2010, 06:19:18 pm

I think I have a rack that will work for you. $20 sound fair?

As to your real questions, I don't know.

Title: Re: Would a AAZ work in a B5 Passat?
Post by: MoparEd on June 06, 2010, 03:48:43 pm

Thanks Tyler,
Ill call the shop tomorrow

Ed

Title: Re: Would a AAZ work in a B5 Passat?
Post by: MJF on June 06, 2010, 05:13:07 pm

At least the AEB I had, had different mounting than AAZ.

Title: Re: Would a AAZ work in a B5 Passat?
Post by: Turbinepowered on June 06, 2010, 08:22:08 pm

AEB and AAZ brackets will not interchange. A lot of the other brackets wouldn't fit very well either....

Title: Re: Would a AAZ work in a B5 Passat?
Post by: MoparEd on June 07, 2010, 11:58:36 am

Thanks!
Glad I asked first before jumping into another dead loss project.

Ed