I'm not to worried about saving some money or downtime. This is a project I can take my time on. I love the B5 platform and love the I5 sound. So I wanted to combine the two.

As far as the GT28R, I'm not stuck to it. I have it but can always sell it.

My UrS4 will keep me pretty happy until the B5 ...

Question for those who know the 07K.

I don't plan on breaking into the motor besides replacing timing chain stuff and oil pan. I'm going to take it that there isn't a T25 exhaust manifold. C2 has a T3 manifold. What would be a good turbo for a stock bottom end motor?

Cool project, hope to see some updates in the future.

As far as suspension for a car intended to do track duty, I'd seriously consider KW v2 or v3 or better. That would be one area I wouldn't cheap out on. If you have the coin, Ohlins cannot be beat.

Standalone, you can find a lot of community ...

sounds like a cool project, i really would like to get a 07K with a forged crank for myself too.
idk about putting the 07K into a B5, but i know this: "07K budget turbo" is a no go in the same sentence .

Yeah. Since its staying stock bottom end it will be more budget friendly lol...

Maybe i ...

Hey everybody! I'm wanting to build fairly decent track car and weekend street warrior. I'm not looking to be fast, just fun!

I bought a '99 A4 18.TQM last year with 200k miles. Finally, at 214K mile the sludge was just to much and I threw a rod. I loved the hell out of that car. Still do. I ...