If you want more power then do I/H/E and top it off with a nice turbo. After that, theirs tons of other little (and big) mods you can do to go even further. All that would be much more cost efficient IMO.

 

lol, a little modification

 

Don't mean to bump this, but couldn't you put a tC engine into the xA?

Well, perhaps it's too big for the xA's engine bay though.

 

The xa has plenty of power as is. Just keep the revs between 3-5k.

 

NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Maybe the new xD motor, a 1.8 w/ 128hp, might fit. I cant imagine it to be to much bigger probubly not alot of modifing to do, comp. & mounts.

 

I'd consevbable /possibly see this happening. Or Even the 1.8L VVTL-i engine. Can anyone here conclusively say that they have done this engine swap, or know of someone who has ?

 

Why would you spend that kind of money though to swap the engines?

 

#1. if you could fine one at a good price (even a used Japanese engine w/just under 30K miles)

2. if after 200K+ miles, your engine takes a dump... and you have to extract the engine out of the engine bay .... its an opportune time to do something like this... besides the engine cost(and related componets- air intake,etc.), not so sure what else would have to be switched over- transmission ??

 

the question is not in what kind of engine you can put into xA the question is in how much money you want to spend?
I can drop a porsche engine in your car for a lil over $50K + engine and tranny. And by I can, i mean it I CAN. You can put any engine in any car if you know what you are doing and have enough money to do so. It might no longer look like the car you oringinally had if you stick v12 mercedes bi-turbo engine in it, but it will have that engine and it will drive. I guarantee my work for 1 year

 

OK GUYS YOU WANTED TO SEE A ENGINE SWAP ON AN XA...LET ME TELL U IT IS A PAIN IN THE ___.THIS CARS HAVE ALOT OF ELECTRICAL,SENSOR STUFF LOL WELL BY MY SELF I INSTALLED A COROLLA XRS ENGINE ON MY XA..LET ME TELL YOU GUYS IT IS FAST!!!!!

 

pics plz

 

just wait till the new evo X comes out.. it has the same setup (exhaust in the back) and very compact turbo setup. You'll be putting at least 300whp with no mods to engine.

 

THE PICS ARE IN MY PROFILE! I DONT HAVE THAT MANY CUZ I JUST FINISHED IT LAST SATURDAY AND IS A LITTLE DIRTY...I DONT REALLY RECOMMEND DOING A SWAP CUZ THE CAR LOOSES VALUE..BUT WHATEVER MINE IS PAYOFF AREADY CUZ IS REBUILT AS U SEE IN THE PIC THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS ANOTHER COLOR THAT THE EXTERIOR.

 

Wow that looks P.I.M.P though.

 

Hate to say, best bang for the buck is a V8.

for about 5K,(includung the donor car) the Ford 351ci V8 in my '56 is pushing 370hp.

however, no plans to put a V8 in MY xA...

maybe a TC motor.

 

this is an old FIAT. It started life smaller than an original Beetle...