{"id":100640,"date":"2023-05-22T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100640"},"modified":"2023-05-22T02:32:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T07:32:39","slug":"golf-mk1-with-a-1000-hp-turbo-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100640","title":{"rendered":"Golf Mk1 with a 1000 hp Turbo Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=100643\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-100643\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"100643\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=100643\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-16v-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"VW Golf Mk1 with a turbo 16v inline-four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Golf Mk1 with a turbo 16v inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-16v-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-16v-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Golf Mk1 with a turbo 16v inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-16v-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-16v-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-16v-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-16v-inline-four-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ATSracing.de\/\">ATS Racing<\/a> built this VW Golf Mk1 at their company in Germany. The car is powered by a turbocharged 16v inline-four making 1000 hp on E85 fuel. The motor features Wiseco forged pistons, Pauter forged X-beam rods, ACL bearings, Precision turbocharger, and ATS Racing&#8217;s block girdle. Power is sent to all four wheels through a DSG DQ250 six-speed transmission  and 4Motion AWD drivetrain with upgraded differential. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ICIqQeq55ZE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ats-racing\">ATS Racing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATS Racing built this VW Golf Mk1 at their company in Germany. The car is powered by a turbocharged 16v inline-four making 1000 hp on E85 fuel. The motor features Wiseco forged pistons, Pauter forged X-beam rods, ACL bearings, Precision turbocharger, and ATS Racing&#8217;s block girdle. Power is sent to all four wheels through a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100640\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Golf Mk1 with a 1000 hp Turbo Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":100643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":111661,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=111661","url_meta":{"origin":100640,"position":0},"title":"Golf Mk1 with a 1000 hp Turbo Inline-Five","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Ricardo Kruijf loves VW and Audi vehicles. 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