{"id":139284,"date":"2025-10-08T14:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139284"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:40:52","slug":"twin-engine-custom-lupo-with-3000-hp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139284","title":{"rendered":"Twin-Engine Custom Lupo with 3000+ hp"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2018 Silviu Ghita from DOP Motorsport<\/a> set out to build a crazy custom Volkswagen Lupo. The car would use a custom tubular chassis and twin-engine setup. At that time Silviu went with a pair of turbocharged 2.0 L TFSI inline-four motors. Combined they produced 1243 hp (914 kW) and 1256 Nm (926 lb-ft) of torque. In 2019 the twin-engine Lupo<\/a> went 8.78 sec at 273.46 km\/h (169.92 mph) in the quarter-mile. Fast forward several years and Silviu upgraded the powertrain. The car is now running a pair of compound-turbocharged 3.6 L VR6 motors paired to DQ500 seven-speed automatic transmissions. Each motor is capable of 1800 hp (1323 kW) for a combined 3600 hp (2684 kW). However Silviu runs at 2400-3000 hp (1765-2206 kW) depending on track and conditions. The personal best is 7.71 sec at 194 mph.<\/p>\n