{"id":60830,"date":"2020-09-08T18:10:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T23:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=60830"},"modified":"2020-09-10T23:36:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T04:36:41","slug":"volkswagen-up-with-a-2-3-l-vr5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=60830","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60839\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60839\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"60839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60839\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1247%2C1247&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1247,1247\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?w=1247&amp;ssl=1 1247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charlie Roberts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tailord_official\/\">Tailord<\/a> built his 2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volkswagen_Up\">Volkswagen Up<\/a> to drag race. The little car is powered by a 2.3 L VR5 and O2J five-speed transmission from a Volkswagen Golf Mk4. The naturally aspirated motor produces 198 horsepower and 228 Nm of torque. Charlie recently set a personal best of 12.745 sec at 106.79 mph at Santa Pod Raceway during the VW Breakout Show event on a set of 24.5&#215;9 slicks and a 25-shot of nitrous. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bu_rAZaN-rU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/F3s6stcGsFo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rIiytWhY1yE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/fArVsA5qT44\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60840\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60840\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"60840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60840\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-02.jpg?fit=960%2C686&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,686\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-02.jpg?fit=960%2C686&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-02.jpg?resize=600%2C429&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-02.jpg?resize=600%2C429&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-02.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-02.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60841\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"60841\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60841\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-03.jpg?fit=1080%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-03.jpg?fit=1080%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-03.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-03.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-03.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-03.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60842\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60842\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"60842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60842\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-04.jpg?fit=1440%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-04.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-04.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-04.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-04.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-04.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-04.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60843\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60843\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"60843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=60843\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-05.jpg?fit=1080%2C921&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,921\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-05.jpg?fit=1080%2C921&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-05.jpg?resize=600%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5\" width=\"600\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-05.jpg?resize=600%2C512&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-05.jpg?resize=768%2C655&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-05.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC7MFEoT13scKNsSfQvfuRPQ\">Tailord<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCRaD2PJPmtVXFc3NqpXLscw\">VeeDubRacing<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxXb5xvEdGaH48LJGDDuQPQ\">Mk1Kieran<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlie Roberts from Tailord built his 2013 Volkswagen Up to drag race. The little car is powered by a 2.3 L VR5 and O2J five-speed transmission from a Volkswagen Golf Mk4. The naturally aspirated motor produces 198 horsepower and 228 Nm of torque. Charlie recently set a personal best of 12.745 sec at 106.79 mph&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=60830\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Volkswagen Up with a 2.3 L VR5<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":60839,"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":0,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1010],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-up"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1247%2C1247&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":86787,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=86787","url_meta":{"origin":60830,"position":0},"title":"Volkswagen Up with a Turbo VR5","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Charlie Roberts owns the quickest Volkswagen Up in Europe and probably the World. Charlie's 2013 Volkswagen Up is powered by a turbocharged 2.3 L VR5 and five-speed manual transmission. The motor features stock internals, Garrett GT3582 turbocharger, and water-to-air intercooler. On the dyno it made 278 hp to front wheels\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Up&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Up","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=1010"},"img":{"alt_text":"Volkswagen Up with a turbo 2.3 L VR5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Volkswagen-Up-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27651,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27651","url_meta":{"origin":60830,"position":1},"title":"Golf Mk2 with a Turbo VR5","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This Volkswagen Golf Mk2 was built by KR-Turbotechnik in Gotha, Germany. The Golf was previously powered by a turbocharged VR6 that made 720 horsepower on E85 fuel. However the company replaced it with a turbocharged 2.3 L VR5 (AQN) that makes 844 horsepower on a MME ECU481 ECU. It sends\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Golf&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Golf","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=133"},"img":{"alt_text":"Golf Mk2 with a Turbo VR5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Golf-Mk2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Golf-Mk2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Golf-Mk2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Golf-Mk2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Golf-Mk2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":140832,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=140832","url_meta":{"origin":60830,"position":2},"title":"Audi 80 with a 492 hp Turbo VR5","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Audi VR5T Rally Team and their Audi 80 visited KMS Engine for dyno tuning. The car is powered by a turbocharged 2.3 L VR5 featuring forged rods, 20-valve head, Pulsar PSR5855G turbocharger, and custom exhaust manifold. KMS Engine tuned the motor on Shell 100 fuel and made 492 hp (366\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;80&quot;","block_context":{"text":"80","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=331"},"img":{"alt_text":"Audi 80 with a turbo 2.3 L VR5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Audi-80-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Audi-80-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Audi-80-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Audi-80-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Audi-80-with-a-turbo-2.3-L-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":132216,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132216","url_meta":{"origin":60830,"position":3},"title":"Toyota MR2 with a Turbo VR5","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Zurawski Motorsport makes and sells a swap kit to install a VW\/Audi 1.8T, VR5, VR6, or 1.9TDI motor into a third generation Toyota MR2. The company used their swap kit to install a turbocharged 2.3 L VR5 and DSG transmission into their blue MR2. Zurawski Motorsport then sent the MR2\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;MR2&quot;","block_context":{"text":"MR2","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=139"},"img":{"alt_text":"Toyota MR2 with a Turbo VR5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Toyota-MR2-with-a-Turbo-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":106236,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=106236","url_meta":{"origin":60830,"position":4},"title":"Citro\u00ebn C2 with a VR5","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Citro\u00ebn C2 VTS originally came with a 1.6 L TU5 JP4S inline-four making 123 hp. The owner @Citroenc2vr5 swapped that for a 2.3 L VR5 (AQN) making 170 hp. The VR5 uses a Mk4 Golf radiator and custom 2.25-inch exhaust. It is paired with a 02J five-speed manual transmission\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;C2&quot;","block_context":{"text":"C2","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=456"},"img":{"alt_text":"Citro\u00ebn C2 with a VR5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Citroen-C2-with-a-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Citroen-C2-with-a-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Citroen-C2-with-a-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Citroen-C2-with-a-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Citroen-C2-with-a-VR5-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":114116,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=114116","url_meta":{"origin":60830,"position":5},"title":"VR5 and VR6 Swap Kit for Toyota MR2","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Zurawski Motorsport just released their VR5 and VR6 swap kit for the third generation Toyota MR2. The kits work with the VR5 or VR6 motor and the 02M six-speed manual transmission or DQ250 six-speed DSG transmission. The kit are made from 316 stainless steel and billet aluminum. They cost \u00a3600\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;MR2&quot;","block_context":{"text":"MR2","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=139"},"img":{"alt_text":"VR5 and VR6 Swap Kit for Toyota MR2 Mk3","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/VR5-and-VR6-Swap-Kit-for-Toyota-MR2-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/VR5-and-VR6-Swap-Kit-for-Toyota-MR2-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/VR5-and-VR6-Swap-Kit-for-Toyota-MR2-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C683&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/VR5-and-VR6-Swap-Kit-for-Toyota-MR2-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C683&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/VR5-and-VR6-Swap-Kit-for-Toyota-MR2-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C683&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60830"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60959,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60830\/revisions\/60959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}