{"id":62065,"date":"2020-10-08T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=62065"},"modified":"2020-10-07T23:38:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T04:38:18","slug":"rwd-golf-with-a-m60-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=62065","title":{"rendered":"RWD Golf with a BMW M60 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62068\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62068\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"62068\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62068\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-62068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-01.jpg?resize=930%2C620&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-01.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Volkswagen Golf Mk7 was built by <a href=\"https:\/\/maailmanlopunvehkeet.fi\/\">Maailmanlopun Vehkeet<\/a> in Finland to drift. The team converted the car to rear-wheel drive using a bin of BMW parts. The engine bay holds a stock 4.0 L M60B40 V8 producing 282 horsepower and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) of torque. The 1300 kg (2866 lb) car rides on BMW E36 front subframe and a BMW E39 rear subframe. The rear suspension features a custom pushrod design with custom BC Racing adjustable coilovers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/I_GkGtIDPrA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62070\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62070\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"62070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62070\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-03.jpg?fit=1440%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-03.jpg?fit=960%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-03.jpg?resize=600%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-62070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-03.jpg?resize=600%2C750&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-03.jpg?resize=960%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-03.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62072\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62072\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"62072\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62072\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-05.jpg?fit=1440%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-05-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-62072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-05.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-05.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=62073\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62073\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"62073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62073\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-06.jpg?fit=1440%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-06.jpg?fit=960%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-06.jpg?resize=600%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-62073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-06.jpg?resize=600%2C750&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-06.jpg?resize=960%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-06.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-06.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-06.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=62074\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62074\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"62074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62074\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-07.jpg?fit=1440%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8 07\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-07.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-07-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RWD Golf Mk7 with a BMW M60 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-62074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-07.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-07.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-07.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RWD-Golf-Mk7-with-a-BMW-M60-V8-07.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maailmanlopunvehkeet\/\">Maailmanlopun Vehkeet FB page<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPfNSCJT2fQqcmB61B2cHRA\">Grumblo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Volkswagen Golf Mk7 was built by Maailmanlopun Vehkeet in Finland to drift. The team converted the car to rear-wheel drive using a bin of BMW parts. The engine bay holds a stock 4.0 L M60B40 V8 producing 282 horsepower and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) of torque. The 1300 kg (2866 lb) car rides on&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=62065\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RWD Golf with a BMW M60 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":62068,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":132460,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132460","url_meta":{"origin":62065,"position":0},"title":"BMW 135i with a Supercharged S65 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Yusuf Achmat from A-Team Racing built this BMW 135i E82 using a lot of parts from a E92 M3. Under the hood he swapped a 4.0 L S65B40 V8 boosted by an ESS Tuning supercharger kit. 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Eventually Noah grew tired of going without having something of his own to enjoy. So Noah set out to build a 2004 BMW 325i (E46) inspired by DTM\/BTCC race cars. 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