{"id":91851,"date":"2022-10-19T13:03:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T18:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91851"},"modified":"2024-08-28T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:24:09","slug":"golf-r-with-a-turbo-2-5-l-inline-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91851","title":{"rendered":"Golf R with a Turbo 2.5 L Inline-Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=91858\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91858\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"91858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=91858\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C786&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,786\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Golf R Mk7 with a Turbo 2.5 L Inline-Five 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Golf R Mk7 with a Turbo 2.5 L Inline-Five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Golf R Mk7 with a Turbo 2.5 L Inline-Five\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-01.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weaslekneez\/\">Kevin<\/a> enjoys daily driving his unique Golf R Mk7. The car spent five weeks at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/InnovativeMotorsportsPerformance\">Innovative Motorsports<\/a> in Connecticut having the powertrain swapped. The company installed a turbocharged 2.5 L TFSI (DAZA) inline-five, DQ500 DSG seven-speed transmission, and RS3\/TTRS rear end. The motor produces 500 hp to the wheels on 93 octane fuel and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedmotorsport.net\">United Motorsport<\/a> tune. Listen to Kavin and Innovative Motorsports&#8217; owner Alex explain to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Deutscheautoparts\">Deutsche Auto Parts<\/a> the work that went into the unique Golf while at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wookiesinthewoods.com\/?fbclid=IwAR1J5LJYBB6s5MhMsBCqzUo-Yyb_o4Wnrab0YAF5kuduSbcyW4au-ytcjks\">Wookies in the Woods<\/a> event.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-gq4Q2SI3w0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" 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=91859\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91859\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"91859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=91859\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-05.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-05.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Golf-R-Mk7-with-a-Turbo-2.5-L-Inline-Five-05.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Deutscheautoparts\">Deutsche Auto Parts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin enjoys daily driving his unique Golf R Mk7. The car spent five weeks at Innovative Motorsports in Connecticut having the powertrain swapped. The company installed a turbocharged 2.5 L TFSI (DAZA) inline-five, DQ500 DSG seven-speed transmission, and RS3\/TTRS rear end. The motor produces 500 hp to the wheels on 93 octane fuel and United&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91851\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Golf R with a Turbo 2.5 L Inline-Five<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":91858,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106701,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=106701","url_meta":{"origin":91851,"position":0},"title":"HPA Motorsports Will Build You a Mk7.5 Golf R with a 550 hp Turbo VR6","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 25, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"HPA Motorsports (HPA) announced their VR550T program involving up to 50 built-to-order VR6-powered Mk7.5 Golf R cars. HPA Motorsports states \"build costs begin under $40,000 USD\" and starts with a 2018-2019 VW Golf R with DSG DQ381 transmission. 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The original inline-four was replaced with a 2.5 L inline-five from a 2007 Rabbit. Engine upgrades include a 6262 turbocharger and United Motorsports ECU. 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HPA Motorsports swaps the factory turbocharged 2.0 L motor for a turbocharged 2.5 L VR6 (DDKA) capable of 551 hp (405 kW) and 552 lb-ft\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Golf&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Golf","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=133"},"img":{"alt_text":"front-side view of a Golf R with headlights on","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HPA-VR550T-Golf-R-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HPA-VR550T-Golf-R-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HPA-VR550T-Golf-R-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HPA-VR550T-Golf-R-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HPA-VR550T-Golf-R-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":85829,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=85829","url_meta":{"origin":91851,"position":4},"title":"VW Alltrack with a Turbo Audi Inline-Five","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Innovative Motorsports offers many performance modifications at their company in Milford, Connecticut with the wildest being a DAZA inline-five motor swap. 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The company starts with a 2018-2019 VW Golf R with a DSG DQ381 transmission. They swap the factory turbocharged 2.0 L motor for a turbocharged 2.5 L VR6 (DDKA). 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