VW FunCup with 4.2L V8

[Jan K]

Many people know what a Uniroyal VW FunCup car is (http://www.funcup.co.uk/)
What I am doing is to bring that car to the next level using an Audi S4 engine .


This is the list of parts:
An 344hp S4 engine
Audi 6 speed gear box from A4/5
Uprights front Porsche 944 Turbo/ rear Porsche 911S4
Brakes callipers Cayman S
Boxster gearchange and wires.
Gemballa 18" alloys

Edited by Jan K on Friday 23 May 15:07

[Jan K]

The first thing I made was the engine swap from the old VW Golf motor and instalasion of the 4.2L audi unit

[Dr G]

Jan that looks like an absolutely fascinating project; feel free to share as much info as you can. Bookmarked!

[Jan K]

Dr G said:

Jan that looks like an absolutely fascinating project; feel free to share as much info as you can. Bookmarked!

Tank you!
Next step was to get the motor in the car, It was a bit twisty but I didn't need to cut nothing.

[Jan K]

As I have a lot of Porsche spares from my udder racers I use them for this car,
So the brakes are from a Cayman S and the alloys are 18" Gemballa units, The uprights in the front are from 944turbo and the rear units are the front uprights from a 911 S4

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Edited by Jan K on Friday 30th May 10:58

[SmithyAG]

What an interesting project!

As Dr G said, share as much as you can. :-)

Also bookmarked.

[JulianHJ]

Blimey, it's like Chassis has been resurrected and made real. Good work fella! Looks bonkers...

[Jan K]

The reason why I have this car is because of that the local VW importer purchased 22 units of FunCup's for ten years ago, They have been rented out at the local race track for years, As this is an tourist place we has a lot conferences over her during the winter who use them for team building and stuff like that. We also has an driving school so that people can improve track driving and I use to collaborate as monitor. So this is one this cars.

My first decision to take was which engine to should I use, as I'm an Porsche guy my first idea was to use a 911 engine but no because they are to expensive and I want to build a cheap and a fun car to drive. So next engine Cayenne Turbo S I find one cheep so I vent and picked it up.
I have never seen one of them before alive out of the car so when I saw it I didn't like the engine at all!
The Cayenne has the biggest and heaviest aluminium V8 I NEVER SEEN :-(. I put it on a scale and it weights without the servo pump and alternator 293kg...(645lb)
Then I started to take a look at different Ford GT40 replicas and some of them use the Audi V8 and as I had an Audi S4 for some years ago I know how good that power plant is.
I found an good 2005 S4 engine for a bargain 800€ (around 1000$) with 78.000km on a local salvage yard.
Her you have a pics of how huge the Cayenne engine is trying it on an Porsche 944

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[Jan K]

To make space for the wider wheelbase and the 18" wheels I had to cut of the fenders putting them higher up at the bodywork of the car then and "glue" them back again. [url]

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[Dr G]

Good stuff; does that bring us up to date?

[Jan K]

Dr G said:

Good stuff; does that bring us up to date?

More or less I have received the throttle body for the engine but I haven't had time for this little car as I have been helping my brother in law with his black bikeengine funcup.
The good thing is that he scored a 3ª and a 2 place at the first time he drove the car at the track and with just 200hp

[ecain63]

Mate of mine is at Spa driving in the 25hrs this weekend or next. Looks like great fun.

[Jan K]

ecain63 said:

Mate of mine is at Spa driving in the 25hrs this weekend or next. Looks like great fun.

We have been talking and dreaming about to partisipate at the Spa event for years....
I wich you a great time and a lot of fun

[Jan K]

Today I have put on the manifold on my little beetle.
Im just using the longer intake for hi rews

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Edited by Jan K on Friday 19th December 15:36

[Jan K]

We have 21 fun cup cars over her for rent and racing at Gran Canaria!
So if you are on holiday over her with the familly......



But mine is diferent!