2.5 Five-Cylinder (07K)

The junkyard 2.5 out of a mid-2000s Jetta or Beetle, picked for cost, availability, and the million people who have already done the swap — so the mounts come off the internet and nothing needs fabricating. Cheap, decent power, and with headers it sounds like a Group B car.

• “It's one of the most reliable and affordable German engines from the 2000s”

  Watch at 3:09 ↗Doing a "Simple" Engine Swap in 48 Hours

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