While we have the prices and parts in greater detail on our products page, the Drive-In Drive-Out conversion has became SO popular it now needs it's own dedicated summary page, so here it is...
While our business is primarily developing, producing, and selling these parts via mail order, and despite the swap being the one of the easiest engine swaps in existence, not everyone has the space, time, or ability to complete it themselves, so we offer this swap ourselves. In all honesty we make little to no money from this, this service is purely to allow people to achieve this swap when they otherwise couldn't- Our business is purely the parts we produce.
The basics of the conversion is that once you purchase the vital parts from us for the swap (see below), you are on the waiting list for the swap. At the time of writing the waiting list is around 8 weeks, and the swap itself tends to take 2-3 weeks, presuming there are no unforeseen issues that arise. As well as our own conversion parts, you need to purchase various other parts from elsewhere to make it a complete car.
The end result car is a fully operational car, with all OEM functions working, and unlike many swaps, this includes engine management light, OBD2 diagnostic port, and so on. The only thing that cannot be catered for at present (but has been done on DIY swaps with our kit) is air-con.
Labour costs for the basic swap- £2000. This is paid AFTER the swap is complete. Only parts are paid for in advance. VITAL conversion parts that need to be purchased from us for the swap- £4580 TOTAL- £6580
Optional parts from us for the swap- Baffled Sump- £300 Steel Subframe- £850 Stainless Subframe- £1500 Catalytic convertor- £170
Other VITAL parts, but are not from us, are required for the swap. We do not charge any extra labour to fit these parts. (We prefer the customer to purchase these direct, but if you are struggling to find them, or are a foreign customer coming to the UK for a swap, we can potentially order them for you and you pay us) Complete BAM engine/transmission setup inc loom, manifolds, turbo, etc- £600/700 0 258 007 351 Bosch Lambda Sensor- Around £85-95 2x Audi TT inner CV and 2x Rav4 Outer CV- Around £80 for all 4. Varley Red Top 25 Battery + Bracket for relocation to behind seats- Around £230 2wd 02M output flange- Around £80 Gearbox oil seals- Around £15 Chargecooler Radiator, Water Pump, and lines- Around £200 NGK7 spark plugs- Around £20 Alloy crankcase breather- Around £25 New dipstick and dipstick tube- Around £15 Engine oil- 40 weight MINIMUM, we prefer 50 weight Valvoline VR1- Around £40 Engine oil filter- £10 Gearbox oil- £40 VITAL IF wanting us to install a subframe also are new rear arms and toe adjustment bolts, as the factory ones are very often seized or badly worn- (our recommendation) Hard Race rear arms- Around £800 Megan Racing or Godspeed rear arms- Around £600 imported from USA. New genuine rear arms- Around £600 Used but good rear arms- Around £400
Recommended parts. Some of these we will charge labour for, some we will not- Genuine Bosch coil packs- Around £40 each (no labour charge) Uprated Whiteline Anti-Roll Bars and new drop links- Around £350-400 for the ARBs, £35 for the drop links (no labour charge). New cambelt and water pump- (S63 VAG spares, our recommended engine supplier, can do this for you for a good price) New clutch and slave cylinder- (S63 VAG spares, our recommended engine supplier, can do this for you for a good price) New Starter Motor and Alternator- Around £150 each (no labour charge)
TOTAL COST- FROM £8020
Can you do it cheaper yourself? Of course! We have had people DIY swapping it, getting bargains and fabricating lots of their own parts, for £5000 or occasionally less. But we won't cut corners on customer cars, so the vital parts we list is the bare minimum we are happy to use, and considering the labour cost alone is £2000, is the corner cutting and/or extra work, worth the savings? We don't think so.
For more details, inc links and part numbers, see our PRODUCTS PAGE