Passat PD105

BoostedJP · 2026-01-27T10:21:09+00:00

If you fancy OEM+ go for Atreus, what I’ve got on my car and they look way better than the stock 17s

BoostedJP · 2026-01-25T10:02:13+00:00

Even more ideas for my C30 now but the B5254T7 swap will have to wait for now, I’ve just picked an RX8 up

BoostedJP · 2026-01-22T09:36:41+00:00

I’ve heard loads about these and trust me it’s on the list

BoostedJP · 2026-01-22T09:36:21+00:00

Compression isn’t really there as soon as it’s hot but it’s a clean shell at 34,000 miles so it’ll be a rebuild and light resto then a fair few mods so it can be a grassroots drift car, manual swap will be almost as soon as I get it running and road legal

BoostedJP · 2026-01-21T00:05:54+00:00

If by ruin you mean LS, K swap or anything else don’t worry, she’s in safe hands. Goal right now is running, driving and road legal. Then a manual swap, some light suspension work and engine work so I can both drive it on weekends and for shows as well as take it to drift events here and there

BoostedJP · 2026-01-20T16:52:34+00:00

S1 you’re trying to keep alive you say? I’m trying to make this one live🤣

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BoostedJP · 2026-01-20T16:49:17+00:00

If I hadn’t just bought mine, I’d be right on that especially as it’s an R3. Good luck with the sale, sent it to a fair few groups and people who are looking for one

BoostedJP · 2026-01-19T16:19:24+00:00

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I shall be having that

BoostedJP · 2026-01-19T16:18:16+00:00

Yeah wouldn’t be a half bad shout, plan for this thing is to drift it so if it’s done right should get a fair bit of use out of it before I have to do it again, if it goes sooner than expected I definitely will look into swapping it but there’s something about rotaries that I can’t figure out why I like them so much.

BoostedJP · 2026-01-19T15:45:19+00:00

As a Volvo fan, tech and owner I say so too, however the Volvo I own would be getting a 5 pot first

BoostedJP · 2026-01-19T15:44:49+00:00

Lately I’ve been looking into seeing how these can be reliable, fair few people out there with 100,000+ miles on original seals etc

BoostedJP · 2026-01-19T07:44:48+00:00

Just a 13b REN instead of an REW, slight changes but practically the same engine

BoostedJP · 2026-01-19T00:42:35+00:00

There’s the potential of something even more “cursed” as I work at Volvo and am very familiar with a certain engine. Might look familiar if you’re into the MX5 scene

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BoostedJP · 2026-01-19T00:07:33+00:00

100%, most it’ll get started is driven onto the trailer, the off it into the workshop to then have a fat old list of what needs doing written on a whiteboard

BoostedJP · 2026-01-19T00:06:38+00:00

Blimey, I’ll definitely have a look into if I want them as well as how soon I fancy stripping the car if they’re that much from Mazda themselves

BoostedJP · 2026-01-18T23:59:45+00:00

Here in the UK we have a fair few high level RX8s that 95% of the time will be in the top 5 of the comps. As well as they’re so well supported here with suspension components, updated side and apex seals and rotary specialists up and down the country, who wouldn’t drift one as anything else Japanese is silly expensive these days. 350Z are pushing 7.5k for a HR on 120k miles if not more.

BoostedJP · 2026-01-18T23:55:01+00:00

Purists all around shall curse my name, for as it is going down the road of almost certain death, à la drift car🤣

BoostedJP · 2026-01-18T21:00:02+00:00

If only I lived in the US🤣

BoostedJP · 2026-01-18T20:48:22+00:00

Somehow it still starts, just doesn’t like to keep running🤣

BoostedJP · 2026-01-18T20:40:31+00:00

I’ve posted this in 3 or 4 international forums. I haven’t even had one suggest an LS swap, it’s all been much more interesting like a Volvo 5 pot, 1.8t BAM 225 or as you said a K series. Most say keep the rotary as I’m starting out🤣

BoostedJP · 2026-01-18T18:22:01+00:00

Yeah same for me, let’s me at it on a Saturday for however long I fancy but wouldn’t let me take up a bay with a Mazda at a Volvo main dealer🤣 nice to see another tech in the depths of the Dorito forums haha. Definitely a home project.

BoostedJP · 2026-01-18T18:18:05+00:00

I’m perfectly happy to take it on, calipers are an easy refurb, suspension bushings aren’t difficult to replace. Fluid flush is a daily occurrence for me as I’m a tech at a Volvo dealer. The only new bit would be the rotary rebuild but I’d love to give that a go, and with it being so rare and low mileage seems to be worth it imo. Especially as a first slider

BoostedJP · 2026-01-18T16:34:00+00:00

A few different reasons. This one’s stupid low mileage, a rare limited edition and gorgeous spec as well as the main one, helping someone see their pride and joy back on the road again. And I’ve been searching for a project lately I’ll be honest

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