Hey guys im a vw guy i dont normally take a shine to anything domestic(except the zo6 but thats another story
) but when my friend came to me with this super clean '89 horizon i fell in love its sooooo clean with 47k miles the thing has the original tires on it! but its a slug its so slow it has a 2.2l 4cyl with an autocrapic tranny.....now my friend and i got to talking and he was saying how he wanted this car to have a bit more power he was talking all crazy waving a pep boys flyer around telling me how hes going to install some stupid fart can exhaust and a tornado intake and be running ten second quarter miles like fast and furious
so i slapped some sense into him and this is the plan of attack i would like to swap in a 2.5L turbo engine(but from what???) and a 5 speed transmission and just keep the outside totally stock looking for a crazy sleeper
now im a pretty good mechanic i am quite comfortable with wiring i have like 10 vw engine swaps under my belt the only thing that would turn me off would be any hardcore welding(i.e. new mounts etc) with vw its pretty much all bolts in just the wiring is a pita....so anyway heres my questions
1.what engine would be the easiest swap
2.is a 5speed swap a easy thing to do?does the pedal cluster just bolt in?
3.what are the best shop manuals to buy? (i dont mind spending money for really good manuals)
4.What would be a good brake upgrade? would i be able to swap out the rear drums with disc?
5.also need a good suspension reccomendation