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General => The garage => Topic started by: 20vtommy on 05 March 2016, 22:37
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hi i have a golf 1.8 20v agn non turbo and i also have a complete ko3s turbo set up from when i done a ko4 conversion, i was wondering if i can fit the ko3s kit on my engine with obv the sump and oil filter housing for the oil feed and return, would i need to fit a thicker head gaskit and also would i need a 1.8t wiring loom and ecu kit to do this. any advice would be a great help.
a list of other parts i may need would also help.
i have turbo, manifold, inlet manifold, oil and water feeds, injectors, tip, 4bar fuel reg, cone filter, downpipe. i know i need sump and oil filter housing but do i need anything else?
thanks in advance
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sell the stuff you have an buy a turbo to start with :smiley:
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but that isnt as much fun to do is it
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also from an insurance perspective, it'll go up more than actually just buying one with a turbo already on :laugh:
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also from an insurance perspective, it'll go up more than actually just buying one with a turbo already on :laugh:
who said it was for road use? i was intending on building it up from spares i had with out having to buy another car but have now sold that golf and got another one which is a 1.8t agu, but has bottom end problems so going to fit a engine out of a leon cupra 180bhp.
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Too late now, but in theory yes you could use the non-turbo engine, however... I believe they have a higher compression ratio because of the lack of forced induction so you'd of needed to lower the compression really otherwise it wouldn't last very long or make good power.
Not totally sure if there's any major structural differences between the 1.8 20 valve engines, but if not then buying a non-turbo engine to use as a base could be quite a cost effective start to a major build. Sure someone with more knowledge will correct me if I'm wrong.