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Title: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: euro dave on 13 April 2009, 19:37

Hi,

I stupidly bought an 8v MK3 airbox thinking it'd go into our MK2 with a bit of fettling.  Paid £30 for the bloody thing (pipes and all).  Turns out it won't even get close to fitting.  Can I ask what airbox people have used with a MK3 2E engine conversion in the MK2 engine bay?  I hate the cone filter and it's only zip-tied on.

Cheers

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: Diamond Hell on 13 April 2009, 19:43

Golf2 GTI airbox?

Possibly, if the airflow meter is different to the Golf2 unit and the Golf2 airbox won't fit then go find a 2.0 8V Toledo - it's Golf2 chassis.  DannyP is running the ABF airbox in his Golf2 with no issues, so the 8V airbox should fit OK.

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: euro dave on 13 April 2009, 20:37

Cheers, might go searching for the 8v toledo then!

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: rubjonny on 14 April 2009, 10:11

2e afm is the same as a mk2 pb one, so use a mk2 airbox with a rubber pipe long enough to reach

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: euro dave on 14 April 2009, 10:14

Quote from: rubjonny on 14 April 2009, 10:11

2e afm is the same as a mk2 pb one, so use a mk2 airbox with a rubber pipe long enough to reach

Cheers, how can I incorporate the MK3 MAF(?) sensor that's housed on the metal casting into the MK2 setup?

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: rubjonny on 14 April 2009, 13:13

If you mean the metal thing on my airbox here:
(http://vwtech.no-ip.info/images/golf/engine2.jpg)

thats an air flow meter, as I say the MK3 2e one is the same as the MK2 PB, so it bolts right onto a MK2 PB airbox.

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: euro dave on 14 April 2009, 13:27

sorry, I misread "afm" thinking that was an engine code.  oops.

thanks for the help, should have posted here first!

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: rubjonny on 14 April 2009, 13:59

maf is a different thing, round tubey thing with a heated sensor in the middle :)

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: MarkS on 14 April 2009, 20:47

rj, is that a mk3 engine in the picture?

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: nealey on 14 April 2009, 22:42

that will be a 2.0 bottom end with a pb head and a mk3 cam cover

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: MarkS on 15 April 2009, 01:47

ah cool so the mk3 cam cover is a straight swap on the pb head? And it doesn't affect anything?

Title: Re: Mk3 8v GTI airbox alternative - one that fits?
Post by: rubjonny on 15 April 2009, 08:21

yes indeed, using MK3 alternator, coolant piping, front flange, breather system etc
rocker fits, but the breather is on the opposite side which makes the piping tricky