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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: larky75 on 15 November 2009, 22:53
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Can anyone recommend a garage in the Leicester area that can do a 16v engine conversion into a 8v GTi
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Not too sure about leicester but if you hit the 69 to cov area theres a place call stealth racing. From what I hear they can do a few different conversions. Couple of places in nuneaton aswell I think. Not very far from leicester (I am in the leicestershire area myself)
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Is it worth it, easy enough conversion to do but you end up with a car that will cost more to insure etc.
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Thats a good point. Mine is an 8valve digi and its a group 14 as it is. I'm 23 and paying over 650 a year fully comp
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I've got an 86 5 door 8v Gti and I'm 34 with 5 years no claims so hopefully insurance shouldn't be an issue. I thought about gas flowing the head and a fast road cam, but even that won't get 130bhp and cost about the same as a 16v conversion
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mines got a 2 litre 16v on twin 40s in it with all other mods declares as well cost me 240 quids im 28 with full ncb
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I've got an 86 5 door 8v Gti and I'm 34 with 5 years no claims so hopefully insurance shouldn't be an issue. I thought about gas flowing the head and a fast road cam, but even that won't get 130bhp and cost about the same as a 16v conversion
The insurance issue will be the fact your insuring a conversion and not a factory built car.
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The insurance issue will be the fact your insuring a conversion and not a factory built car.
Which actually works out cheaper based on my experience....
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The insurance issue will be the fact your insuring a conversion and not a factory built car.
Which actually works out cheaper based on my experience....
Not always.
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I think a well set up 8valve is a really good all rounder. TSR built mine a few years ago, still driveable in town, doesnt overheat at all and is ok on fuel, its quicker than the girlfriends VR6 aswell :smiley: .
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Which actually works out cheaper based on my experience....
Not always.
Maybe not always, but i am saying that between the age of 18 and 22 (now) i have always had a better quote for either a modified or converted (8v to 16v) car than i have had for a standard car, and i get a lot of quotes (probably 20+ each renewal)
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Ok, who are you insured with??
I've been told that my car, a 91 16v grp 15 will cost more to insure as it'll have a golf ABF which is grp16 and companies base their quote on the donor vehicle?
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insurance companies have there own littel methods.
it appears the risk is worked out in various ares them its all added up. i for the car
eg:
value
de denting cost.
nickablity
hedge seeking skills
so really bigga motor only slightly increases hedge seeking skills of the car and the % increase of power seems to affect the cost of that part of the price pritty much 1 for 1.
so you gives it 100% more power the part of the program that looks up your cars hedge seeking skills takes the std number and applys said factor ( 100% extra ) but as de denting and nickablity and shizzel won't have really changed it dosent doubel the policy.
also soem insurers apply logic, and must look at what you've crashed , not crashed. also converting a car you've owned for over a year give much less steep quote that buying one.
ive allways found it with the quicker cars ive had, 1st quote quite steep but after sucsessfully avoided hedges for the year theres a massive differance last quote for my gold was same price as a std one :cool: so am workign on fitting more hedgeseeking to it
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insurance companies have there own littel methods.
it appears the risk is worked out in various ares them its all added up. i for the car
eg:
value
de denting cost.
nickablity
hedge seeking skills
:laugh:
Cheers for clarifying that.
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if you have the space, do it yourself. works out so much cheaper. my insurance went down from the previous years premium with the same sonversion
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Ok, who are you insured with??
Me?
If so, i'm actually with Bell at the moment as i was insuring a Skoda Felicia rather than a Golf, but when i changed to the Golf i had to pay an extra premium which has made it more than expensive than a 2.0 16v golf with HIC with all mods declared.
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Ok, who are you insured with??
I've been told that my car, a 91 16v grp 15 will cost more to insure as it'll have a golf ABF which is grp16 and companies base their quote on the donor vehicle?
thats why my 9a lump came out of a passat gl :grin: :grin:
figured it would be a lower group to insure than say the jetta or corrado
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Ok, who are you insured with??
I've been told that my car, a 91 16v grp 15 will cost more to insure as it'll have a golf ABF which is grp16 and companies base their quote on the donor vehicle?
thats why my 9a lump came out of a passat gl :grin: :grin:
figured it would be a lower group to insure than say the jetta or corrado
Interesting but will or does it relly make a difference.
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Hmmn, might just tell them it's out of a Seat :grin:
seriously though It maybe worth investigating.
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Ok, who are you insured with??
I've been told that my car, a 91 16v grp 15 will cost more to insure as it'll have a golf ABF which is grp16 and companies base their quote on the donor vehicle?
thats why my 9a lump came out of a passat gl :grin: :grin:
figured it would be a lower group to insure than say the jetta or corrado
Interesting but will or does it relly make a difference.
well when i rang them to say i had changed from 1.8 8v to 2.0l 16v all they wanted to know is what the engine came out of not saying this is the same with all insurance companys tho