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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: tobybrennan on 02 September 2010, 21:16

Title: help
Post by: tobybrennan on 02 September 2010, 21:16

i own a mk3

so i dont have a clue about mk2's
i know you can't remap a mk2 cause of something to do with the ecu or something :D

what are the best performance bits for a mk2?
and what sort of boost would you be looking at?

sorry for the silly questions

Title: Re: help
Post by: Ben Lessani on 02 September 2010, 21:18

Engine? Budget? Competence?

Title: Re: help
Post by: tobybrennan on 02 September 2010, 21:21

Quote from: Ben Lessani on 02 September 2010, 21:18

Engine? Budget? Competence?

16v
budget anything really, just nothing stupid like turbos and supercharge :)

Title: Re: help
Post by: Ben Lessani on 02 September 2010, 21:23

16v 1.8 or 2.0?

Title: Re: help
Post by: tobybrennan on 02 September 2010, 21:24

Quote from: Ben Lessani on 02 September 2010, 21:23

16v 1.8 or 2.0?

sorry mate

its a 1.8 16v gti :)

Title: Re: help
Post by: Ben Lessani on 02 September 2010, 21:25

Easiest mod is to tear that out and fit an ABF then. £250 for an engine, box and loom plus £500-1000 for a mechanic to install, or free if you do it yourself.

Title: Re: help
Post by: tobybrennan on 02 September 2010, 21:27

would it be like swapping an 8v gti to an abf
or would there be a lot less work required?

sorry for the silly questions ben
cheers though