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Title: What Engine is this?
Post by: chrisr103 on 09 October 2010, 20:38
Can anyone tell me what engine this is please? Is it 8v or 16v?

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/chris246/engine-1.jpg)

Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: AlanD on 09 October 2010, 20:41
Pretty sure its 8v.
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: chrisr103 on 09 October 2010, 20:44
Cheers for that, Just looks different to the 8v one my mates MK2 has in it  :huh:
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: JC on 09 October 2010, 20:47
what reg ? think they differ on early to late models  :wink:
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 09 October 2010, 20:49
That's the slow one.

Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: AlanD on 09 October 2010, 20:52
That's the slow one.

:D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: dannydubs on 09 October 2010, 20:54
thats a early 8v mate
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: banterchicken on 09 October 2010, 20:55
As others say its an 8v kjet I'm unfortunate to have one sitting in my car aswel.
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: gibby on 09 October 2010, 20:57
8v k-jet I think.
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: chrisr103 on 09 October 2010, 21:10
Its in a D reg one, The one in my mates is a G reg one, Not too clued up on the mk2 so wasnt too sure of what enginge is what  :laugh:
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 09 October 2010, 21:15
It's still the slow one.

Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: chrisr103 on 09 October 2010, 21:26
Thought it might be, Dont think ill be buying the car then, On a side note how easy is it to fit the 1.8t engine into a G reg mk2?
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: Diamond Hell on 09 October 2010, 21:36
It's the slow one with the cr@p injection system on it.

On a side note how easy is it to fit the 1.8t engine into a G reg mk2?

It just bolts up... provided you have the right parts to make it just bolt up....

The wiring's the tough bit.
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: dannydubs on 09 October 2010, 21:37
not very easy to do 1.8t swop
its not that slow mate i thnk he,s only saying that as its not a 16v its a perfectly good  torquey engine dnt let it put you of  its no slower then a late pd 8v engine
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: chrisr103 on 09 October 2010, 21:40
Its not mk mk2 im looking at doing the engine on, Its in the one my mate has bought, He is bidding on a complete Engine & box at the moment but not researched it yet
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: dannydubs on 09 October 2010, 21:42
dnt mater what mk2 it is mate it ent that simple
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: chrisr103 on 09 October 2010, 21:50
I was only saying that as you said not to let the old 8v engine put me off, So I tried to explain that it wasnt my car, Is there a guide or review anywhere on the forum to help with the conversion?
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: dannydubs on 09 October 2010, 21:53
i have seen one somewhere
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: Alec on 09 October 2010, 23:06
I have heard from alot of people that the 20v turbo swap is actually pretty straight forward apart from the wiring, just like DH said

I'm still looking to swap mine over
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: chrisr103 on 09 October 2010, 23:10
Had a text message saying he has put an offer in on a 1.8T engine & box, I have got 14 days holidays from work left so hoping if he gets the offer accepted then we will be able to fit the engine & get it running within a week.
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 09 October 2010, 23:32
I preempt DH here, but why don't you just put in an ABF engine?

Are you getting the 1.8T for peanuts?

Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: chrisr103 on 09 October 2010, 23:35
Think he is getting the engine,Box & turbo for £700 ish as long as the offer he put in has been accepted
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 09 October 2010, 23:42
Just the loom to sort out then.

Tidy.

Jonathan.

Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: Wayne on 09 October 2010, 23:44
Think he is getting the engine,Box & turbo for £700 ish as long as the offer he put in has been accepted

Not a bad price, I take it no ecu with it however.
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: danny_p on 10 October 2010, 00:36
big problem with the vw scene is as so menay engines just drop in plug up and work anything that requires more is called difficult :(     the correct term is not quite so boreing.

for an engine conversion to be intresting   nothing should plug or bolt up dircetly and meany bits need fetteling

difficult is when  you have to reshape the hole the engine may possobly eventualy fit in, then you have to fabricate ALL the mounts, make your own adaptor plate for the gearbox,  compose a clutch out of random ones,  make your flywheel fit the clutch.  then try and get a starter motor in there somehow and then make your own exhaust. before thinking about driveshafts  :smiley:

1.8T is easy done in a week,   3 days is plenty

 

Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: chrisr103 on 10 October 2010, 12:56
I think he is also getting the ECU But not too sure.
Title: Re: What Engine is this?
Post by: emery1990 on 10 October 2010, 14:44
I'd imagine the wiring just to take a while, to just id all the wires, then its easy to just them where they belong, I thought my ms install was going to be hard, buts it looks very simple.