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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: mark1963 on 13 February 2011, 14:48
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does anyone know if the 1.8 gti box will fit into a 2.0 car?
only reason is my reverse gear has gone and been offered one on ebay :cry:
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You talking the mk2 1.8 GTI box going on to a MK3 GTI??
If so dont think they are a direct fit, and the ratio's possibly wouldn't be ideal for the 2.0 lump, The mk2 Valver box is the same fitment but again I think the ratios are slightly different
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no its out of a mk3 1.8 gti
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There are no 1.8 GTI mk3's.
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There are no 1.8 GTI mk3's.
What he said :wink:
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There are no 1.8 GTI mk3's.
What he said :wink:
Unless it is South African spec I believe they did get a 1.8GTI / sport
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There are no 1.8 GTI mk3's.
What he said :wink:
Unless it is South African spec I believe they did get a 1.8GTI / sport
Wayne, you really are a VW pervert :grin: :laugh: :grin:
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yep was one on ebay and a thread on it on here a while back, their is a 1.8GTi but was never sold here unless imported but i cant see why as the spec was not as good.
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in mainland Europe they sold a 1.8GT with the spi 90bhp engine......so you could say this is a GTi (the polish seem to like these so it may be an import!)
In the Uk we called it the driver/se as the spec is nearly the same (driver trim and engine and se body kit)
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So essentially a poor mans GTI.
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So essentially a poor mans GTI.
If you say the driver and se are a poor mans GTi then yes (I had a driver due to insurance costs when I was younger!)
this is a 1.8GT spi
(http://photos01.otomoto.pl/photos/original/C9/86/80/C9868028_1.jpg)
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regardless, the answer is yes, but you need to change the clutch friction disc for a 1.8 mk2/3 one. if you go for a complete clutch kit be aware there are 2 different ones depending on the age of the car. check your flywheel, if it has 2 dowels its an early one and uses same clutch as mk2 1.8 8v/16v (8v same as mk3 1.8 8v, 16v same as 2.0 8v) if it has 1 dowel then its late mk3 and only late type 1.8 8v mk3 clutch kit will fit. other option is to buy an early mk3 or mk2 2 dowel clutch kit,m then you know 100% that a mk2 clutch kit will fit, which generally are cheaper to buy than the later spec mk3 ones. if i were you i would get a mk3 flywheel and have it lightened then buy mk2 1.8 8v clutch kit, then you know it will all fit.
check the box code before you do anything though, it may not be what the seller thinks it is. and as a last check before you start try to fit the clutch friction disc onto the input shaft then you know 100% that it will all bolt together
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saw loads of these GT's when i was in andorra (there everywhere), does not help or answer the question but now i know what engine they have. :)