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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: mark_gti on 26 March 2011, 22:25
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rite then my head gasket just went so im now looking for new engine to fit to a sh!tty 2.0 mk 4 too slow anyone ever done a 1.8 t conversion to one of these as the body work is mint so dont wana get rid any info please
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for wat it would cost just buy a turbo mate
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Here you go. Little bit of reading
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=100666.0
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=58241.0
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Not really worth the hassle and work.
Building what you can buy never makes any sense.
:smiley:
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y buy 1 when i have a car with perfect body work and thx for the link
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I would put another 2.0 into it. From there sell it if you really want a turbo
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cant sell it its been up for sale for 3 month at 1500 not 1 person intested proply because its a 2.0
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i woulnt bother its a lot of work for what you can buy already done slap another engine in sell it on things likle this take time
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y buy 1 when i have a car with perfect body work and thx for the link
That might be the case, your still looking at a major job plus insurance wise you could be looking at paying more than a factory car.
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People are so negative :rolleyes:
If you're handy with the spanners then crack on and do it!! Best way is to buy a rear ended car that's been written off and blag all the bits for the conversion. Note that things like water pipes, ARB etc are all different so bear that in mind if you do go ahead with the conversion :nerd:
Sell what you don't use to recoup the costs :afro: My mate Dai who did the conversion MADE money out of doing it :smug: And his insurance went up by less than £100
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insurance company also ask for a inspection certificate from a garage to make sure every thing ok also your insurance will be dubble wat a turbo would be any way i done this befor and ended up costing a fortune use ya money for engine and break ya golf with in 8 to 8 weeks mate you will have enought to buy a turbo and when u say yours is a good shell most off the mk4s are mate
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rite then im going to c about a rear ended 1.8 t tomorow if this happens i will make a thread try and get all info down to make it easy for other users thanx lads check not a proplam my best mate is mot tester
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Might be worth checking the insurance before doing anything major.
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like rhyso said get a rear ended 1.8t and swap EVERYTHING over including brakes subframe.. if you have everything there its not that hard of a swap just mark up the looms etc and just swap over could be done in a couple of weeks using evenings and such..
But it is hard to understand reasoning other than the fun part which it will be as you can buy a 1.8t for £1200 fully running T&T
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Just do it if you know you can actually do it and financially, there's no need to form a collate of how-to on this. Truth be told, if someone can do it then they don't need to ask, there's no definitive how-to on this sort of thing it's all down to your preferences, what instruments you have available to you etc, I'd be worried if a surgeon had to ask where to make an incision on a patient he's meant to be having open heart surgery on :grin:
As mentioned above though, as a public forum we would advise you to check with your insurance before you go ahead with the engine conversion. Engine conversions should not be taken as a cheap alternative when faced with a problem the reality of it is that there's alot more hours of labour going into it which will only mean more money on labour if you find yourself stuck at some point - 95% of places would not touch the car if you mention you've started an engine conversion, they will not take over where you left off and wouldn't even want to hear of it. It's something they either do from start to finish or not at all im afraid.