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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: BobbyT on 17 May 2005, 17:26
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Hi, i have had my golf since feb and i have a budget of about 2000 - 2500 to spend on a new engine, now i have looked in all mags and web sites and to be honest the best one i have come up with is a bored out 1.8 8v with a cam and gas flowed head! does anyone know of anywhere which could do a better conversion for this kind of cash, i wanted a 1.8 t but that seems to be double the cost of what i have, oh and i am that great with a spanner! :rolleyes:
cheers rob  :smiley:
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What about a 16v conversion :undecided: That should be about that price to buy and install, and a 16v in a mk1 will be rapid. :undecided: Don't forget you'll also need to uprate the rear brakes so you need to budget for that too. A 1.8Twill be double that price deffo. :sad: Not sure which companies could do the conversion though, try JBS autodesigns in Chesterfield, they feature in the Golf+ quite a bit. :smiley: Also have a look at the links on the golfgti.co.uk home page as there are a load of companies on there.
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i heard that the 16v engine is a totally different beast to the 8v and i quite like the low down grunt i have at the mo, has anyone had a bored out 1.8 fitted? whats it like? or is the 16v really the best route?
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The 16v has as much low down grunt as the 8v and don't let anyone tell you any different, look at the graph below. :grin: I think I've heard before that if you want more torque then you need a 2ltr bottom end from a Passat or something. :undecided: Might be best to pretend you want a conversion and speak to one of the tuning companies and get some information out of them on what is the best route to go etc, it'll only cost you a phone call. :wink:
Graph, this is for mk2 but you get the idea. :smiley:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/Gambit001/16v8.jpg)
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Jodie at Dubvelopments in Hereford is really good priced for engine conversions. He's gonna fit a 16v engine for me at the end of this year :evil:.
I bought a MK2 16v with Velly for £250. We are selling all the bits of it and keeping the engine and box. Hopefully we'll make our money back and I'll have a free engine and box. All I have to pay for then is the conversion :wink:
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bronze, does that company have a web site to look at? cheers rob
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I don't think he's got it sorted yet :cry:
Here are some further details though :wink:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16830.0
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This topic is good timing! A mate of mine is going to drop a 1.8T into his Mk2 and as a result he's giving me his 16V 1.8 which is going into my Mk1 Cab. All the questions I was going to ask have been answered here.
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This topic is good timing! A mate of mine is going to drop a 1.8T into his Mk2 and as a result he's giving me his 16V 1.8 which is going into my Mk1 Cab. All the questions I was going to ask have been answered here.
:cool: So we'll both have 16v cab's :smiley:
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Yup.
I just want to get to quarter of a million miles on my original engine first before I drop it out. Only 15,000 miles to go...
bronze, are you going to the Malvern event in July? It's near your neck of the woods?
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ive put a 16v in one off my mk1 and low down grunt was slower than the 8v the conversion cost £500 all in but since ive speeded things up with twin 40s dellorto carbs and set of cams and ive now bought a head of 20 16v golf which im in the process of having it gas flowed but the whole hasnt cost me 2500 including the car (which has never been welded) but i done all the work myself in fitting the engine and carbs. taking it up to santapod to see what she will do soon
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In that case then your 16v engine had a problem because it will not have less grunt than an 8v as standard, end of story. :huh:
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Yup.
I just want to get to quarter of a million miles on my original engine first before I drop it out. Only 15,000 miles to go...
bronze, are you going to the Malvern event in July? It's near your neck of the woods?
Yep I'll be there mate, we'll have to meet up :wink:
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Definitely. I want to see your cab for real, it's stunning. Is it a VW colour?
I'll keep a look out for you.
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Definitely. I want to see your cab for real, it's stunning. Is it a VW colour?
I'll keep a look out for you.
Cheers mate, but it's not that stunning close up. I use it as a daily driver, so there are a few marks on it :embarassed: The hood is now two years old and doesn't look as good as it use too :angry: I'm hoping to get my interior valated before BVF as I can never get it to come clean.
It is a VW colour, I've seen a few about, but only one other with the clipper kit and that was in Cyprus. I followed him around for a bit in my Vitara hirer car :laugh:
I'll give you my mobile number before I go up. I'm going up with the Newport clarts and we are all camping :evil: Will you be camping? Have you got any pics of your cab?
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Mines a daily driver too and I've got more than a few marks!
The front valance has taken a hammering from stones, the roof needs replacing (it's the original still and has a few tiny splits in the usual places), the drivers door is up for replacing as it's starting to bubble on the leading edge, I've now got rust coming through on the corners of the bootlid (quite common apparently) and the fuel filler area needs sorting - again. It's all booked in to be done, just not in time for Malvern.
I've just put some alloys on it and lowered it so I might add some new pics to my gallery - theres some pics of it up there already fresh from the last load of rust killing and spraying.
It sounds worse than it is but I still wouldn't have anything else. Well, Corrado G60 and split screen campers excepted. :wink:
Sort us out with your number and we'll meet. I've haven't been to a VW event since Bug Jam in 98 - looking froward to it. I haven't made any plans to camp over as I might already have a bed for the night; an ex-girlfriend lives nearby so I might try and combine business with pleasure :evil:
Later.