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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: andynorfolk on 26 March 2012, 18:46
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how easy is it to essentially turn my engine into a g60? it's a pb digi
or can i get hold of a bolt on charger kit, if so how much work is required?
i was thinking about a 1.8t conversion but i'd rather have something a little different :)
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cause then surely i'll have a real problem with compression won't i?
am i right in think it's much easier and safer to fit a supercharger kit than turboing a non turbo engine?
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By the way your idea for 1,8T is not bad, but not for replacing the engine, why you don`t use the setup, turbo and other bits and use them.
He meant the 1.8Turbo 20v from the MK4, not a turbo'd 1.8 8v or 16v MK2 engine :smiley:
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Go for a 1.8t conversion, much easier in the long run.
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as easy as buying a corrado g60 and using that engine, charger and loom imho!
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As above, buy a G60 engine if you want to do it.
Yes, bolting a supercharger on is easier to get right than a turbo installation, allowing you to get away with running low boost pressures if you use a supercharger without any internal mods and resorting to an intercooler (mainly due to the much lower intake temperatures than when using a turbo). You can also pretty much get away with a re-map (replacement chip) to deal with the fueling but its not exactly the easiest/cheapest job in the world if you cant design and install all of the kit to do it yourself and cant find anyone to write you a custom chip/modify the ignition timing. Add in the unknown factor of your current engines overall health and it makes much more sense to just drop a G60 engine in thats designed for forced induction from the start with lower compression and uprated components to suit. Add in the fact you can get a fair bit more oomph out of a G60 engine than they come with from stock (admittedly at a cost in terms of overall and especially charger reliability) quite easily and its a bit of a no-brainer. Still not cheap though :evil: :grin:.
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the only other factor is that my current engine was only rebuilt 10k ago and was bored out at the time so seems a waste to drop another engine in and then get nowhere near what i paid for this engine back :sad:
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the only other factor is that my current engine was only rebuilt 10k ago and was bored out at the time so seems a waste to drop another engine in and then get nowhere near what i paid for this engine back :sad:
That may be the case but to run boost your going to need to drop the compression.
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Don't go thinking that the PB and the PG engines aren't terribly different, just because they're 1.8 litres and have 8 valves.
Similar they ain't.
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well i've bought the corrado, and don't really want the g60 bit