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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: steve.gti on 07 May 2012, 21:53

Title: has anyone taken out a 2.0 engine and fitted a 1.8 turbo engine
Post by: steve.gti on 07 May 2012, 21:53
If So was it an easy swap.

Steve
Title: Re: has anyone taken out a 2.0 engine and fitted a 1.8 turbo engine
Post by: Rhyso on 07 May 2012, 22:28
Yes

Not really.

Read dai cymrus project thread for details but basically youll need a donor car.  Equally these days 1.8ts are so cheap its not worth converting the 2.0
Title: Re: has anyone taken out a 2.0 engine and fitted a 1.8 turbo engine
Post by: richw911 on 07 May 2012, 22:48
Yes

Not really.

Read dai cymrus project thread for details but basically youll need a donor car.  Equally these days 1.8ts are so cheap its not worth converting the 2.0

Agreed and your insurance may be more because you would have a modified car  :smiley:
Title: Re: has anyone taken out a 2.0 engine and fitted a 1.8 turbo engine
Post by: Wayne on 07 May 2012, 23:59
As posted sell up and buy the 1.8t easier in the long run
Title: Re: has anyone taken out a 2.0 engine and fitted a 1.8 turbo engine
Post by: cooki2 on 08 May 2012, 00:31
 Convert it  :smiley:
Title: Re: has anyone taken out a 2.0 engine and fitted a 1.8 turbo engine
Post by: damien010685 on 08 May 2012, 10:47
Convert it  :smiley:

Awesome advice!  :lipsrsealed:  Go with what the others have said its much cheaper to just buy a 1.8t People have done it but it costs a lot more!! You will pick up a clean 1.8t for a good price  and less problems with insurers!
Title: Re: has anyone taken out a 2.0 engine and fitted a 1.8 turbo engine
Post by: Dan_GTi8v on 08 May 2012, 20:43
I went from a 2.0 to a 1.8t, though that was in a mk3 :P If you can buy it then buy it, its only worth doing a conversion imo with something that cant be bought (eg 1.8t mk3) cant see the point in dropping a 1.8t into a mk4 if you can just go out and buy one

as far as insurance goes, if you go with sky you will get a 20% discount and they also insure it as a 1.8 regardless of a conversion or not, my insurance actually went down after my conversion  :smug:
Title: Re: has anyone taken out a 2.0 engine and fitted a 1.8 turbo engine
Post by: lukeyyyyyyy21 on 08 May 2012, 20:45
your insurance went down after a conversion that doesn't make sense lol
Title: Re: has anyone taken out a 2.0 engine and fitted a 1.8 turbo engine
Post by: Wayne on 08 May 2012, 21:59
your insurance went down after a conversion that doesn't make sense lol

Sometimes it can with specialist policies, mine was cheaper (over £200) with Brentacre and all mods declared against a standard policy with Swinton.