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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: turbokid23 on 15 May 2012, 14:54

Title: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: turbokid23 on 15 May 2012, 14:54
Is it poss to put a 1.8t mk4 into 4wheel drive? Or has some 1 done this?? Or can you bolt a 4 wheel
Drive system strate on???
Title: Re: Info
Post by: km on 15 May 2012, 15:01
from what i've read, it would be easier to take the shell and put a new engine in.

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/302090.aspx?PageIndex=1  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: barrym381 on 15 May 2012, 17:56
Is it poss to put a 1.8t mk4 into 4wheel drive? Or has some 1 done this?? Or can you bolt a 4 wheel
Drive system strate on???
its possible to fit a 1.8t in to a 4mo shell has been done a couple of times now  :smiley:
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: JimBR on 15 May 2012, 17:59
Buy an S3
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: turbokid23 on 15 May 2012, 18:02
Don't like the shape of the s3 do
I have to have the shell or can I just have the parts???
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: JimBR on 15 May 2012, 18:23
I think the floorpan is completely different on a 4motion because of the prop ect
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: barrym381 on 15 May 2012, 18:23
Don't like the shape of the s3 do
I have to have the shell or can I just have the parts???
better off startin with a 4mo then droppin a 1.8t in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM6-eiEwPM0
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: Rhyso on 15 May 2012, 19:43
Do a search as this topic has been covered several times in the last couple of months
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: turbokid23 on 15 May 2012, 21:47
B reeding all through that post at the top on ukmk,, wot a mission will have to save a good bit of money 1st but wot a car 370bhp in a qwatro gti :)
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: marcos on 16 May 2012, 08:40
iv just done the same with my 4mo, not hard to do at all only thing different you need to a normal 1.8t conversion is a quattro exhaust to avoid downpipe and quattro gearbox as v6 boxes will not fit,
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: turbokid23 on 16 May 2012, 10:05
I'll get it doe soon build a 4 wd animal :)
Title: Re: 1.8t 4WD?
Post by: shaft69 on 16 May 2012, 10:24
Have you read up on APR's 1.8t 4wd build on vortex forum amazing want one.