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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: xtetx on 27 June 2012, 12:26
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is there anybody in the manchester area that can help me once ive got a 1.8t engine in my 1.6 golf?
i think the wiring bits might be hard for me and my bro
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What 1.8t engine are you using?
Please put a AGU lump in as they the easiest and in my opinion the most reliable. Less to go wrong.
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why not just buy a 1.8.
firstly youle get a better interior than the 1.6
secondly you wownt have to pay as much for insurance cause youlle have to declare it as an engine swap which costs more for insurance than a standard car
thirdly your not going to have to buy an engine and pay for somone to put the engine in
1.8ts are cheep enough as it is. obvious choice if you ask me
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i think he is taken in to account that his bodywork is in very good condition so makes sense that way but the 1.8t's are dirt cheap at the moment and the cheaper ones are quite rough imo
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looking at AGU Jamie - from what ive read over the big debates people have on numerous forums this is the way to go i think.
i cant find nothing as tidy as mine, plus i cant find a decent one in the same colour - at the end of the day its a project mcgee9t2 its going to cost more on insurance whatever i do to it. In regards to cost of putting the engine in, my brother can do it, just the wiring i need help with. in regards to interior, im not arsed that will get trimmed up at some point and you want to see how clean my interior is.
ts something i have had a long think about dude! thanks for your views though.
cully - you know what im saying man :smiley:
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I agree with you mate,
If you want to do it then you do it man :cool:
The woring for the AGU is easy too.
Any problems give me a shout Il try and help as iv done the same thing :cool:
So have chris on here so youl be fine mate.
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I agree with you mate,
If you want to do it then you do it man :cool:
The woring for the AGU is easy too.
Any problems give me a shout Il try and help as iv done the same thing :cool:
So have chris on here so youl be fine mate.
cheers man! you still got the bora?
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i paid £100 for my AGU engine.
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Yeah still got it mate :cool:
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You might be better to get a complete car cheap and then swap everything over as required.
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You might be better to get a complete car cheap and then swap everything over as required.
sounds a good idea, i have been looking in to that imo
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You might be better to get a complete car cheap and then swap everything over as required.
sounds a good idea, i have been looking in to that imo
Was gunna say the same. Pick up a cheap 1.8t under £2k, keep engine and seats, then break the rest :cool:
Win win.
Also glad to see your thinking sensibly :grin: about time too :wink: look forward to the updates
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You might be better to get a complete car cheap and then swap everything over as required.
sounds a good idea, i have been looking in to that imo
Was gunna say the same. Pick up a cheap 1.8t under £2k, keep engine and seats, then break the rest :cool:
Win win.
cheers jon! cant wait then i can join the "big boys" club instead of being in a puny 1.6
Also glad to see your thinking sensibly :grin: about time too :wink: look forward to the updates
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You might be better to get a complete car cheap and then swap everything over as required.
sounds a good idea, i have been looking in to that imo
Was gunna say the same. Pick up a cheap 1.8t under £2k, keep engine and seats, then break the rest :cool:
Win win.
cheers jon! cant wait then i can join the "big boys" club instead of being in a puny 1.6
Also glad to see your thinking sensibly :grin: about time too :wink: look forward to the updates
Mate it will cost u a lot, but will be worth every penny. Not a day goes by that I don't miss my Gti :cry: and it wasn't even mapped. So god knows what I would be like if it was mapped :sad:
The vr is good, and sounds nice but it's a mk3 and drinks petrol like its going out of fashion :grin: :lipsrsealed:
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-TURBO-BLUE-/160828957665?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item25722723e1
or buy this use what u need sell the rest
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-TURBO-BLUE-/160828957665?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item25722723e1
or buy this use what u need sell the rest
i like the unpainted anni front :laugh:
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-TURBO-BLUE-/160828957665?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item25722723e1
or buy this use what u need sell the rest
i like the unpainted anni front :laugh:
its an airblade valance not an anni :wink:
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ah fare one mate. cant be any help with the engine loom though sorry :grin:
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Yeah still got it mate :cool:
Awesome dude, looked sick last time I saw it on here
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You might be better to get a complete car cheap and then swap everything over as required.
sounds a good idea, i have been looking in to that imo
Was gunna say the same. Pick up a cheap 1.8t under £2k, keep engine and seats, then break the rest :cool:
Win win.
cheers jon! cant wait then i can join the "big boys" club instead of being in a puny 1.6
Also glad to see your thinking sensibly :grin: about time too :wink: look forward to the updates
Mate it will cost u a lot, but will be worth every penny. Not a day goes by that I don't miss my Gti :cry: and it wasn't even mapped. So god knows what I would be like if it was mapped :sad:
The vr is good, and sounds nice but it's a mk3 and drinks petrol like its going out of fashion :grin: :lipsrsealed:
Haha it's all good man! Can't wait! Exciting times
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JJ at R-tek Motorsport is a bit of a wiring guru. He is in kirkby. Give him a bell.
He put the 2.0T in a Mk4 4mo, all running off the standard car loom and accessed by the one odb port. Indeed, have you thought of that engine as an option?
:evil:
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iv just finished doin a aum conversion on my 1.6 ill be able to help with wiring ect as the aum is a harder conversion because of fbw ect, when your up to the wiring stage just give me a shout mate and ill help you out best i can
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its piss easy to do
Done 3 mk4;s now
2 day conversion if you have all the bits
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Buy a dirt cheap mk4 AGU.
Swap engine, clocks, transponder, wiring loom, door/boot locks. This would save having to mess with any wiring, keep correct milage etc.
Take anything else you need, seats/door cards possibly, break the rest and claw a massive percentage of your expenditure back. Strip it down enough and I would dare to say you might even MAKE some money out of this.
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A guy on MKIV forum has a garage in Oldham and think has done a few conversions in the past.
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/353619.aspx
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-TURBO-BLUE-/160828957665?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item25722723e1
or buy this use what u need sell the rest
i like the unpainted anni front :laugh:
its an airblade valance not an anni :wink:
I'm on an iPhone, extremely hard to see pictures in detail :wink:
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cheers for all the help boys! mucho apreciated!!
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At least all the banter of having a 1.6 will be over :laugh:
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At least all the banter of having a 1.6 will be over :laugh:
not untill the conversion is finished :evil: i cant talk...1.8na haa
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At least all the banter of having a 1.6 will be over :laugh:
not untill the conversion is finished :evil: >>>>>>>i cant talk...1.8na haa <<<<<<<
sneaky that