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General => The garage => Topic started by: greendragon on 21 January 2013, 22:59

Title: engine swop
Post by: greendragon on 21 January 2013, 22:59

i wana put my mk3 gti 8v engine into my mk1 but what i need to no is what things do i need to change or adapt
thanks

Title: Re: engine swop
Post by: danny_p on 21 January 2013, 23:25

it sits to high so need to ether adjust the mounts or find a bubbel block 2ltr found in some audis code is 3A

if going to the bother of getting a tall block to fit why not find a 16v  :evil:

Title: Re: engine swop
Post by: greendragon on 22 January 2013, 00:03

ive got the donor car so might aswell chuck it in
mounts arnt a problem do i need to change the manifolds?
thanks

Title: Re: engine swop
Post by: greendragon on 24 January 2013, 23:03

can anyone else help?

Title: Re: engine swop
Post by: danny_p on 25 January 2013, 00:25

mk3 lump will usualy foul bonnet on a mk1 unless its  droped a bit , never used the mk3 inlet in a mk1 always swaped the head and used mk1 manifolds

Title: Re: engine swop
Post by: greendragon on 25 January 2013, 00:41

Quote from: danny_p on 25 January 2013, 00:25

mk3 lump will usualy foul bonnet on a mk1 unless its  droped a bit , never used the mk3 inlet in a mk1 always swaped the head and used mk1 manifolds

what head and manifolds did you use?
and did you have to adapt them to fit thanks

Title: Re: engine swop
Post by: danny_p on 25 January 2013, 19:39

mk1 manifolds usally a mk2 head ( for hydralic tappets ) if useing a bubbel block or mk3 bottom end when just doing a 1.8 - 2.0 conversion

or if doing a non gti mk1 to 2.0  tend to use what bits are avalible at the time or are withing budget  usally mk1 manifolds tho on ether mk1 or mk2 head

Title: Re: engine swop
Post by: greendragon on 31 January 2013, 21:02

Does It have to be a 8v head as my block is a 8v