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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: sixteen vee on 10 February 2007, 12:06

Title: Gti Engineering
Post by: sixteen vee on 10 February 2007, 12:06

a shot in the dark.. early nineties I saw a Mk2 8v & spoke to the owner who'd bought it in Germany while in the army.  It had Gti Engineering badges on the wings & tailgate & he reckoned this company rebuilt the lump, changed the exhaust etc.
Do they or did they exhist? Can't find owt on the net  :undecided:

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: mattneck(Beavis) on 10 February 2007, 12:17

theres a mk1 caddy in golf+  a while back.. had a gti engineering steering wheel..

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: kyle on 10 February 2007, 12:24

my new valvers got  GTI Engineering steering wheel as well :grin:

http://www.morego.co.uk/bbr-gti/gti.php

hope that helps :wink:

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: vaughn on 10 February 2007, 12:26

the company your on about, was based in northamptonshire and were quite well known for there work on golf engines.
here`s one thats currently for sale :wink:
http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115132

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: sixteen vee on 10 February 2007, 12:29

brilliant - thanks for your help

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: DarnPB on 10 February 2007, 12:51

That car looks like extremely good value from the photos. If I were in the UK, I would take a look with a wad in my back pocket. Would make an interesting project.

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: Thom89 on 11 February 2007, 00:28

I think they were based on the little industrial estate on the right hand side as you approach Silverstone race tracks main entrance.. also seem to remember them pullin the plug, maybe 10yrs ago..  It could be that they suffered because of the huge increase in car crime in the mid 90s, and peoples insurances took a battering... they were a well respected outfit though.
Tom

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: Bluefox on 11 February 2007, 02:11

Slick's valver has a GTI Engineering badge.

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 11 February 2007, 08:45

Shame it's just cosmetic. BR motorsport is where mine was done.

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: Madda on 23 October 2008, 21:27

Sorry to bring up an old topic but just found a gti engineering re 1900 8v engine for sale. Found a website for a company called BBR who do these engines so assume its still going. Any thoughts on if this would be agood engine for my 1990 gti 8v?

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: Exonian on 24 October 2008, 15:25

BBR are/were Brodie Brittan Racing, old skool turbo tuning company from back in the eighties (I'm old enough to remember). They bought out GTI Engineering after they got into trouble back in the nineties as above when the insurance on GTIs went mental. I think Morego is tied in with them both now(?)

The RE1900 was a 142 bhp engine conversion and was the thing to have for those that could afford it back in the GTI heyday. Great hand built engines but depending on what sort of state it's in now you'd have to find someone who really knew what they were doing to re-build it back to its full glory.

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: Thom89 on 25 October 2008, 02:01

Just another note on the subject, GTI engineering was owned by that guy hat was killed in that plane crash some months ago, his name escapes me at the moment, but was an influential figure in the motorsport world
As regards the engine that youve found, personally I wouldnt touch it, race prepped engines have a short life, even ones built for road going cars, even though  It may have some neat tricks up its sleeve, It would almost cetanly be well past its sell by date.. things have moved on a lot since the early 90s..
Just found what I was looking for.. read on, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTi_Engineering
Tom

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: danny_p on 25 October 2008, 13:55

if it really was prepared by gti engineering there will be a littel  plate that says so. there arn't any engine life issues ether  if anything it should outlast a stock motor  as built with higherr quality parts at better balanced.

gti engineering  conversions still kept vw warranty as well as they were actualy reconised by vw and had a dealership number

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: Thom89 on 26 October 2008, 01:47

Quote from: danny_p on 25 October 2008, 13:55

if it really was prepared by gti engineering there will be a littel  plate that says so. there arn't any engine life issues ether  if anything it should outlast a stock motor  as built with higherr quality parts at better balanced.

gti engineering  conversions still kept vw warranty as well as they were actualy reconised by vw and had a dealership number

probably thrashed to within an inch of its life, on a regular basis, possibly beyond 20 yrs ago... not for me :rolleyes:
Tom

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: sidecarphil on 26 October 2008, 08:12

David Lloyd died on 30th March 2008 after a private jet on which he was travelling crashed into a house in Farnborough, shortly after take-off from Biggin Hill Airport. It is reported that just before the crash the plane suffered severe engine problems. All five occupants were killed upon impact, which also included former British Touring Car Championship driver David Leslie. Both were en route to the Nogaro Circuit in France to prepare Apex Motorsport's Jaguar for the upcoming FIA GT3 season

didn't realise david leslie was in the plane with him  :cry: :cry:

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: bundy on 26 October 2008, 10:17

Did David Leslie drive the Primera in British Touring Car Championship back in the day?

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: andyg16v on 26 October 2008, 11:41

David Leslie drove the Primera amongst others in the BTCC. Richard Lloyd founded GTI Engineering after successfully racing one of the first LHD Golf GTI in the uK in the 1970's  :nerd:

Title: Re: Gti Engineering
Post by: Madda on 26 October 2008, 20:09

didnt get the engine  :sad: went very cheap too  :sad: