MK2 8V- 2.0 AGG PLANNED

[8 valver]

Hello ive a 91 8v gti digifant which is a fantastic little car however i feel i could do with a little more power. I dont want to spoil the essence of the car by dropping in a vr6/1.8t iam a bit old skool so was thinking of a AAG block with my pb head poss twin 45's,just looking for advice from anyone who has done this conversion ie was it worth it ,what i need in parts to do it ,and the expected power output. This is my first golf gti and is not my daily driver so can take my time with this, any help/advice would greatly appreciated thanks

[Jay]

My advice, put bigger stoppers  on it 

[DarnPB]

You can chip the ECU on these cars which will give you a little more power, and then the usual add ons, like replacing exhaust manifold for a tubular header, after market exhaust, different duration cam, different air filter, etc, etc. But TBH, you have to spend a fair wedge to get anything over 120bhp, which is not bad at all, but probably a little down on what you are after.

[Jay]

Aye, If you've got all the stuff for a AGG conversion go for it, otherwise go for the FOTM ABF instead  You'll more power which is what you want with a decent weight engine init, init?

[danny_p]

45 doce's  are outdated  and are crap on an 8 valve anyway.   keep it injection or go crossflow and use bike carbs or ITB's

[8 valver]

Thanks to everybody for their replys with regards to the AGG block/pb head conversion is it a straight swop or are there other parts which i will have to buy.Will a mk3 gearbox fit without to much hassle in the mk2 subframe sorry if these questions are bit basic but this is the first golf i've owned thanks in advanced

[Jay]

I know some people swap out the bottom end from their 1.8 8v and use a 2.0 8v bottom end, is that what you're wanting? From what I've read it gives you a small power gain but loads more torque.

[8 valver]

Yes jay that's what i had planned

[richard s]

you put pb head on agg block with agg gasket and use a 2e dizzy and it bolts in to what you have already have

[sidecarphil]

am i right in thinking that you can also use a 2E motor ??