Golf GTI 8v - Mk2 - Advise.....

[knobby]

Hey Guys

New to the Golf scene, had GTI's before but not Golfs, got a bargin 1986 Golf GTI 8v for ?75 quid. Its a ripper, have enjoyed driving it over the past few weeks just think its time to start playing with it.

Ok apparently its been sent to a company called TSR and had the engine tuned or bored not so sure, but all the paper work from this company now say its a 1900cc not 1800cc. It seems quick and very touquie!!!

Just really want to know about the air box hole cutting mod and the throttble body conversion to a Audi 2.2L, ive been told that the throttle body mod will make loads of differnece and the air box i will just get a load of nice (that sounds cool)

Also got some springs to lower it about 30mm..

Let me know what u guys say.....

CHeers

Dave

[tinman]

cheapest way to increase power - sell it and buy a 16v...

[knobby]

Did u see how much the car cost me.... only wanna mod it cos it didnt cost me much and i dont care if it blows up.. dont wanna spend a couple of K on a 16v then more cash to mod it..

[knobby]

Well i was thinkin the fact that mines now a 1900cc instead of the 1800cc thats got to be a advantage over the rest as it stands now.. have just been offered the Throttle body for free so was gonna try it out and the air box mod i heard sounds great. Im just messing about with an old car for a bit of fun, got a GSXR1000 in the garage that me real fun!

Cheers D

[knobby]

Cheers Dude

Just had a look, they are cheap, have u used them, whats delivery time like?

Gonna lower the golf 46mm tomorrow and fit the bigger trottle body, ill let u guys know the result.. Free mods cant be bad.

Cheers
D

[marcus123]

Depends what conversion it has done on it. My mate had a 8v years ago and got a extra 30BHP for 2K! But enjoy the car it sfun.................................his was slightly faster than a 16v in 1st and 2nd.

Cue Marcus!

Hello!

75 quid for a complete car which has been bored out is a bargain!
 

[knobby]

I know mate... apparently the TSR engine is suppose to be pretty hot, i recon they bore it as part of the reconditioning.. went to fit a new air filter tonight and its not had one fitted, gonna drill the box also tomorrow as now with the filter fitted it doesnt feel as sharp..

[Dizzie]

the audi 2.2 throttle body trick works on mk1's, but the mk2's already have larger throttle bodies as I was all set to do that to my 8v until halfway through removing the old one I noticed it was exactly the same size. maybe it'd already been done before I got the car, but it was no different to the one I got from the scrapper.

[golfvr6]

The Audi throttle body is bigger than both the mk1 and mk2.

[knobby]

the audi 2.2 throttle body trick works on mk1's, but the mk2's already have larger throttle bodies as I was all set to do that to my 8v until halfway through removing the old one I noticed it was exactly the same size. maybe it'd already been done before I got the car, but it was no different to the one I got from the scrapper.

Yep happened to me to... Took about four hours to change the springs over but its not dropped just over 40mm all round and it looks the daddy (well for ?75 quid & Free springs!), the handling is now far better the roads were wet yesterday but had some great fun going round roundabouts side ways, has just added so much more feel. Have to watch out for the old speed bumps though! So yes fitted all the springs thinking yes still got the throttle body to go, thinking the car is already pretty quick as it is so its gonna be great with the throttle body with most people saying a increase of 10-20 BHP. Buy yeh took the old one off and ITS THE SAME. doh.. was well disappointed, cleaned the old one up and drilled a load of holes in the air box and it now barks... Would recommend that mod, only really get the noise under load and when at about 4-6000 RPM, but its very entertaining.

Whats next??? Alloys me thinks.. Anyone got any spare??