best performance mods for 2.0 8v?

[simongti]

ok thanks all.

think ill put an exhaust and a filter on give it all a clean and maybe once i have finished my range rover project ill drop a 16v in

[danny_p]

Sorry to hijack the post, but I assume it's the same story for the Mark 2 Digifant engine, the 8 valve GTi?

digifant don't like seveere tuneing but it'll deal with it a lot better than the mk3.       can get eproms  to ditch the digilag and use g60 injectors 

stock injectors give up at 140 ish iirc

[Wayne]

ok thanks all.

think ill put an exhaust and a filter on give it all a clean and maybe once i have finished my range rover project ill drop a 16v in

Never worth fitting a 16V, yes it is a bit quicker but not much more torque than you have now plus your insurance will be a lot more than insuring a factory car and you will need a engineers report.

Never worth the hassle to be honest.

I have driven both 8v's and 16v's and my choice was an 8v, yes the 16v is quicker but is only around 10lbs ft of torque more and I still think an 8v is smoother.

[Dec]

As said, there isnt much in it between 8v and 16v's

I still like to have the bragging rights though

[danny_p]

there isn't much in it between a mk3 gti and a 1.1 saxo.   

[th3_f15t]

The only reason I'm going to convert to a 2.0 litre 16 valve engine is if mine decides it's had enough and dies. Which, at 130,000 (a lot ragged) miles still is a little bit away.

Might go the VR6/G60 route... ... ... 

[danny_p]

ffs  be diffrent

2.0 tfsi   or a v5 turbo

[MrClifford]

just strip it, rear doorcards and all e/w motors etc they weigh a bit!change the suspension make the handling nice.give it a good serive aswell. no point in dropping a 16v engine unless ur using it for the topend. driving an 8v gti now and agaisnt 16v ibiza cupra sport (ABF engine) theres no difference in the performance till bout 75mph and thats a stock ibiza that weighs about 1250kilos. factory statistics say the ibiza 0-62 7.9 secs, 8v golf 0-62 10.1 secs. ran 0-62 in 9.2 secs as tis stripped,ibiza in 8.4secs, engine in better condition that the ibiza even tho both around 90k on the clock! dont waste ur 400 quid on performance when your best option is lightening the car itself! spend £300 or so on the suspension and keep a nice motor with a lower insurance group for urself!

[danny_p]

there is a massive differance between 8 and 16v.     have had numerous cars with both 8 and 16v enignes and driven even more.

if you drive it like a girl and short shift it the 16v will just be a bit better you drive it hard and the 16v has loads more useable power. prime example i woudl say is the enigne in mine and diamond hells car,  the two cars are very simalar wieght and gear ratio wise but accseloration is massivly diffrent.

toms goes well and will happily get to the top of the clock  but the engine is still flat up top compared to the abf  ( it has been tweeked since it did that dyno run )   i can assure you mine withthe ABF  pulls a LOT harder from the start and just keeps on pulling off the clock.   the ultamate proof of this is DH spent a lot of time and effort buiding and fitting a crossflow 8 valve and fitting it to his syncro and no more development of that engine will be happening and an abf has been bought to replace it 

[Alpine mike]

just strip it, rear doorcards and all e/w motors etc they weigh a bit!change the suspension make the handling nice.give it a good serive aswell. no point in dropping a 16v engine unless ur using it for the topend. driving an 8v gti now and agaisnt 16v ibiza cupra sport (ABF engine) theres no difference in the performance till bout 75mph and thats a stock ibiza that weighs about 1250kilos. factory statistics say the ibiza 0-62 7.9 secs, 8v golf 0-62 10.1 secs. ran 0-62 in 9.2 secs as tis stripped,ibiza in 8.4secs, engine in better condition that the ibiza even tho both around 90k on the clock! dont waste ur 400 quid on performance when your best option is lightening the car itself! spend £300 or so on the suspension and keep a nice motor with a lower insurance group for urself!

yeah true mate, when i had my last mk2 golf gti 8v i smoked an ibiza abf, nissan primera 16v etc up to around 80-90 mph, then their top end would gradually get the better of me. im guessing the mk3 8v wouldnt do to badly either.