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Offline vwjack

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i did search!(engine swapies)
« on: 06 May 2009, 14:21 »
i was reading something rubberjonny said on vwvortex!?(about engine swapping)
i have a 1.8 gl its a post 90.
if your just swap the engine and not the box.
do you have to swap the fuel tank and the lines?
then it just a plug and play kinda thing?
also the the exhaust manifold the same?
what engines can this be done with 8v gti, 16v gti, 2.0 8v, 2.0 16v and so on!
 
« Last Edit: 06 May 2009, 14:43 by vwjack »

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Re: i did search!(engine swapies)
« Reply #1 on: 06 May 2009, 15:19 »
all the engines you listed will bolt into a MK2, plus a few more as well.
The fuel tank is the same on carb and injection models, just need to fit the in-tank and under car pumps plus matching fuel lines. 8v GTI manifold is the same bolt pattern as the carby, but the GTI one is a better design. You could fit the carby one to a GTI head but I'd go with a GTI setup.  If you wanted to stick with a 1.8 8v GTI all you need is the head, the bottom end is the same as a 1.8 carby one. Still need the rest of the injection gubbins of course.  2.0 8v either fit the rest of the 2.0 8v injection stuff, or fit a 1.8 8v GTI head to the bottom end and fit MK2 digi GTI stuff.

16v requires a different zuast manifold, you could fit an 8v GTI downpipe to the manifold and fit it to your old zaust, but from the factory the 16v had a bigger bore on it so I'd go with a proper 16v one. 2.0 and 1.8 16v require the same ammount of work to fit, so go for a 2.0 if you can afford the insurance!
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Re: i did search!(engine swapies)
« Reply #2 on: 06 May 2009, 15:41 »
jonny you legend. thanks again!

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Re: i did search!(engine swapies)
« Reply #3 on: 06 May 2009, 17:45 »
2.0 16v on digifant ftw  it's easy, economical and pokey out the box
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: i did search!(engine swapies)
« Reply #4 on: 06 May 2009, 22:19 »
sorry jonny. i have a 1.8 with the dizzie in the middle of the block. what heads would run off this!?


2.0 16v on digifant ftw  it's easy, economical and pokey out the box

is this the mk3 gti bottom and the mk2 16v top?!?!

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Re: i did search!(engine swapies)
« Reply #5 on: 06 May 2009, 23:31 »
Not sure if this has been posted up before but i found this site with some cool engine conversions.

Its not in English but a quick scan with a language converter doesnt hurt.

http://www.gti16.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=32be91068f1676df67fe92288c4bb0ea&f=68
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Re: i did search!(engine swapies)
« Reply #6 on: 07 May 2009, 10:21 »
sorry jonny. i have a 1.8 with the dizzie in the middle of the block. what heads would run off this!?


2.0 16v on digifant ftw  it's easy, economical and pokey out the box

is this the mk3 gti bottom and the mk2 16v top?!?!


there whole
mk3 2.0 16v engine and fuel system
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: i did search!(engine swapies)
« Reply #7 on: 07 May 2009, 10:58 »
1.8 8v with the dizzy on it will work with a MK2 1.8 8v GTI head, can either run it on carbs or fit all the injection gubbins.  as danny says the 2.0 16v is a very good swap, and is pretty much the same ammount of work to fit as it would be to convert yours to run 1.8 8v injection, excepot you would also need to swap the entire engine lump obv ;)
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Re: i did search!(engine swapies)
« Reply #8 on: 07 May 2009, 17:15 »
ill just swap it all for the 150bhp beast then.

how hard is it?

thanks dudes!  :smiley:





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Re: i did search!(engine swapies)
« Reply #9 on: 07 May 2009, 17:25 »
it not hard  it bloody easy.

engine fitting is bolt up,  pumps just bolt up. the wireing is also very straight forward.    when doing it you'll think the engine is wanting to jump in the bay and nest there almost by itself 
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