Any ideas for an engine conversion4my GTi 8v guys?

[Khare]

What I can never understand is people buying a 8v then wanting to make it quicker, why not buy a quicker version in te 1st place. 

maybe found a mint 8v shell, or know and worked the 8v shell like I have....Out of boredom, maybe as something to do on the side.

1.8t conversion is expensive and there's more electronics involved. The 16v route is straight forward and easy to acquire.

TBH it's easier to buy a 16v but you've done a swap yeah?

So speaking from experience, you'd deffo do it again if you could go back in time, yeah?


So it's worth it. 

If I got the choice again of 1.8T or 16v, I'd probably go 1.8t route purely because in MY case, the 16v turned out to be a bit of a dog that needed some very expensive parts. However, if the 16v is acquired cheaply enough, I'd go for the 16v route again.

[Bellend]

What I can never understand is people buying a 8v then wanting to make it quicker, why not buy a quicker version in te 1st place. 

maybe found a mint 8v shell, or know and worked the 8v shell like I have....Out of boredom, maybe as something to do on the side.

1.8t conversion is expensive and there's more electronics involved. The 16v route is straight forward and easy to acquire.

TBH it's easier to buy a 16v but you've done a swap yeah?

So speaking from experience, you'd deffo do it again if you could go back in time, yeah?


So it's worth it. 

If I got the choice again of 1.8T or 16v, I'd probably go 1.8t route purely because in MY case, the 16v turned out to be a bit of a dog that needed some very expensive parts. However, if the 16v is acquired cheaply enough, I'd go for the 16v route again.

Yeah cool. I mean like if you say wanted a VR6 now say, would you consider putting one in instead of buying one?

[Khare]

Yup. As I know my shell inside out and Know exactly what's wrong and what's right with it.

[Bellend]

Yup. As I know my shell inside out and Know exactly what's wrong and what's right with it.

Aaaand that, Wayne, is what makes it worth it to some of us. 

[Wayne]

I respect the fact that some have had their cars a long time but it seems to be more and more people are buying a 8v then 2 weeks later post the question of how do I make it quicker.

[Dan_GTi8v]

When I got my 8v, I knew very little about golfs and tbh didnt even know there were different GTi's It was supposed to be an end to my modding days lol but I guess its in my blood I always gotta be unique (I know a 1.8t mk3 isn't exactly unique, but at least I'm using standard management )

[Leebob]

When I got my 8v, I knew very little about golfs and tbh didnt even know there were different GTi's It was supposed to be an end to my modding days lol but I guess its in my blood I always gotta be unique (I know a 1.8t mk3 isn't exactly unique, but at least I'm using standard management )

ditto

[Leebob]

Yup. As I know my shell inside out and Know exactly what's wrong and what's right with it.

ditto

[snifferdog]

Ay up leebob, didnt see that you were from shilton. Do I know ya? Theres loads of us from hinckley and shilton on here.

[Leebob]

Ay up leebob, didnt see that you were from shilton. Do I know ya? Theres loads of us from hinckley and shilton on here.

Dont think so m8y.not on ere much.