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Offline Gal

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Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« on: 16 March 2011, 20:01 »
Getting a 1.3 that will I know be dog slow, but I don't want insurance costs for a GTI or tax for that matter. Would it be worth sticking in the GT MPI engine out of the mk3 Polo and then maybe making that 1.4 at a later date or even the 16v 1.4?
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Offline Sam

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Re: Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« Reply #1 on: 16 March 2011, 20:06 »
Why dont you just get a driver and make it look like a gti?  :grin:
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Re: Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« Reply #2 on: 16 March 2011, 20:13 »
Dont want it to look like a GTI
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Re: Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« Reply #3 on: 16 March 2011, 20:20 »
Ah ok sorry was reading it backwards. I would say possibly bore the 1.3 to a 1.4, give her a good tune up and slap on some high lift cams. You will have a nippy little whip then
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Re: Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« Reply #4 on: 16 March 2011, 20:35 »
Don't think the gains would make it worthwhile tbh.  :smiley:
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Re: Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« Reply #5 on: 16 March 2011, 20:57 »
But I might be able to get the engine and ancillaries free  :wink:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« Reply #6 on: 16 March 2011, 21:07 »
Quote from: Gal on 16 March 2011, 20:57
But I might be able to get the engine and ancillaries free  :wink:

Yes but all that work for what 10bhp (ish) plus your insurance will still go up.
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Offline wurth

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Re: Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« Reply #7 on: 16 March 2011, 21:08 »
If you want your mk2 1.3 to be faster, best bet, is'nt to buy a polo GT engine, but to buy a writen off/scrapped mk3 GTI, then swap it all over, and sell the shell of the mk3 to a scrappy for £100.

I have a mk2 1.3. But I didnt do this, I just built a nicely spec'd driver engine, plonked it in, sorted my sus/brakes/chassis, then went racing   :laugh: :laugh:

As fast  as an 8vgti ;)
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Offline Gal

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Re: Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« Reply #8 on: 16 March 2011, 21:29 »
A mk3? Im selling my 1.8. I hate mk3 and everything about them lol
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Re: Is it worth putting a Polo Mk3 Gt engine in mk2?
« Reply #9 on: 16 March 2011, 23:27 »
Quote from: Gal on 16 March 2011, 21:29
A mk3? Im selling my 1.8. I hate mk3 and everything about them lol

A 1.8 is not the greatest, a 16v or VR might change your viewpoint.
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