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Offline BobbyT

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what engine will ?1500 get me??
« on: 21 March 2005, 16:32 »
hi, i am looking at fitting a new engine in to me mk1 but to be honest i am not sure what route to go down as i am quite new to the vw scene and the fact that there are so many engines that will go in to my golf i am a little lost! i dont want to do the work my self as i dont think i have the know how! can anybody tell what i can get for about 1500 fitted, i know its not a great deal but its me budget! am i better going for a tuned 8v or a 16v?  :undecided:
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Re: what engine will ?1500 get me??
« Reply #1 on: 21 March 2005, 16:36 »
I'm no expert but you should be able to get a fairly decently tuned 2.0 in there for that sort of money.
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Re: what engine will ?1500 get me??
« Reply #2 on: 21 March 2005, 17:17 »
But this months Golf+ mag, there's a feature in there about what you can put in your golf and an estimated price for each conversion. I'm thinking that a 16V is probably your max for that money and you maybe be able to slip in a 2.0 bottom end in for that cash but I think that's about it.? :undecided:

PM Martz on here I think he's had a load of work done on his mk2 and it was about in your budget too.? :smiley:

One of Martz's threads here about his mod -----> http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17946.0
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Re: what engine will ?1500 get me??
« Reply #3 on: 21 March 2005, 19:06 »
you could buy any of the VW engines (apart from the FSI's) for ?1500 easily. it's fitting them that's the trouble. a 16v would go nicely in there or more adventurous a G60.
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Re: what engine will ?1500 get me??
« Reply #4 on: 21 March 2005, 21:03 »
yeah i would love a g60 but i dont feel confident enough to fit an engine my self, unless its a straight swop! i have seen a place that does a bored out 1.8 8v with fast cam and gas flowed head for 1500 but i not sure how much more power it would have to mine! i dont really care about top speed, i just want a car that gets to 100 quickly!!  :grin:
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Re: what engine will ?1500 get me??
« Reply #5 on: 21 March 2005, 21:06 »
take everything out of it apart from a carbon fibre drivers seat and that'll give you a few seconds!!!
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Re: what engine will ?1500 get me??
« Reply #6 on: 21 March 2005, 21:13 »
good idea! :grin:
not sure me bird will be too keen!!!
not getting any ice in the car mind!
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Re: what engine will ?1500 get me??
« Reply #7 on: 21 March 2005, 21:15 »
^^ why? you got the heaters on full? ha ha ice geddit? i'll get me coat...

seriously though, a light car will make alot of difference. and a 16 valve conversion is a pretty common one in a mk1 nowadays so shouldn't be too hard to find someone who'll do it for you.
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Re: what engine will ?1500 get me??
« Reply #8 on: 22 March 2005, 08:12 »
a g60 will push your buget bit ive driven a mk1 g60 and it was great fun  :evil:

but a 2.0 16v would be the best way to go.
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Re: what engine will ?1500 get me??
« Reply #9 on: 22 March 2005, 08:31 »
I agree with Velly, 2.0L 16V would be fantastic  :evil:
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