1.8T engine conversion costs

[CCGTI]

You can get an AUQ with loom etc for around £750 so £1500 should get you the conversion done.

not, custom down pipe £250/£300 loom sorted is another £350 etc

[tshirt2k]

Alway factor in more. Depends on how well you want it to go/look.

Anyone who has done this type of conversion will know how the hidden extras add up. Those who haven't dont.

[F17BAD]

yep as iv told him, the basics add up to a minimum 3k for a real good job - and that price is if you can find a genuine engine for the 700 mark

a lot of sh!te out their

1500 wont do nothin sadly

here is a few costs off top of my head - their WILL be more parts needed

lets say the engine is 700
loom converison and immob defeat 350
custom downpipe 260 (forget qpeng crap which is 230)
exhaust - Jetex 350
Cat (if needed - most will need it) i paid 200 is for my custom one i never used (its for sale)
front mount cooler and all piping needed to make it up approx 250 maybe more
Engine mounts and brakets from ABF thats needed 160 -200
ABF G.box / fly / hydro set up 200 approx
New VR6 clutch 140
induction kit (will be needed as standard airbox wont fit) + relocation parts 150
Gbox oil 15
engine oil 50
spark plugs 40
water pump 40
cambelt kit 100


thats 3k right their and as i say more bits will be needed along the way - this is just the basics

my converison was over 5k

[tshirt2k]

Some costs can be saved if the car is a 16v as you will have hydro setup a gearbox already. You can also save a bit on the loom if you can do it yourself or get rubjonny to do it. Immo defeat will be extra still.

Also labour is a big cost unless you do alot yoursaelf.

[danny_p]

all depends how much you do yourself what kit you have and how good at sorceing parts you are.

helped a mate do his and we got that up and running for less than £500,   £411 for a crap mk4 gti at auction and about £80 worth service items.  its only a 180 brake lump but remaped it makes about 210 with map, but  it'll do for now and it made it intresting to try and do it for sub £500 ironicaly the budget meant keeping the mk4 box.   but it'll be getting a more intresting flavor of 1.8t when i get time to build it 

at the other end of the scale 1.8 conversions get intresting again you can quite happaly blow 10k buy the time you've built an intresting engine, done some funky pipework and put a 6 speed box and slippy diff in there

[F17BAD]

Some costs can be saved if the car is a 16v as you will have hydro setup a gearbox already. You can also save a bit on the loom if you can do it yourself or get rubjonny to do it. Immo defeat will be extra still.

Also labour is a big cost unless you do alot yoursaelf.

Loom price would work out about same if u used rubjonny as u would need the immobiliser sorting plus theirs loads of small sh!tty bits that end up costing as u know haha

So as I say budget for circa 3k upwards for a good reliable conversion. It's not gonna happen for 500 notes the exhaust will cost u more than that alone. Unless u are popping it back into another mk4 lol

[tech1889]

Looking at that list i have about half the stuff needed so would save me a lot of money  cat-back exhaust.. ABF mounts.. ABF gearbox and all associated.. VR6 sachs clutch.. all i would need is engine.. wiring.. downpipe.. and FMIC still wouldnt be cheap once you factor in all the small stuff.. i think your better off buying a 1.8t for like £1500 doing the conversion and selling all the other parts

[F17BAD]

its a expensive job to do right, exhaust has to be the right size bore for a start.. i had planned to keep my old magnex but couldnt - stuff like this always crops up

worth it tho

[Wayne]

its a expensive job to do right, exhaust has to be the right size bore for a start.. i had planned to keep my old magnex but couldnt

I might be wrong but could you not use a smaller bore exhaust on a non Bam / 225 conversion

[T_J_G]

£5k