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Offline xtetx

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« on: 27 June 2012, 12:26 »
is there anybody in the manchester area that can help me once ive got a 1.8t engine in my 1.6 golf?
i think the wiring bits might be hard for me and my bro
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Offline jamie1989

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Re: conversion
« Reply #1 on: 27 June 2012, 12:56 »
What 1.8t engine are you using?
Please put a AGU lump in as they the easiest and in my opinion the most reliable. Less to go wrong.
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Re: conversion
« Reply #2 on: 27 June 2012, 13:07 »
why not just buy a 1.8.

firstly youle get a better interior than the 1.6

secondly you wownt have to pay as much for insurance cause youlle have to declare it as an engine swap which costs more for insurance than a standard car

thirdly your not going to have to buy an engine and pay for somone to put the engine in

1.8ts are cheep enough as it is. obvious choice if you ask me
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Re: conversion
« Reply #3 on: 27 June 2012, 13:15 »
i think he is taken in to account that his bodywork is in very good condition so makes sense that way but the 1.8t's are dirt cheap at the moment and the cheaper ones are quite rough imo
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 i drive a golf thats why im skint!!!!


losing interest in the golf and now not so skint !!!!!

Offline xtetx

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Re: conversion
« Reply #4 on: 27 June 2012, 13:27 »
looking at AGU Jamie - from what ive read over the big debates people have on numerous forums this is the way to go i think.

i cant find nothing as tidy as mine, plus i cant find a decent one in the same colour - at the end of the day its a project mcgee9t2 its going to cost more on insurance whatever i do to it. In regards to cost of putting the engine in, my brother can do it, just the wiring i need help with. in regards to interior, im not arsed that will get trimmed up at some point and you want to see how clean my interior is.
ts something i have had a long think about dude! thanks for your views though.

cully - you know what im saying man  :smiley:
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Offline jamie1989

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« Reply #5 on: 27 June 2012, 13:38 »
I agree with you mate,
If you want to do it then you do it man  :cool:
The woring for the AGU is easy too.
Any problems give me a shout Il try and help as iv done the same thing  :cool:
So have chris on here so youl be fine mate.
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Re: conversion
« Reply #6 on: 27 June 2012, 13:44 »
Quote from: jamie1989 on 27 June 2012, 13:38
I agree with you mate,
If you want to do it then you do it man  :cool:
The woring for the AGU is easy too.
Any problems give me a shout Il try and help as iv done the same thing  :cool:
So have chris on here so youl be fine mate.


cheers man! you still got the bora?
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Offline DunnDeal12

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Re: conversion
« Reply #7 on: 27 June 2012, 13:45 »
i paid £100 for my AGU engine.
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Offline jamie1989

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« Reply #8 on: 27 June 2012, 13:49 »
Yeah still got it mate  :cool:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: conversion
« Reply #9 on: 27 June 2012, 14:45 »
You might be better to get a complete car cheap and then swap everything over as required.
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