Now don't get me wrong, i agree with you saying that the 20VT is reliable and tuneable etc, but the thing about me is that I personally think it has been done to death in mk2s, and as an engine conversion it is too easy, and the power gains as good as they might be are just not justified. The lumps when fully tuned can push above 400bhp, which in a front wheel drive car is completely useless as it will torque steer everywhere and getting the power down just won't be possible unless you weld another mk2 to the front end to get the weight over it.
If someone was to do a rear wheel drive 20VT as a standard conversion then Kudos ( like this bloke is doing and Joe ) but tbh i am more old school than to dump all this new stuff in and then not be able to use it. I like seeing old units being used to their full potential in the old cars. Maybe just me, but from my point of view there is nothing eyebrow raising or special about a 20VT in a mk2 anymore.
