Engine conversion for my 1.8 8V GTi

[EvoVI]

Hi,
New user here, so a bit about myself and then onto my question??

Ive managed to buy a Mk 2 Golf GTi 8v about 4 months ago, its been lowered on coilovers and has a nice set of deep dish rims(Think there ATS cups??)along with some other nice touches, as I needed a runaround car, as I didnt want to put the miles on my Evo 6. Ive always been into Jap cars and im on my 3rd Evo along with a few scoobies etc, so Ive never really had or been into german/euro car scene, but since Ive bought my Mk2 Golf ive started to really like it, and I know its a bit sad but Ive kind of love to drive it at every chance I get(Havent driven the Evo is 2 weeks ), even though its not as quick as the cars ive owned, It does have something about it, and it still does get quite a bit of attention.

Anyway enough of the boring stuff!! My question is What sort of engine conversions can you put in the Mk2 Golf, Ive seen 1.8T from the S3,TT,etc but they seem quite expensive and I dont want to be spending £Â£Ã‚£Ã‚£'s if I can help it, but Ive been looking at the G60 engine as they seem to be a bit cheaper then the 1.8T. Just wanted to know would this fit to my Mk2 1.8 8v Gti gearbox, and what other sort of mods would I need to make this fit and what sort of money are we looking at.

[Dolly]

yes the G60 can be bolted to your 8v gearbox which is 02O. this saves the hassle of changing clutch cable setups and gearshift setups.
i got my G60 engine and all anciallarys, charger, alternator, coolant pipework, charger ect for £800 and the gearbox.
its requires no modification to fit... sits excatly the same as the 8v and plugs straight in assuming yours is a 90 spec digifant. one modification is getting a FMIC and getting a rallye outlet. then its just a case of boost pipe fabrication.
the PAS fluid bottle in my case needed moving abit.
i fitted a 4branch manifold, but the G60 manifold will bolt on a 16v downpipe i think.

i have no idea about 20vt fitment but to be honest thats the best way to get big power gains, seems buying a rite off is the best way so you have a doner car.

[Dolly]

Sorry i love pics lol... before and after.. this happened over easter weekend and dont worry i will be fitted a FMIC before it runs.

[MarkS]

After having a go in my mates g60 cab recently I would say that's the way to go!
It was immense.
He'd tuned it to over 200hp he reckons
With a smaller pulley wheel and chip etc. amongst other things
And it's a straight bolt in (within reason) and won't need the £Â£Ã‚£Ã‚£Ã‚£ a 1.8T conversion would.

Do it
You won't regret it 

[Mr Blue]

vr6 is the cheapest conversion. alot of power for the money. whole car would cost you about £500 if you hunt around.

you can do 1.8t conversions on the cheap by using salvage cars. Places charge £5k for the 1.8t conversion....rip off


I know a guy who has an r32 engine that he might be selling for reasonable money if your interested?


The manifolds, downpipes and brakes are the probably the most expensive thing


Dolly...how much of a pain was that conversion? Alot of messing about with wiring or did you get away with using the digifant loom?

[bigman_10]

yeah i was justabout to say whats the wiring like for the conversion is it alot of splicing?

[Dolly]

to look at it was a nightmare, but once you take a step back you basically got 2 seperate looms into 1

1 is lights so i laid that out in the about area.. and the other covers ancillarys.
i had to chop and extend the wiper loom around 5/6 wires as it just wasnt long enough.
theres 4 white connectors going into the fusebox.. they simply plug in where i removed the 8v gti 4.
theres a relay which doesnt exsist on the gti. its for fuel cut off on over run i think.. ditched that lol.
erm still got to do this one... the trigger for the rev counter is different i need to chop into the wire from the ignition coil and then plug that into another wire.
i have a plug lying around which can reach halfway to front so dont know what that is, and my horn doesnt work 

my hardest job was removing a crapy aftermarket alarm thing.

mine is the later digipants so g60 plugged in as above, but im assured earlier cars are alot more tricky

[EvoVI]

Thanks for the info!!! My Mk2 is a 1988 on a E reg so im guessing it will be a bit harder with the wiring side of things as its the older model, but if the G60 lump fits straight in without making to much adjustments then I dont mind giving the wring loom a go.

I think the G60 would be the best option for what I want, as I didnt want to go down the VR6 route as its quite a big heavy engine(even though it sound very nice) and I would like to still make the car as light as possible and not to forget that the VR6 engine is going to drink a lot more petrol then the 1.8 8v G60 lump, and I dont want to go extreme as its still my daily drive!!! 

[Khare]

if you want power, and sound. Get vr6. If you want something small and light that wont be as much hassle, then get the G60.
Judging by your conditions then i'd go for the g60, as the vr6 is more of a sports car than a daily drive.

[drivebycar]

Hey,

Been looking into g60 conversions recently. Any chance of a total list of stuff that needs to be done/bought to make the conversion as easy as possible?

would greatly appreciate it 

nice one