2Ltr 16v (9a) Engine swap ****

[rubjonny]

oh right i see, well if it looks liek mine then its a kr, if its noticably bulgy around the plugs then its deffo a KR. the 42mm ones are straight like the polished one wayders has

50mm:


42.5:

[wayders]

RJ the code on mine is 027 133 223 AD??? 

[rubjonny]

may part numbers are for the actual gasket
inlet part numbers could be anything, as they changed many times thruout the 16v development cycle.  many part numbers are unknown now too!

[wayders]

Rj when buying clutch do i buy 9a or 020 kit? Gonna go for  Sachs one that be ok?

[rubjonny]

clutch is matched to the gearbox you're using, 9a one will be a hydro clutch so totally different.  I assume you're using the old box right, in that case you want a 210mm GTI 8v clutch, and matching flywheel.  If your GTI is an early one it might have a 200mm clutch in which case I dont think the fly is any good?  To be on the safe side any MK2 GTI 8v or 16v fly will do the job lovely.

[wayders]

Cheers John.. Mine's a Y reg (83).. Was plannin to use my box as it was recon'd 3k ago! New clutch only fitted about month ago.. So do i need flywheel from Mk2 16v prefably?? Turnin out to be quite a thread this lol..   

[rubjonny]

do you know if it was a 210mm clutch, if so all your old gear will fit, you just need 6 new pressure plate bolts as they're use once.  Actually done a quick check and all MK1 1.8 GTIs had a 210mm clutch, so if its a 1.8 you'll be reet
If its a 210 your old flywheel will be fine.  just a case of checking the BTDC timing mark is set to 6 degrees, afaik it should be if again its a 1.8. Like zis:

[wayders]

Would it be better to use kr cams and head than the 9a ones?

[Horney]

Yes you deffo want the KR stuff on there, the 9A stuff is tepid due to the emissions regs when it was built.

Nick

[rubjonny]

no need to swap the head though, they're near enough the same.  though if you get a flowed head then its worth it.