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Offline adam_mk2

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corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« on: 05 November 2008, 00:42 »
im after any tips or things to look out for really a ive never done this before, i want to put the 1990 16v corrado engine into my 1989 small bumper mk2 golf gti, advice?what will i need from the donor corrado?

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Re: corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« Reply #1 on: 05 November 2008, 09:43 »
Is your Golf an 8V or 16V?
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Re: corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« Reply #2 on: 05 November 2008, 09:47 »
Says 8 in the topic title!

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Re: corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« Reply #3 on: 05 November 2008, 09:51 »
OK then is it K-jet or Digifant?  :tongue:

If it's Digi you'll need the engine loom and fuel pump form the Corrado.  If it were me and it has a cable-change gearbox I'd fit that too.
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Re: corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« Reply #4 on: 05 November 2008, 09:52 »
An 89 MKII will be Digi and the Rado does have a cable change box.

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Re: corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« Reply #5 on: 05 November 2008, 10:14 »
thanks for answering all my questions for me nick  :laugh: yer its a digifant not k-jet and the corrado has a cable change box i think, will i need the pedal box and fusebox etc?

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Re: corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« Reply #6 on: 05 November 2008, 10:34 »
You can use your pedal box if you fit the clutch cable from a Seat Toledo 16V and the gearbox bracket from a cable-clutch early 90's Passat.

Yours is pre-90 so you'll need to cut and shut the loom as the fusebox plugs are different.
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Re: corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« Reply #7 on: 05 November 2008, 11:30 »
ok mate nice one, cheers for the advice, can i not get a fusebox from something else so i can just plug and play  :rolleyes:

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Re: corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« Reply #8 on: 05 November 2008, 12:01 »
I guess you're the guy who posted on ed38 as well?  but if you find a pre-90 MK2 16v the engine loom will plug straight into your existing fusebox, but you still need a fuel pump and lines from a k-jet 8v or 16v.  I think the early 90 corrado pump is the same as a MK2 16v one so it should bolt straight on.  The existing MK2 8v lift pump and lines to the main pump plus the electrical plug should all connect staight up to the k-jet pump too.

Gearbox is personal preference, I'd stick with the 8v one as its less hassle, though in the long run if you want big power now might be the time to go to cable shift, corrado is an ideal donor for pedalbox as well.  I think the cable shfter still needs a bit of tweaking to fit the MK2, but it should be pretty easy.  I think some bolt em straight in with a little chopping and some big washers on the shift box bolts?

Corrado exhaust will need fitting, it'll all go on except the back box might fit a bit weird at the back, not actually tried that so cant say.  You could if you wanted fit the Corrado manifold to the 8v downpipe, this would also save movign rack or subframe so the large resonator box fits thru the gap!  P{roblem is the 8v system is smaller bore...  Choice is tyours, a guy I know did this on his 2.0 9a conversion and he recons its still pretty damn quick!
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Re: corrado 16v engine into 8v mk2 gti
« Reply #9 on: 05 November 2008, 12:37 »
Corrado exhaust will need fitting, it'll all go on except the back box might fit a bit weird at the back, not actually tried that so cant say. 

First impressions from mine suggest exactly that, although not had a proper fiddle with it yet