Another Honda mk1

Noticed the green Type R mk1 is up for sale again on Ebay, then came across this VTech mk1:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1983-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-BLACK-SILVER-campaign-vtec_W0QQitemZ180163347151QQihZ008QQcategoryZ9873QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

A growing trend  :scratch:

dunno about growing trends but that foil coil pipe thats acting as the cold air feed needs replacing asap! when it kinks (and it will) the engine goes pop! just ask my lass!  :wink:

Just seems like a lot of work to me  :?
You can get VW engines that make the same power and must be easier to install.

That's not Dubbin'  

I admit does seam like a lot of hard work but at least its different, how many times can we look at a 16v conversion or 20V T and be shocked. Honda engines are fantastic and reliable and I personally cant see the problem.

I suppose some people are a little more hardcore than others.

why do it????? whats it all about????

What sort of performance are we talking from a CRX VTech 1.6?

Diesel-dubber said

What sort of performance are we talking from a CRX VTech 1.6?

160 bhp ish

I've no particular issues with non-VW engines in a Mk1 Golf in itself. The thing is, there's plenty of VW engines which will happily make 160bhp or more. And the costs of the Honda conversion if spent on a rebuild + (say, 2.0l 16) conversion, would result in a similar level of reliability. When you spend many thousands on an engine conversion, you can't really say you're doing it because its a more fuel efficient engine.

So, its a bit of an anomoly, but an interesting technical exercise in itself. Kinda different for the sake of it.

If I were to spend lots of money on an engine conversion, I'd choose the biggest engine I reckon I could fit into the bay!