1.4 to 2.0 liter

Hi guys, im new to this forum i want to do a 1.4 to 2.0 liter conversion on my golf please can you guys give me an idea what what will be done in the conversion.

krallber said

Hi guys, im new to this forum i want to do a 1.4 to 2.0 liter conversion on my golf please can you guys give me an idea what what will be done in the conversion.

None of the 'original' MK1s came with a 1.4 litre. Maybe the Citi's did???

hi im from south africa you can still get a brand new golf 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 out of the box. we have alot of guys doing a 2.0 liter conversion on 1.4 i just want to  to find out more about it.

krallber said

hi im from south africa you can still get a brand new golf 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 out of the box. we have alot of guys doing a 2.0 liter conversion on 1.4 i just want to  to find out more about it.

Aha! We're mostly in the UK and over here, the SA Mk1s are grey imports so very few exist. So there's probably hardly anyone here who has converted a 1.4 to 2.0 litre. I think (not sure) that all later SA Mk1s were 'big block' in that they homogenised parts for different models by down-scaling the big block engine to 1.3 or 1.4. This means that the exhaust exits at the rear (not front) of the engine, the engine mounts, tranny, flywheel, clutch, manifolds are different than our 'small block' but are reasonably compatible between the big blocks. But to be honest, you're best searching around for a SA VW forum, I'm sure there's one or two out there!

Yes the exaust manifold is at the back of the engine. thanks for the help guys will check the south african forums. was just looking at your formus for my other golf mk1 1988 modle 1.6