New and need help!!!
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New and need help!!!
Hello everyone, i'm new but not to mk1's, this is my 4th. Although i love the thing and i've had it for 12 months now my little 1300 driver is terminally ill. :cry: The engine is on the way out and i want to replace it. I don't want the fastest golf in the country but i've always fancied a 16-valve. Problem being cost, what the cheapest and least hassle to fit? So i don't come out of the garage feeling abused, i don't mind if its a standard 1.8 if it will slot straight in but i've heard they won't??? :dontknow:
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Big blocks wont fit because engine mounts are different. Cheapest would be a donor 80's polo engine (1.3). Which is a straight swap. I've seen 16v 1.4 engines for sale in the past starting around the ?350 mark but I think it would be a hassle to fit and wire. Look for a 1.3 and fit a good secondhand weber plus fit a decent exhaust system. Check out specialist vw garage and web shops. As sometimes they have ex project engines that there selling of cheap.
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:? cheers, i'll look into that, how much work is a 1.6 or 1.8 gti engine into a driver? just thinking there will be even more of those lying around, and i've been told by my mechanic they're alot more reliable so theres less risk? :dontknow:
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For most people it works out cheaper and easier to buy and insure a GTi rather than modify a small block carb model. I would certainly check your insurance as a first step.
To fit a GTi engine (properly) you will have to fit :
- GTi fuel tank
- GTi high pressure fuel lines
- GTi fuel pump and accumulator
- modify engine and rear wiring harness for FI parts (pump and relay, cold start valve, warm up regulator, oil temp gauge)
- uprated GTi brakes
- front and rear anti roll bars
- GTi shorter front springs
- GTi wider wheels/tyres
- GTi front spoiler
- fuel injection metering head with injector lines and filter
- larger GTi radiator
- GTi gearbox
- GTi right hand engine mount
To fit a GTi engine (properly) you will have to fit :
- GTi fuel tank
- GTi high pressure fuel lines
- GTi fuel pump and accumulator
- modify engine and rear wiring harness for FI parts (pump and relay, cold start valve, warm up regulator, oil temp gauge)
- uprated GTi brakes
- front and rear anti roll bars
- GTi shorter front springs
- GTi wider wheels/tyres
- GTi front spoiler
- fuel injection metering head with injector lines and filter
- larger GTi radiator
- GTi gearbox
- GTi right hand engine mount
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And exhaust
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Wow, didn't realise it was that big a job. I'll prob have a look for a reconditioned engine for mine then, or a polo job. Thanks for that. I'll go on a hunt for a gti in the new year. :mrgreen:
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