mk1 4x4

another option is move the whole engine to the back, get a mk2/3 subframe and make it fit

Unless you are going way over 350hp is it worth it? Otherwise you sit in
 a place where slightly less power will be more beneficial.plenty of folk with near 300 and fwd

True Jon, quaiff and limited slip diff would help a front wheel drive car,
Depends what you are trying to achieve

Surely though it would be a much better animal with all four wheels driving even with around 300bhp? What is the synchro gear capable of handeling?  Maybe it would be too limited to make much of a difference.

pm chris brown aka vtrfirestormer on edition38 .he and grant built the dubweiser audi engined 4x4 monster into a mk1 shell.it still survives to this day

Cant find MK2 Synco for love nor money these days

Will be good to see a MK1 Syncro though

standard syncro stuff wont handle 300bhp thats for sure, you want haldex for that kind of power. rallye or mk3 vr6 stuff is a bit beefier but its hard to get. as i say since you have to fab pretty much anything anyway m ay as well make it a decent haldex setup which are easier to find as well

I dont know anything about haldex is this the system found on later golfs?

daniboy123 said

I dont know anything about haldex is this the system found on later golfs?

golfs, tts, A3s etc

allana13 said

Cant find MK2 Synco for love nor money these days

Will be good to see a MK1 Syncro though

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-SYNCRO-SILVER-/200810041831?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2ec13611e7&_uhb=1#ht_861wt_922

That wasn't too difficult

Did not the synchro,s come with 90 bhp carb engines? dont know for sure but if so then not suitable for big power i would,nt have thought.

Quality Ant…

Sorry what i meant was a Golf Country…. Should have been specific…

Ahh slightly different country's are available in France and Germany, I think the rear beam on the syncro and the rallye are identical, unsure about the transfer box, but there is an upgrade from the T25 syncro's I have a mate in America that has a lot of experience with mix and matching syncro parts as he uses my address for his uk eBay account and then I ship the parts to him

Ok …..

The MK2 Golf Country that is raised looks cool….

Saw one at the show in Windsor last year….Chap does not want to sell it….

yes the 'normal' syncro uses a converted 020 box, and we all know how delicate they are at the best of times. the addition of syncro puts even more strain on them they just wont take much more power.

the rallye and other higher power syncros are based on the 02a box which is much stronger, plus as i say the rest of the syncro system is beefed up a bit on them.

So the beefier synchro gear would that be up to the job then or is it still limited?  Would it be best to opt for haldex, something else which i know little about so need to look into that also.  If running synchro or haldex am i limited gearbox wise, ie can i still use a CTN box?

well it might do but i think you would be on the limits? but as i say you'll still have lots of fabrication to get the syncro system in, so why not go for haldex instead? bit easier to find than the beeft syncro stuffs from rallye/g60/vr6