the big idea

polo244 · Post by **polo244** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:57 pm

just wunderin if anyone has put anythin outher than a gt or g40 in a 1000cc coupe. i wanted to put a 1.8 8v gti out of a mk2 but am not shour about the emissons as my car is an l reg so am lookin at a 2litre gti out of a mk3. should be a littel rocket

any help wolud be nice thanks

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:03 pm

someone once did a 1.8T in the back of a mk3 and they also made the thing rear wheel drive and tuned it to around 300bhp!!
now that was a beast!!

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:17 pm

i don't think any of the mk2/3 engines will fit in without some serious (Â£Â£Â£'s!) modifications

Everyone sticks with gt/g40's because they are a straight swop with minimum hastle.

polo244 · Post by **polo244** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:16 pm

so its not just a case of puttin it in and wierin it up. are the 8v engnine the same size do you no and im gessin the mounts are diffrent

nicksiggy · Post by **nicksiggy** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:05 am

You need an engine sub frame building to fit a big block engine into a mk1/2/3 polo.

polo244 · Post by **polo244** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:50 pm

if i got a full car could i mate the to subframes together. thanks for all your comments.

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:47 pm

polo244 wrote:if i got a full car could i mate the to subframes together. thanks for all your comments.

maybe, but i would think the golf has wider chassis legs to bolt the subframe to. If it was something that could be done easily and safely then i think it would have been done sooner!