gti conversion

nutter guy · Post by **nutter guy** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:11 pm

hello boys and girs, i am readying my self for a conversion to my 1.6 8v mk4, to a 1.6 16v mk5 gti engine, now for a couple of questions, is there any one here that knows of any difficultys to do this or is it pretty straight forward to do, if any one has done it piccys would be grateful cheers

PeteJ · Post by **PeteJ** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:01 pm

well the 6n 6n2 chassis is essentially the same, so if you can find a gti engine, engine loom possibly clocks too g'box and drive shafts/breakes. should be largely a question of swapping it over.

though i could be completely wrong. but i'll not admit that.

henry01 · Post by **henry01** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:35 am

yeah your pretty much right, there is a how to on here somewhere,...or maybe its on club polo..well its on one of the two!!

good luck, keep us posted

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:06 am

i wouldn't bother getting the polo gti gearbox though after all the problems that fellow members have had with them!
i think many people would recommend getting the later lupo gti 'box with the close ratio 6 speed.

PeteJ · Post by **PeteJ** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:13 am

or a sequential rally style one! with a quaife LSD!

tbh i hate the fact my 1.6 8v has 75 bhp and all the poke of a worm

i always thought it'd be interesting to slap a turbo or s/charger on the engine and see what happens.... it'd need a bit of tweaking so it didnt explode... but i bet it would do well.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:30 pm

DanDiesel wrote:i wouldn't bother getting the polo gti gearbox though after all the problems that fellow members have had with them!
i think many people would recommend getting the later lupo gti 'box with the close ratio 6 speed.

The only thing with that Dan, is it would have to be a Lupo GTi engine then as the Lupo 6 speed box doesn't fit the Polo GTi engine.

I'm sure we'd all have one if it did

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:46 pm

ah yeah thats true mate!
i know its the same size engine and all that but i bet the engine codes are different aren't they?

cupra-dav · Post by **cupra-dav** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:34 pm

does anyone have the link?

still considering this..

4paws · Post by **4paws** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:07 pm

engine slots straight in,two ways of getting past the loom issue 1st to fit dash etc from gti to your car or mate the two looms together. you will need for the conversion

engine and box (obviously)
wiring loom and ecu
drivers side engine mount
pedal box (for the dbw)

think thats everything i can remember

would also help to upgrade brakes front and back to gti spec

lupo 6 speed box does fit a polo gti engine

cupra-dav · Post by **cupra-dav** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:00 pm

awsome cheers!!!!

is it the same as a lupo engine? think there is one that i can get...

4paws · Post by **4paws** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:53 pm

if i was going to do it again i would go down the lupo route. bit more work but worth it

you need everything to do with the box though like pedal box clutch master cylinder, slave cylinder, cables gear, selector mechanism and fluid pipes although you could make pipes up i suppose

cupra-dav · Post by **cupra-dav** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:35 pm

do you have any more pics of your engine etc?

cheers

4paws · Post by **4paws** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:23 pm

dont actually have the car anymore but i sold iit on to one of the boys in my work so still get to see it.

dont know if thats a good thing or not as i miss it loads :lol