1600...i fancy that

Matty2021 · Post by **Matty2021** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:33 pm

Can anyone tell me what car the 1600 engine comes out of that bolts straight into the mkIII (correct me if im wrong

) and what stuff would i need off the car apart from the engine? thanks for any help homies

rolo_gt · Post by **rolo_gt** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:40 am

i think its the mk2 seat ibiza, you can run the GT head and injection on it,
i recon it would run sweet if you used the G40 injectors aswell. im not to sure but i think you have to change the main engine mount, there are 2 bolts which dont line up or something, but easy enough to change.

Matty2021 · Post by **Matty2021** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:08 pm

Superb thats what i wanted to hear

cheers man

Krupa · Post by **Krupa** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:33 pm

GT injectors are good for 120bhp I've heard.

Steve (86c) Morris has done this conversion in a Mk2, with no aftermarket parts it made 98bhp and triple figure torque figures.

Good strong conversion if done right.

Matty2021 · Post by **Matty2021** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:28 pm

cheers

its lookin im gonna go for that if the polo im lookin at is as solid as i think it is

Mikey c · Post by **Mikey c** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:41 pm

rolo_gt wrote:i think its the mk2 seat ibiza, you can run the GT head and injection on it,
i recon it would run sweet if you used the G40 injectors aswell. im not to sure but i think you have to change the main engine mount, there are 2 bolts which dont line up or something, but easy enough to change.

do you know what engine code the seat 1.6 is? i've got a 1.6 AEE engine in the garage actually from a skoda

, if the bottom end just bolts up to the head without a daft compression ratio i might try it in my 3F powered mk1 golf

86C suggests its not so easy in post: http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... 2f27#74497

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:15 am

Interesting conversion. Steve knows what he's doing and it gave massive torque.

The question is, is it worth all the effort over a 3F lump ? Your gonna be paying more tax and probably more insurance (depending who it's with).

rolo_gt · Post by **rolo_gt** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:35 am

hardhitter wrote:Interesting conversion. Steve knows what he's doing and it gave massive torque.

The question is, is it worth all the effort over a 3F lump ? Your gonna be paying more tax and probably more insurance (depending who it's with).

yer, im thinkin of goin for the 1.4 seat engine now.
plus, a friend of mine said he's got all the gear to turbo it an can weld me up a manifold, im thinking of that later on in the year,

Matty2021 · Post by **Matty2021** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:48 pm

Hehe i wasnt plannin on mentionin anythin to the insurance about it

livin on the edge. Im 19 so i suspect ill get ass raped if i tell em ive put a 1.6 in lol

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:32 pm

If you are thinking of not telling the insurance, you might as well not have a policy. The reason why permiums are high is because of this kind of thing. If you go to brentacre they will do a policy that allows any mods upto 100 bhp or 125 bhp etc, doesn't matter if it's a conversion.

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:34 pm

just don't drive it down south, don't wanna get hit by an uninsured 1.4 turbo mk3

Matty2021 · Post by **Matty2021** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:38 pm

cheers for the advice, ill check brentacre out

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:06 pm

Have a good read of this. This question comes up all the time.

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