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the big idea
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:57 pm
by polo244
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
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:03 pm
by DanDiesel
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!!
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:17 pm
by pettsy
i don't think any of the mk2/3 engines will fit in without some serious (£££'s!) modifications
Everyone sticks with gt/g40's because they are a straight swop with minimum hastle.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:16 pm
by polo244
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
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:05 am
by nicksiggy
You need an engine sub frame building to fit a big block engine into a mk1/2/3 polo.
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:50 pm
by polo244
if i got a full car could i mate the to subframes together. thanks for all your comments.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:47 pm
by pettsy
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!