Re: good eng. for Mk1

[Nathan Malone <nmalone@sumagroup.com>]

Jonas Karlsson wrote:

> Nathan Malone wrote:
> >Hey guys,
> <snip>
> >-I am looking for speed, speed, speed.
> >-My budget will most likely be aroud 2k
> > maybe alittle more but not much.
> >-something that will be easy to add mods to in the future.
> >-I am no stranger to modifieing eng. compartments
> > but I want to keep this one mainly uncut and unwelded.
>
> First off, congrats on your acquisition.
>  ****thanks, Im pritty pumped, its just hard to wait for
>  ****him to get his jetta so he can give me the Rocc,
>  ****thats all I'm waiting for. What a doof he doesn't
>  ****know what he's giving up.
>
> Second. For 2k you have a lot of options.
> Doing a 2.0 16V swap ld be a stretch as a donor car would be optimal.
>  ****yup.
>
> I spent about 1k on my 2.0 8v swap, and from there you can do all kinds of mods down the line.
> like adding a turbo, for example.
>  ****that would be optimal, I would have an extra grand for mods.Nice.
> Plus when staying with 8v's you are keeping 99% of your engine compartment the same.
>  ****this is what I have ben told.
> (BTW, I have a 2.0 8v and I love it)
>  ****I bet, How many ponies is that?

> A 1.8 16V is also very do-able for 2k, so long as you do the work.
>  ****thats what I do.
> Basically just get a wrecked scirocco 16v with intact mechanicals and transfer the whole lot.
>  ****What would be the benifits between a 2L 8v, and a 1.8L 16v,
> Even cheaper would be to get a JH engine, and plop that in there. Quick, simple and lots of power for a MK1
>  ****quick, simple, Yeah, that's what I got in my 80, and your right it is alot of power, I do have a few mods,
>  ****but not much (more to come), I can see this is going to take some time for me,
>  ****I can never make up my mind on stuff like this, less debt less eng? more debt more eng?
>  ****I hate making decisions like this.
>
>  ****thanks for the advise,Jonas,
>  ****Nathan
>  ****80 Rocc
>  ****80 Rocc (soon)
>  ****83 Z28 (soon to be fitted w/ 350+ponies)
>
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