Re: 2.0 conversion

[Kervin Ridgley <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>]

The key word being buy.  The motor is free to me, but I know that there 
is allot that I would need to do to get it to work, so a audi 2.0 out of 
a MKII is the road I will take.  Thanks

Kervin


Marc scirocco Québec wrote:

> I would stay away from a 2001 motor that needs new
> rings and that consumes oil... Think about it for a
> minute, if you buy a recent motor, you should not need
> to open it. Except for extreme high performance...
> 
> Marc
> '83 Scirocco
> '88 Scirocco Slegato
> 
>  --- Chris DeLong <green536@hotmail.com> a écrit : > A
> 2001 Jetta is NOT an ABA. You will have more than
> 
>>just distributor 
>>problems with that engine as it has NO intermediate
>>shaft to run a dizzy or 
>>even a hole to stick one into. This engine is
>>fly-by-wire and DIS. More work 
>>than its worth to install.
>>
>>Chris DeLong
>>ICQ#45030867
>>Seattle, WA USA
>>'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
>>'91 GLi 2.0 16V
>>'77 Rabbit 16V
>>'80 'Vert (parting out!)
>>'61 17 Window type II
>>'91 Vanagon
>>'78 Rabbit
>>'78 Rabbit (for sale)
>>'87 GTi 16V
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Kervin Ridgley <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>
>>>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>>Subject: 2.0 conversion
>>>Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 15:47:28 -0400
>>>
>>>I'm thinking of putting in a 2.0 in my 86 8V.  I
>>>
>>can get a 2.0 from a
>>
>>>2001 jetta (oil pan, block, cross flow head) for
>>>
>>next to nothing.  I
>>
>>>think that is the one called ABA.  It needed new
>>>
>>rings because the oil
>>
>>>consumption is about a quart per 1000 miles.  If I
>>>
>>go that route, I'm
>>
>>>keep my solid head and use a g-grind cam.  I know
>>>
>>I'll have lots of
>>
>>>things to workout as far a the distributor goes.  I
>>>
>>could, on the other
>>
>>>had, get a audi 2.0 for a few hundred bucks and
>>>
>>have an easier time
>>
>>>putting it in.  Either way, I be using a manual
>>>
>>rack with no A/C. The
>>
>>>car is a daily driver (well, when I'm not on my
>>>
>>motorcycle) and I drive
>>>from Virginia to NYC about once a month.
>>
>>>  Here are my question
>>>
>>>1. Is there any power difference between the two
>>>
>>engines?
>>
>>>2.  Has someone put in one of the above and wished
>>>
>>they had picked the
>>
>>>other?
>>>
>>>3.  I know this one is silly - what kind of gas
>>>
>>mileage should I expect
>>
>>>at 75 mph ( I get 33 with my 1.8)
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
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