[tech] Audi 1.8T in a MKII Rocco???

[rick@brubakerbox.com (Rick Alexander)]

Was that the yellow one?

Rick Alexander
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
To: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>; "_Scirocco Mailing List"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 10:05 AM
Subject: RE: [tech] Audi 1.8T in a MKII Rocco???


> Patrick, list member Rich Deede has a 1.8T-powered Mk2 Scirocco. In fact,
I
> saw it up close and personal at the local VW show this past weekend. I
never
> saw Rich, though. As far as I know, the hardest part of converting an A1
to
> 1.8T is integrating the wiring harness. I say, "to hell with all that OEM
> crap". I'd simply drop it in there and manage the engine with an
aftermarket
> system.
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of ATS - Patrick Bureau
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:42 AM
> > To: _Scirocco Mailing List
> > Subject: [tech] Audi 1.8T in a MKII Rocco???
> >
> >
> >
> > Alright,
> >
> > after a year and a half of bothering with making my car all nice
> > and pretty,
> > (and listening to y'all brag about engines and way it should be
> > best done) I
> > did not notice anyone mentioning if any of the Scirocco-l member has
> > Installed an audi 1.8T engine in a MKII.
> >
> > Some people at the last show mentioned it (would be a sick idea)
> > and was as
> > simple as turning the engine sideways and dropping it in. is it really
???
> > If anyone else has done this before? if so what is really involved???
> > (thinking just drop it in sound way too easy, or else everyone would
have
> > one in their rocco.)
> >
> > Lastly, anyone know anyone selling an audi 1.8T ?? (GRIN)
> >
> > ==========================================
> > ATS - Patrick Bureau
> > 1985 8v "ATS GTX" Prowler Orange Scirocco
> > 1988 16v "ATS 16V" Tornado Red Scirocco
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> >
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