Rocco 16v engine swap - Beetle 1.8T

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

Its not that Raffi, its because the early longitudinal 1.8Ts are the most
popular to use for swaps (mounted transversly) because they used a
traditional throttle cable instead of the later fly-by-wire stuff.

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

79 VW Iltis
81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v
81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
90 Corrado TDI
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)

Euroroc II said:
> Really? That's dumb of them. Who is going to install a 1.8 anything into
> an
> A1 longitudinally???
> -RGK-
>
> At 11:13 AM 3/1/2004, Dan Bubb wrote:
>>Yes they do make a downpipe for the 1.8T in an A1 chassis.
>>Unfortunately, it only fits the turbo exhaust manifold layout/turbo
>> outlet
>>of the longitudinal 1.8T
>>from the Audi and Passat.
>>For the tranverse 1.8T turbo outlet design you're on your own.
>>Dan
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Euroroc II" <flaatr@yahoo.com>
>>To: "Eric S" <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>; <snowfish@comcast.net>
>>Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 1:50 PM
>>Subject: Re: Rocco 16v engine swap - Beetle 1.8T
>>
>>
>> > I think TT now has a downpipe for 1.8T conversions into A1 cars...
>> takes
>> > some of the pain outa doing a swap.
>> >
>> > -Raffi
>> >
>> >
>> > At 10:18 AM 3/1/2004, Eric S wrote:
>> >
>> > >With quite a bit of work, yes.  (Custom engine mounts and tranny
>> mounts,
>> > >modifications to the exhaust tunnel, custom down pipe, etc).
>> > >
>> > >--
>> > >Eric
>> > >www.vintagewatercooleds.com
>> > >
>> > >79 VW Iltis
>> > >81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v
>> > >81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
>> > >90 Corrado TDI
>> > >91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)
>> > >
>> > >snowfish said:
>> > > > Does anyone know if a newer VW beetle 1.8 20V turbo and tranny
>> would fit
>> > > > in
>> > > > an 87 Scirocco?
>> > > > Thanks,
>> > > >
>> > > > snowfish
>> > > > Arvada, CO
>> > > > 87 16V Rocco
>> > > >
>> > > >
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