1.8 to 2.0 16v turbo swap

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

Congrats!

I hope it all works out for you...

David
> 
> From: Derrick floyd <tyrone27@gmail.com>
> Date: 2005/04/14 Thu PM 01:36:50 EDT
> To: Tonee Northam <pb3vr6@yahoo.com>
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: 1.8 to 2.0 16v turbo swap
> 
> Updating news!!!.  I just got a Job so I will have access to a lift!!!!!!!!
> 
> On 4/14/05, Derrick floyd <tyrone27@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Baltimore city MD
> > 
> > On 4/14/05, Tonee Northam <pb3vr6@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Sorry, where do you live?
> > >
> > > Derrick floyd <tyrone27@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > what?
> > >
> > > On 4/13/05, Tonee Northam wrote:
> > > > What'cher locale?
> > > >
> > > > Derrick floyd wrote:
> > > > yea. going to do the swap after cincy.
> > > >
> > > > On 4/13/05, Tonee Northam wrote:
> > > > > wow, the exterior/ interior looks great.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've added up the numbers on Ellen's VR6 corrado, and she's in the same
> > > > ball
> > > > > park, 204hp, 209 tq, somewhere around there.
> > > > >
> > > > > The 0-60 though was around 4 secs which threw me off, maybe I was wrong
> > > on
> > > > > the figs.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, Nice ride Derrick.
> > > > >
> > > > > Going to Cincy?
> > > > >
> > > > > Tonee
> > > > >
> > > > > Derrick floyd wrote:
> > > > > yea. 201whp with my old setup. new setup getting dyno tuning next week
> > > > >
> > > > > On 4/13/05, Tonee Northam wrote:
> > > > > > Derrick,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That's a clean scirocco, have a dyno sheet on it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tonee
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Derrick floyd wrote:
> > > > > > Actually come think of it I can use my two floor jacks to get the
> > > > > > motor in and out of the car.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 4/13/05, Mike Smith wrote:
> > > > > > > How'd the NYC trip go?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 4/13/05, Derrick floyd wrote:
> > > > > > > > Well its time to upgrade my motor. I have a 1.8 16v in there now
> > > and
> > > > > > > > I'm going to upgrade to a 2.0 16v. But like a lot of things I have
> > > > > > > > problems I have to fix while I'm swapping.
> > > > > > > > One problem is the head stud. I messed up and put the wrong washer
> > > > on
> > > > > > > > one of the ARP head studs while I was rebuilding it and now the
> > > > washer
> > > > > > > > is seized to the stud. so I have a figure out a way to back the
> > > > whole
> > > > > > > > studs out so I can get teh head off. I got a few good suggestions.
> > > > > > > > one person said put two nuts on the stud and back it out. another
> > > > > > > > person said use a nut on the stud and weld the top of the nut to
> > > the
> > > > > > > > stud and just turn it out. I have to find 2 new studs and nuts
> > > > before
> > > > > > > > I do the swap either way.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Another problem is the cyclinder head. I have to put new valve
> > > seals
> > > > > > > > and springs in the head before I put it back on the motor. Why is
> > > > > > > > this a problem you say. well its a problem for two reasons. one
> > > I'm
> > > > > > > > doing the swap on the street and two I have to take it to a
> > > machine
> > > > > > > > shop for them to do it and its going to take a day or two.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Another problem is location. well not really a problem but a
> > > > annoying
> > > > > > > > place to work. I'm doing it in front of my house. so its going to
> > > be
> > > > > > > > swapped on the street so I have from tuesday to sunday to get
> > > > > > > > everything done and started. its annoying to me because i'm used
> > > to
> > > > a
> > > > > > > > lift not the ground.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Last problem is compression. compression on a 2.0 16v motor is
> > > > 10:5.1
> > > > > > > > OK. I have to lower this. I'm doing stock bottomend. so it comes
> > > > > > > > down to sending the pistons to CA with a $100 check to get dished
> > > or
> > > > > > > > stacking headgaskets. I have to figure out what I'm going to do.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Even with these small problems the 2.0 16v short block will be in
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > car in a day or two. just the head will don't be on for a day or
> > > > two.
> > > > > > > > Now can this be don't by myself in that time most likely not. need
> > > a
> > > > > > > > helper or two :-) and some helpful ideas. Last time I R&R a motor
> > > in
> > > > > > > > a sciroco 16v I had a lift and we unhooked everything and removed
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > tranny then put a box under the car and removed the passengerside
> > > > > > > > motor mount bolt and just raised the car and the motor sat there.
> > > > > > > > well can't remember most of the details because we was drunk as
> > > hell
> > > > > > > > when we did it and we never put the motor back in the car. Nature
> > > > > > > > stopped up from doing it by dropping a tree on the car.
> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Mike
> > > > > > > '86 red 16v (Red 5)
> > > > > > > "Behold the gaseous stench of Skeletor's breakfast burrito!
> > > > > > > EHHHHhehehehehehhh!" - Skeletor
> > > > > > >
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