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so i have a GT on my drive, and a 2.8 VR6 in my garage...
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 7:16 pm
by dub envy
what are the chances of getting it to fit????
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 7:56 pm
by KarlM
Probably be easier to mount it in the rear, heres a pic of a 1.8t in a mk4 so you can get an idea of how much room you've got - i'll get a pic of the mk4 if that helps (don't know how similar the bays are, i know the engine mounting points are the same)
hth
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:00 pm
by dub envy
wow.
um.. i dont think there's even enough room left to stash a packet of rizla in that bay!!!
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:32 pm
by hardhitter
I can be done, and has been done on the continent before. You may have to modify the engine bay to get it in and have a custom made engine subframe. Then there is the box, driveshafts etc.
The problem along with size is the weight, it's far too heavy for a Mk 3. It would cause lots of understeer and ruin the balance.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:46 pm
by dub envy
yeah I have thought about the weight. I think a VR6 engine weighs about as much as a complete MkIII!!!
Do you have any pics of the conversions??
I would also need to run 15in wheels so that the big brakes fit bihind....
It's just I don't know if I want to do another mkII Golf when I already have a car to put the engine in.
Or do I sell the VR6 and with the money build a 1.6l for the GT??
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:06 pm
by hardhitter
I would sell the VR6 and use the money for a differnet engine. You could either do a 1.4 16v or 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:13 pm
by dub envy
1.4 16v? What's that out of? straight swap?
ok ok...
edumacate me.
what engines go in, and with what mods?
i'm liking the sound of some mutli valve power!!!
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 11:56 pm
by hardhitter
The Mk 4 polo 1.4 16v. It fits in, but I think the engine mounts need to be modified but i'm not entirely sure. There was a red Mk 3 Polo in the march 2001 edition of the golf mag. This had a 1.4 16V engine with jenvy tb's running 140bhp.
The small block 1600 is supposed to go straight in and the GT head apparently fits this too.
The Mk4 Polo / Seat ibiza 1.4 8v is a straight swap and the GT running gear can be used on them.
Then there is increasing the capacity of the GT block by using a 1W crank and/or boring it out.
HTH
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 4:00 pm
by dub envy
I've decided.
Building another mk2 Golf will cost me thousands. I can't see a full on project costing anything less than £13k..
So. I'm gonna sell my current Mk2, and I also want to sell my VR6.
This means that I can spend a few thousand on the GT.
My plan is to keep the polo pretty much as it is now, but I want a super fast engine in it. I saw a few 1.4 16v's at vwmania, and now believe this is the way forward. Except I want a g60 supercharger bolted to one!!
A set of coilovers, some poly bushes, and uprated anti-roll bars and I am good to go!!
Will cost a fraction of what a VR mk2 Golf would cost, and I reckon that the polo would end up a quicker and better handling car!
Time to start saving my pennies.