GTi conversion?

Mk4 Polo MPI · Post by **Mk4 Polo MPI** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:41 pm

Hi im kinda new to the veedub scene and rarley come on this site, but i wonder if you guys/girls could help me out, at the moment i have a 2000 reg (W) Polo, 1.4 SE., and was wanting to find out how easy/hard it would be putting a GTi engine into it?. Going to make it my 'sleeper' car :p

Thank You.

Post by **alexperkins** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:20 pm

Itll cost in excess of Â£2k and alot of hours. Phil will probs read this and tell you more bout it, but its not a cheap experience at all.

Mk4 Polo MPI · Post by **Mk4 Polo MPI** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:12 pm

so would it just be easier to get a GTi?

BIG4244 · Post by **BIG4244** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:29 pm

I wanted to put a GTI lump in my 6n as a cheap easy power gain, but you need the engine, wiring loom, dash (for the immobilizer) poss gearbox, if you could get a gti which has had a rear end smash that would be easier, but prob not cheap

dubbprince · Post by **dubbprince** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:19 pm

if you can get the following:

engine, gearbox,
exhaust system (complete manifold to rear box setup- with both lambda probes intact),
Ecu,
engine bay wiring looms,
clocks,
pedal box,
all ancilleries (all hosing for the engine),

Anything else such as brakes, suspension you want changing then i can do it cheap...and i'm in northampton.

We're talkin Â£500 drive in and drive out.

(i'm flexible on price if you find cheaper elsewhere)

For the above it'll most likely set you back about Â£600-900, maybe more depending where you get it from. Best to find a crashed GTI.

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:19 pm

Nah alex your being unfair to the GTI conversion dude!

I reckon we done it all for about 1k.

I got:

Engine
Gearbox
Ecu
Complete wiring loom
Clocks
Front brake set up
Rear brake set up
GTI ARB's

All for about Â£850

I spent another couple hundred on other stuff, that arent really required....i got new wheel bearings, brake discs, pads and hoses etc etc

So i reckon it can be done yourself for about a grand.

Or you could save yourself the leg work and pay sanj to do it, since he has the experience of doing it to a mk4

Just to let you know, the pedal box isnt a must.....i kept my original 1.4 8v pedal and its been reet since the start.

It really is an easy conversion! Could be done within a couple days i think if you have good knowledge of it