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GTi conversion?
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:41 pm
by Mk4 Polo MPI
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.
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:20 pm
by alexperkins
Itll cost in excess of £2k and alot of hours. Phil will probs read this and tell you more bout it, but its not a cheap experience at all.
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:12 pm
by Mk4 Polo MPI
so would it just be easier to get a GTi?
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:29 pm
by BIG4244
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
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:19 pm
by dubbprince
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 £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 £600-900, maybe more depending where you get it from. Best to find a crashed GTI.
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:19 pm
by Dee-vub
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 £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
