#1: engine swap Author: austin316, Location: crawleyPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:21 am ---- Hi all, can anyone tell me how hard it would be to do an engine swap from a 1.1 to a 2.0 138? Would i need new looms, clutch etc? And also, roughly how much would i be looking at spending on upgrading the parts needed to fit the engine?
Thanks
#2: Re: engine swap Author: Big_Rich180, Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:21 am ---- Here we go.
Just search it mate, everyone is going to tell you not to bother. Last edited by Big_Rich180 on Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:23 am; edited 1 time in total
#3: Re: engine swap Author: Kersh, Location: Bridgnorth, Nr WolverhamptonPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:22 am ---- if you know what you are doing, get a donor car (crash damaged etc) for cheap and just switch over everything
#6: Re: engine swap Author: austin316, Location: crawleyPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:36 am ---- Lol i got quite a few mechanic family... just wondering what i would need, did try searching it, but couldnt find :/
lol thats what gave me the idea.. your donor engine haha
#7: Re: engine swap Author: furryhobnob, Location: NuneatonPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:45 am ---- Haha oh right, well everything is there, I took the battery off for now but If I re-connect it it starts up and runs fine, sounds a bit loud as there's no exhaust on it, but like people have said before it's not just about the engine, I've still got springs etc you can also take, and does your car have discs or drums on the rear?
#8: Re: engine swap Author: Seabook, Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:57 am ---- you need everything under the bonnet
#9: Re: engine swap Author: furryhobnob, Location: NuneatonPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:59 am ---- Everything is still there under the bonnet seabook
Everything is still there under the bonnet seabook
nap, i just replying the opener's question
#11: Re: engine swap Author: furryhobnob, Location: NuneatonPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:01 am ---- Oh right, well that makes sense now haha
#12: Re: engine swap Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, SussexPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:04 am ---- You need to update the brakes ass well as the engine.
You need to update the brakes ass well as the engine.
I agree mate that's why I asked if he's got drums or discs in the rear, if he's got drums I would recommend upgrading when putting a bigger engine in
drum is fine for the rear.
put some low temperature sinter shoe on then it is better than rear disc.
#16: Re: engine swap Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:18 am ---- whole exhaust system will need to be replaced as 1.1 wont fit :D.
Cheaper to get a donor car, i got one ages ago, cost me about £350, but i just split it and kept my car a 1.1 and got myself an xsi that came up cheap
#17: Re: engine swap Author: Seabook, Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:19 am ---- think there is a cheap"track" gti for sale in here
#18: Re: engine swap Author: kieron, Location: in the housePosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:21 am ---- Engine, gearbox, mounts, driveshafts, rad, exhaust system, wireing loom, ecu, bsi, chip from the immob unless the ecu is unlocked
you could pick a GTI up for less than a grand, so just enjoy the car as it is and maybe change stuff like the wheels etc
#19: Re: engine swap Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:29 am ---- yeah £600 for the track GTI, might aswel buy it and drive that, sell your car and keep any profit or spend it on uprating things.
Thats if your only bothered about money and speed.
Otherwise go the whole hog mate and change it all just so it costs more, looks like your car does now and becomes a 5dr GTi???
yeah £600 for the track GTI, might aswel buy it and drive that, sell your car and keep any profit or spend it on uprating things.
Thats if your only bothered about money and speed.
Otherwise go the whole hog mate and change it all just so it costs more, looks like your car does now and becomes a 5dr GTi???
but it would be more fun to do the conversion and scrap that gti
#21: Re: engine swap Author: tblaney, Location: ParrrpPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:06 am ----
Seabook wrote:
but it would be more fun to do the conversion and scrap that gti
your right there mate... scrap the gti........on paper
sleeper your "new" 1.1 up... haha
#22: Re: engine swap Author: marc206, Location: Bourne, LincsPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:17 am ---- by the time your done it'll probs be cheaper just to buy a gti 138.
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