RE: good eng. for Mk1

[Jonas Karlsson <jkarlsso@metabolex.com>]

Nathan Malone wrote:
>Hey guys,
<snip>
>-I am looking for speed, speed, speed.
>-My budget will most likely be aroud 2k
> maybe alittle more but not much.
>-something that will be easy to add mods to in the future.
>-I am no stranger to modifieing eng. compartments
> but I want to keep this one mainly uncut and unwelded.

First off, congrats on your acquisition.

Second. For 2k you have a lot of options.  Doing a 2.0 16V swap ld be a 
stretch as a donor car would be optimal. I spent about 1k on my 2.0 8v 
swap, and from there you can do all kinds of mods down the line. like 
adding a turbo, for example. Plus when staying with 8v's you are keeping 
99% of your engine compartment the same. (BTW, I have a 2.0 8v and I 
love it)

A 1.8 16V is also very do-able for 2k, so long as you do the work. 
Basically just get a wrecked scirocco 16v with intact mechanicals and 
transfer the whole lot. 

Even cheaper would be to get a JH engine, and plop that in there. Quick, 
simple and lots of power for a MK1


HTH

Jonas
85 Scirocco 2.0




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