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Re: 79' 1.8 swap



Dan,
A 1.8 will bolt in with no problems. You would us the stock injection,
distributor, manifolds, tranny and mounts from your 1.6. I would upgrade the
distributor to a Hall-Effect instead of the points or get a pertonics module
and use the 1.8 210MM clutch instead of the stock 190MM. Just get the upper
radiator hose for the new motor since the 1.8 water outlet on the head is in
a different location than your 1.6
I currently am running a JH with a 4K tranny in my 78 Scirocco and I also did
this swap to a 82 Cabriolet with a JH and the stock FN tranny.
Some good information on this at http://www.volkswagen.org/ and click on
Engine Swaps.
HTH
Masun Dixon
78 Scirocco