Re: 1.8T in Scirocco 16V

[VWMikeLVW@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/1/01 11:40:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mkii@nycap.rr.com writes:


> 150hp?
> with a few mods you easily have it over 200hp.



This is true,..and it seems like a decent swap if you can get the engine 
itself at a good price and do the work yourself. That guy here who has that 
1.8T Scirocco is a poseur though...he had momentum do everything. Momentum 
charges $14k US for the conversion. Sounds like another one of those "more 
money than brains" kind of swaps. The car doesn't even have a quaife.

b
> ut it is allot of work. chassis re-enforcement,


What reincforcement is it you speak of? That is usually only an issue with 
installing a VR6, but that is because the VR6 mounts up totally different and 
was never meant to fit in an A1.

 possible need for a new trany shortly after the swap, 

Not if it's properly built to begin with...the trans should last quite a 
while. There are 10 second drag Rabbits running O2O gearboxes.

exhaust customization, new 
> differential, etc......



The exhaust was a given, but big deal... a Quaife goes with the territory.

I
>  think in the long run you would be better off with building a 2L 
> block/1.8H combo.



While that is the best way to go for most, it is also the most common route. 
Some of us like to be a little different and think outside the box.

U
> nless you have 8-11 grand to blow.

Yeah....riiiiight.

Mike
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