1.8T swap

[derrickmd18@juno.com (der flo)]

$400 chip to go from 150 to 200  :-)


On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:59:04 -0500 "Rich Deede"
<richdeede@scirocco20v.com> writes:
> The basic 1.8t is a piece of crap? Glad I found out now.:) Mine isn't 
> chipped yet but its still faster than my 2l 16v with schricks, 
> supersprint everything, 50mm manifold, etc... The beauty of the 1.8t 
> is that a $500 chip can turn the motor from "crap" in to a fire 
> breathing rocket. 
> 
> Im still confident if I pulled up to a red light even without a chip 
> against 90% of the roccos out there.
> 
> 
> 
> -Rich
> 1988 Scirocco 1.8t
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "BoxOParts" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
> Date:  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 20:45:54 -0800
> 
> >A better question is why would you want too?
> >
> >The basic 1.8T motor is crap.  150 HP with a pitiful peashooter 
> turbo.
> >It was designed to get under the 2.0 insurance requirements of 
> European
> >insurance agencies and still have enough HP to shove around a 
> Passat.  
> >
> >Be prepared to shell out approx $3,000 for the motor and the 
> install for
> >your 150HP.
> >
> >If you are willing to do this, talk to Josh Able and Riley 
> McDowell?
> >about what the upgrades cost to get above 200HP with the motor.
> >
> >FWIW I'm at about $1500 for motor and fuel system, ready to install 
> a
> >300ish HP 16v turbo.
> >
> >BcH
> >  
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> >[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Kevin S
> >Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 8:33 PM
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: 1.8T swap
> >
> >I was talking with some friends, and im hearing that its pretty 
> easy to
> >put 
> >a 1.8T in a scirocco. I am willing to spend the money on the engine 
> and
> >so 
> >on just not on the labour to put it in. How hard is it to swap a 
> 1.8T
> >into a 
> >scirocco? Also does a 8v tranny fit onto the engine? What about the 
> fuel
> >
> >pump? What clutch flywheel would I need? How about motor mounts?
> >radiator? 
> >Intercooler? and so on.
> >
> >It would be sweet if I could get a lot of info on this swap.
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
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