2.0l swap; why not move air box?

[flaatr at yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

My take is this... Go for the upgrade and make it look stock, oh and don't 
over complicate things!

With the box in the original position you don't have to worry about 
re-routing the fuel lines or making a bracket to support the airbox on the 
passenger side. Also it looks stock.

Also for the argument about using a larger intake & TB, well the larger 
intake is also available for the Scirocco but the only drawback is that 
it's more expensive (rare part).

Either way you will still need to make some modifications to the harness 
sooooooooo do what makes you happy!!!

:-)

-Raffi




At 02:54 PM 11/12/2003, Mark wrote:
>I swapped my CIS to the passenger side of my 81 S when I put in my 2.0
>ABA/JH engine.  I did it partly to be different, but it allowed me to
>use the larger A2 intake manifold and throttle body.  I was also
>replacing the fuel lines at the time anyways, so I thought what the
>hell...
>
>The only thing you might have to worry about with a Scirocco is the
>height of the airbox.  The rabbit fender/hood sits quite a bit higher
>than on a Scirocco.  I'm not sure about the Motronic unit, but I had to
>alter the bottom of the CIS airbox A LOT to get it to fit under the
>hood.  This is on a Mk1, so Mk2 might have a bit more room - I dunno...
>
>But you might want to consider eliminating the stupid airbox idea
>altogether!  Utilizing Megasquirt will allow you to eliminate the airbox
>and use a tube with a cone filter instead...  I can't wait to get rid of
>that birds nest of fuel lines and crap!
>
>Mark.
>80 S
>81 S  ABA/JH/4K
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org [mailto:scirocco-l-
> > bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Rick Kellner
> > Sent: November 12, 2003 4:51 PM
> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: 2.0l swap; why not move air box?
> >
> >
> > At our local VW club meeting last night the topic of 2.0l conversions
> > came up.  One member put a 2.0l Motronic in his A1 convertible while
>the
> > other is planning the conversion in his Scirocco.  The rabbit
>conversion
> > moved the air/fuel to the A2 side (i.e., keeping it in the same spot
>as
> > the donor car) while the Scirocco conversion envisions keeping the
> > air/fuel on the A1 side.  Both had their reasons for keeping or moving
> > the air/fuel supply such as keeping the 1.8 head or wanting the
> > Motronic.  This leads me to the question; why is it claimed to be a
>PIA
> > to put the air/fuel on the A2 side? If you are keeping the Motronic
>and
> > 2.0l head what is there to move besides the air box and cutting the
>fuel
> > lines?  Don't the fuel lines already come in on the passenger side?
>Is
> > the Motronic air box too tall?  If you do move the Motronic to the A1
> > side the battery interferes.  Am I missing something?
> > Thanks, Rick Kellner.
> >
> >
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