2.0l swap; why not move air box?

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

When I got my 16v conversion it was on the PS. Changing belts and doing 
timing was a PITA.
Moved everthing back to where it is supposed to be.



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: 2.0l swap; why not move air box? Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:51:05 
>-0500
>
>
>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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