KECHICHE
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 posted on 13/8/10 at 06:37 PM |
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Advice
hi everyone ive just bought a locost chassis will i be able to use a vw 2.0 gti engine? thanks
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 13/8/10 at 06:39 PM |
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Welcome.
I dont know, but someone here Will.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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McLannahan
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| posted on 13/8/10 at 06:45 PM |
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Quite a tall engine the 2.0 Gti.....
Although nothing is impossible in KC world I'm sure there's many easier candidates to choose from? Then the conversion to RWD when many
Fords are easier using common components.
It's also not a particularly fast or sporty engine either.
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KECHICHE
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| posted on 13/8/10 at 06:50 PM |
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thank for that i think ill stick with ford parts,cheers
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KECHICHE
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| posted on 13/8/10 at 06:51 PM |
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one more think guys does the haynes book worth it to start building the car or should i look for a work shop manual? cheers
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mookaloid
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| posted on 13/8/10 at 07:07 PM |
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I would think you need all the information you can get so buy the Haynes manual, a workshop manual which covers your running gear and anything else
you can lay your hands on to start with
Cheers
Mooky
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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KECHICHE
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| posted on 13/8/10 at 07:09 PM |
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thanks mate
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Hector.Brocklebank
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| posted on 13/8/10 at 07:46 PM |
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Hi
this is the company you want VAG ENGINE IN A 7
hth
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bmseven
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| posted on 13/8/10 at 09:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by McLannahan
It's also not a particularly fast or sporty engine either.
Eh! Which GTi are we talking about?
BMW 7 Resource
Bures Pit anyone?
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McLannahan
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| posted on 13/8/10 at 10:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bmseven
quote:
Originally posted by McLannahan
It's also not a particularly fast or sporty engine either.
Eh! Which GTi are we talking about?
The Mk3 2.0GTi 8v (115bhp in a heavy car) was slow and underpowered. The Mk3 GTi 16v (150bhp and not much heavier) was a good effort but not a very
common engine.
The MK4 NA 2.0 GTi is/was dire. Awful engine for a GTi. Again about 115 to 120 Bhp but in a much heavier car again from the Mk3. So so little that can
be done to this engine for gains too - it's pretty stuck at that 120bhp.
I've assumed (perhaps wrongly?) that the OP wasn't talking about the Mk5 and Mk6 GTi engines - quite an expensive donor!
The 1.8T is still a cracking engine and loads of tuning potential. Value for money and potential - I'd rate that as the best VW engine. IMHO of
course!
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