Wanted VAG MK3 gti golf engine
mangogrooveworkshop - 13/2/09 at 09:46 PM
as above we need an engine or a bottom end asap
The one we have is toast
its for a track day car we are building
Meeerrrk - 13/2/09 at 10:31 PM
arent they pretty poo engines though? my mate used to build 2.0l 16vs from an audi bottom end and a vw mk2 golf 16v head, apparently quite common
& more powerfull than the mk3 engine? just an idea
l0rd - 13/2/09 at 10:55 PM
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/V-Dubs-Ltd
Give them a ring
gregs - 14/2/09 at 12:12 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Meeerrrk
arent they pretty poo engines though? my mate used to build 2.0l 16vs from an audi bottom end and a vw mk2 golf 16v head, apparently quite common
& more powerfull than the mk3 engine? just an idea
far from it - fantastic engine - robust, high reving & powerful (170bhp once de-restricted), but the gearbox ratios were pants....so pants quafe
did a new gear set specifically for the car that got rave reviews. Will never forget in gear acceleration in 2nd 
martyn_16v - 14/2/09 at 11:08 PM
quote:
Originally posted by gregs
far from it - fantastic engine - robust, high reving & powerful (170bhp once de-restricted)
I think he meant 'isn't the 8v a poo engine'. And he'd be right, it is. Even strapping on a G60 charger doesn't make it worth
bothering with.
If it's an option at all i'd go for a 16v swap, it's so superior to the 8v for track use it's just not funny. The trickest 8v
i've seen in person had thousands spent on it, 2.1L mental cam, nice head (Blydenstein RIP), etc etc etc. On a rolling road day it would just
about match a fairly standard 2.0L 16v.
Don't believe anyone who tells you the 8v 'pulls better from low down, more torque'. It hasn't, comparing standard engines the 16v
actually has more torque all the way from idle up. 8v's feel more torquey low down because that's all they've got, whereas a valver
does the same up to 4000rpm and then wakes up 
Can you guess what my last 3 cars were powered by? 
Meeerrrk - 14/2/09 at 11:17 PM
yes the 2.0l 8v is the engine i was refering to, sorry for any confusion.
the 2.0l 16v, as i recall (its been a while since ive kept tabs on the VAG scene) was a cracker