mad_dogpompey
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| posted on 31/5/09 at 07:08 PM |
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vw 1.8 turbo
right project under way. got a haynes roadster chassis of triton race products very nifty thing to. inboard front suspension and all that shiz!!!! i
know it can be done but does anyone know what the issues are putting a vw 1.8 turbo in one of these. have got an mt75 gear box, i know i m gonna have
to cut a big lump out of that for the starter and 3 ge do an adapter but has anyone in this forum already done it?
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mad_dogpompey
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| posted on 31/5/09 at 07:11 PM |
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oh and whilst i m at it, mark at triton race products top bloke very help full and highly recomended!
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tegwin
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| posted on 31/5/09 at 07:15 PM |
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Good choice of motor! Its a bit heavier than most, but nicley tunable... which engine code did you get?
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mad_dogpompey
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| posted on 31/5/09 at 07:29 PM |
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hey
not got one yet! just weighing up the issues. but the local breakers have got one out of a 2001 gold engine code agu sojust researching how hard its
gonna be to fit. i m not a big fan of the ford stuff to say the least!!!! not gonna purchase an engine till the cars ready for it, otherwise it ll
just sit there for 6 months or so!!!! think 3ge say its 180 or so kgs!!! but for an easy 225 to 300 bhp!!!! wonder how much a duratec of that figure
would cost!!! lol
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mgmiller
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| posted on 31/5/09 at 07:52 PM |
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I have just done a Viento with a 1.8T engine code APX (out of a TT).
It will cost considerably more that a ford engine to install.
Adaptor plate was 800 euros.
Intercooler and pipping will cost you close to £1000 as you cannot use the original equipment.
What ECU are you going to use? I used the original audi one, with a phase one tune (about 270BHP) and the immobiliser removed. But it would be just
as cheap to purchase a aftermarket one and save yourself a lot of hassle in figuring out the wiring and what sensors are required and what ones you
can get ride of. I have just spent a month getting the Audi ECU to run correctly.
If you are really wanting to use the 1.8T send me a U2U and I can give you a phone with my wows.
Cheers
Mark
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tegwin
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| posted on 31/5/09 at 10:07 PM |
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£1000 for intercooler and piping
Could you not go to your local scrappy and find an intercooler that was almost suitable?
As for ECU... Megasquirt would run the engine fine if you remove the fly-by-wire system and have a bit of a fiddle.
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Land Locked
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| posted on 31/5/09 at 10:37 PM |
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What other gearbox could be used on the vw engine?
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mgmiller
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| posted on 2/6/09 at 10:52 PM |
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There very few intercoolers that will fit in the hose cone of a sevens car. If you went for the 150 or 180BHP engine you could you the original
one.
I bought a 225BHP engine that has two intercoolers from the original TT and they would not fit.
You are correct about the megasquirt but I has not confident about setting up a turbo engine on one.
You could go for one of these http://www.qpeng.com/products/vag_plug_and_play_engine_management_kits/18t_20v_plug_and_play_kits.html
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