MK3 GL -->1.8t swap?

[Shteifen]

hey thanks for that link, thats just the kinda place i was lookin for!

OMG its got a 6 speed trany! im stoked.

how much would be expected for something like this? on average ofcourse.

god i just dont know. a customer came in today and was selling a pretty nice vr6 that is tempting me alot. i gotta try talk myself out of it. but i like the noise of his car so much better than any 1.8t ive ever heard.
i might go to this auction and see how much that sort of thing goes for though

[h100vw]

hey thanks for that link, thats just the kinda place i was lookin for!

OMG its got a 6 speed trany! im stoked.

how much would be expected for something like this? on average ofcourse.

god i just dont know. a customer came in today and was selling a pretty nice vr6 that is tempting me alot. i gotta try talk myself out of it. but i like the noise of his car so much better than any 1.8t ive ever heard.
i might go to this auction and see how much that sort of thing goes for though

It 4wd, I don't know if you can use the tranny in 2wd. I know they pull the haldex fuse to run the cars on a 2wd dyno. Not sure how that will go in the long term???
Better to go with a VR6 box and shifter.

Gavin

[Shteifen]

crap yeah i didnt think about that...

i dont think the vr6 box bolts up to the 1.8t...i think you can use the gear set but you have to change the bellhousing...i think thats how it works. id rather just get a decent box that i dont have to mess around with different gears and such cos im lazy like that

[h100vw]

Yeah, you're right prolly needs to be a 4 cyl box like a Passat or Cupra. Will need a VR6 clutch to hold it all in.

Gavin

[Golf Loon]

Use an 02A box for a 1.8T. Same as the VR6 02J box but with the different bellhousing. Different ratios.

[Shteifen]

ive been wondering about thse transmission codes. where exactly on the box does it say 02A or J or M or whatever. because ive looked at work and they all have numbers like DLH or something similar to that. nothing in the way of 02a/j/m etc

like i assumed those codes might have only applied to america (since those forums are the only ones ive heard those codes talked about really) and ours must have been different

[Mischa]

ive been wondering about thse transmission codes. where exactly on the box does it say 02A or J or M or whatever. because ive looked at work and they all have numbers like DLH or something similar to that. nothing in the way of 02a/j/m etc

like i assumed those codes might have only applied to america (since those forums are the only ones ive heard those codes talked about really) and ours must have been different

they're the same the world over... just the gearbox codes. you might be thinking of part numbers but those codes are definitely standard everywhere on all vw's.

[Shteifen]

do they say those codes on the boxes? i dont think ive had a really good look for them but i sure havnt noticed them before, and in the computer when i look up a car, even mine and look at the transmission details it doesnt say anything about 020 which i believe mine is, being a 95 GL

[h100vw]

020 is a rod change mechanism type box, fitted in mk1s 2s and 3s, the 02A is a cable change box fitted in mk2 G60s, passats, mk3s inc 16V and VR6. The 02J is in the mk4 Golf, Jetta, the 02M is a 6 speed in the mk4, Leon etc.

The gearbox codes in ETKA refer to the box and its ratios.

Gavin

[Shteifen]

ahh ok. makes more sense now.

i been lookin a little in ETKA but mostly in ELSA though i probably havent been looking in the right place as i think it should say... anywho
thanks for that