2E info and mods.

[86gti]

As a few of you know im running a 2E in the Mk2 (8v 2.0).
seem common in the UK (used in mk3 GTI and corrados too im led to believe)...
some seats also used it i think.
anyway, just want to know if anyone has any info at all on the motors and what sort of mods respond well to the 2E running K-jet.
hoping to have the head off for some work over the next few months for a new cam and some porting

[Golfer]

Yay! Me too. I'd love to know if anyone has any specs for cams, intake mods, extractors and computer mods i can play with on my 2E (until i get a VR6! )

I'm running the MK3 spec 2E (NOT ABA from later GL's) With VDO injection system. Apart from that don't know much more about my engine...

Help us poor 2E owners out please...

Cheers
John

[gotrice]

Best mod for K-Jet is to bin it and get a crazy cam and aftermarket injection. My dirty 2L pulls great till 7,000rpm with just those two mods. Everything else is stock.

[86gti]

Best mod for K-Jet is to bin it and get a crazy cam and aftermarket injection. My dirty 2L pulls great till 7,000rpm with just those two mods. Everything else is stock.

Ive grown attached to the k-jet , dont ask why....
played with ECUs for years with Nissans and Toyotas (microtech, wolf 3d etc). want to keep the k-jet n see what i can gain with it.

[deemoE36]

i got one in my garage, dont know what to do with it ...
was thinkin about turbo...having doubts tho...maybe gonna get an mk1 and drop it in...thoughts??

[Golfer]

Guys can i ask what the difference between K-jet and my system are? I feel ignorant but i don't even know what k-jet is except that it is an injection system...

[roccodingo]

What head is that running Benny ?? do the injectors fit into the head or the maniflod ??

[Water Boy]

Guys can i ask what the difference between K-jet and my system are? I feel ignorant but i don't even know what k-jet is except that it is an injection system...

K-jet is mechanical feul injection... Your car is EFi... So no your car isnt K-jet... As for EFi get a UNiChip they are the ducks nuts...

[86gti]

What head is that running Benny ?? do the injectors fit into the head or the maniflod ??

hey Grant. the injectors are in the manifold mate.
I cant find a whole lot of info on the 2E anywhere....see them in allot of UK mk2 and mk1 pics on the net.

[deemoE36]

Best mod for K-Jet is to bin it and get a crazy cam and aftermarket injection. My dirty 2L pulls great till 7,000rpm with just those two mods. Everything else is stock.

may i ask if u had to get this stuff from europe, cus theres not much here at all
what did it end up costin u

[h100vw]

All the cams for the hydraulic heads will go in the 2E to the best of my knowledge.

I wouldn't scrap kjet in favour of standalone, far too big a job IMO. I had a mk1 that did 177bhp @7700, at the crank as an 1800 with a flowed head and 282 degree cam, headers and system. As a 2 litre with the same head it only did 166 but was more torquey. The 1800 would rev much better than the 2 litre as well.

The 1800 was really economical but to get the power from the 2 litre at the top end the thing ran rich everywhere else and was pretty duff on fuel as a result.

I am sure that chips are available in europe for the 2E so you could do a cam and flowed head and get an off the shelf chip for it.

[86gti]

are extractors / headers off the original 1.8 going to fit on the 2E?
I think Andrew ran extractors on it when he had it and lost power, but i want to try some once i get the head work done and see what gains i can make.

[gotrice]

may i ask if u had to get this stuff from europe, cus theres not much here at all
what did it end up costin u

I got the cam from CVWC (Canberra VW Centre - yes another shameless plug for Pete!!!!) and they also fitted a Microtech. Both of which came from OZ. I would spend another $500 and get a better computer next time, though I really cant complain as this one does an outstanding job for the dollars that I shelled out for it.

[deemoE36]

I got the cam from CVWC (Canberra VW Centre - yes another shameless plug for Pete!!!!) and they also fitted a Microtech. Both of which came from OZ. I would spend another $500 and get a better computer next time, though I really cant complain as this one does an outstanding job for the dollars that I shelled out for it.

i talked to tham over the phone the other day, the guy was insisting that i cant gain much on my mk3 without some serious money, i asked for cams, he said that they will not do much for me, i asked for chip, same answer. i mean he didnt even tried to sell some stuff, strange...

[Golf Loon]

i talked to tham over the phone the other day, the guy was insisting that i cant gain much on my mk3 without some serious money, i asked for cams, he said that they will not do much for me, i asked for chip, same answer. i mean he didnt even tried to sell some stuff, strange...

Maybe its just good advice, rather than taking your money for little gain.

The ecu is what holds back your motor if you change the computer you will get big gains with a cam. You could port and polish your head and put a cam in and it`ll go better. Cam on its own is about as usefull as a chip on its own