another twist for the mk1..

[Antdragonist]

hey all, been a while since ive chucked anything about my car on here, but did an engine transplant recently.
went with a 2E from a 97 seat ibiza gti.

i was previously running a 1.8 out of a gti on twin carbies with cam and stuff, but it chewed through the fuel and wasnt all that quick.
this engine is a lil quicker, but uses less than half the amount of petrol.
another modification that ive done (or am still doing) is going for a semi-race look on the inside (as im planning on using this as a track car anyway someday) and stripped almost everything and am getting the small amounts of rust out of the interior, mainly surface stuff.
got a couple of race seats thatll go in soon, and new harnesses too.
as for the engine, well it definately needs some things done to it, and while i gather information for the idea ive got, ill be keepin things a lil hush hush.
anyway, thanks for reading, if anyone will lol,
an yeh heres a pic of the car for those who havent seen or cant remember it.
cheers, catch yas.
- D.

[86gti]

Nice Verk. Its plenty quick enough........
But yes, your idea will work and it should be quite a handfull to drive.
haha.

[Jarred]

good to see she's still getting some love. I love your wheels too., they really work and give the car a nice aggressive race look.

btw, what are you doing with you'r old setup?

[GoLfMan]

nice mate
whatcha doing with the twins?!
that thing would hammer now!

[Water Boy]

Ohhhhhh forced induction

[Antdragonist]

the twins.. hmm, i dunno yet
pretty sure there was an air leak along the line, and one of the 40mm webers 'apparently' had slight twists in the throttle shafts.
so i dunno really, id probably like to sell the whole engine setup type thing just on the cheap (even tho i spent too flippin much on those carbies haha)
but yeh, undecided on that.

as for forced induction, i dunno about that, ive heard its tricky.....
but yeh, hopefully wont be much more than a month and ill unveil my (hopefully) masterpiece.

catchyaaaas. - D.

[ValveBounce]

Good stuff dude! Good seein MKIs in progress!

[peedman]

Nice mate, i just picked up a tidy mk1 myself with a kr and boy does it go hard! The motor just keeps on revving and in such a light chasis it flies. Ive still got a grin on my face lol. Keep us updated!!

[c-issler]

Mk1 2L 8V! Noice!

Very tidy looking engine bay there. Nice work. What did you keep from the donor motor? Does it use the Mk1 drive shafts? Would love to know a little more about your experience of swapping it over. Thanks mate.

[99gti]

Looking good Antdragonist. I like where this is headed.

[Antdragonist]

thanks for the replies guys, but dont give me too much praise yet, theres still plenty more to do haha

Very tidy looking engine bay there. Nice work. What did you keep from the donor motor? Does it use the Mk1 drive shafts? Would love to know a little more about your experience of swapping it over. Thanks mate.

it was pretty much a straight swap. engine, trans, looms, the lot - all went in, although i think its still on the mk1 driveshafts, ill clarify that this weekend when i meet up with my engine swapping counterpart haha.
as for more details about the swap, uhm?, well its one of the easier swaps to do as you dont need to change your mounts n ****. and the biggest hassle is the wiring, as youre probably aware mk1s seem to have a knack for nasty wiring haha. i thought it was all good when i picked it up, but ended up driving home in the evening/night with no headlights hahaha.
but that was just to do with some fuse box wiring that had been problemsome for my car since before the swap - it was all over the place, lol. since getting the car back i adjusted the play in the clutch so it was more 'on or off' style (which someone will probably tell me is bad for it) but it made it feel more like the old engine/trans.
i mainly chose this engine as it was there, and cheap, lol, (well the fuel economy and power boost were a big factor aswell) but also because the 2L 8valves are known for being a strong engine, which will help with my next modification haha stay tooooned yall..

[Jarred]

also because the 2L 8valves are known for being a strong engine, which will help with my next modification haha stay tooooned yall..

hmmm........boost!!!!!!!!!!!

[c-issler]

Eeeeeexcellent!

That's very good news and thanks for the info. I have a 1995 Toledo as my daily atm and hate it with a passion due to it falling apart around my ears (mainly suspension, CV's, electrics and headliner actually) but the motor is terrific. I'm picking up my new Mk1 on Friday with plans to eventually donate the 2L to it along with its 5 spd, loom and hopefully functioning AC (might be dreaming about that - advice welcome).

As for your project I'm getting a sense that supercharging is on the cards? Yes?
I had a feeling that there was one on that yellow Mk1 now on carsales but could be wrong. Looking forward to the update.