Here she is :)

[walshydub]

Very nice. Great price too.

[GTi Bhoy]

Car looks great.

[mitch750]

cheers fellas!

yeh thats true nick, i was just concernd about how dirty it was getting, but i realised i like cleaning it! haha so i think ill be keeping it white!

GTI badge on the front door

yeh i noticed i dont have that! haha and i like how it looks too! bummer.. also..e30 mmm haha

[ozgti]

LAWL!!!! nice fishing rod

When you take the guard off, it extends almost to the wheel! I'm ditching mine- I should have got the panel beater to remove it as well! Damn!

Mine had an aftermarket bee sting- Was great unti it snapped from the base- Now it leaks water! Going to get it patched over.

[ozgti]

My 1989 four door 8v is different to yours in a few ways though. It has a different looking front skirt, obviously due to my foggies (I actually thought these were standard). And mine has a GTI badge on the front door anti-bump strip and a Wolfsburg badge between the front wheel arch and front door, things which I also thought were standard.

Oh yeah, and yours has a side indicator on the fornt fender where mine doesnt. I guess these are differences in the British delivered cars. Interesting.

Differnet skirt- is it a small lip spoiler? If so, they were the original type 19 style of spoiler and the non 16v small bumper spoiler.
The wolfsburg badge is hiding the indicator hole. Mine has an early GTI badge in there. I retrofitted some lights US style to be legal.

[I am not the Stig]

Differnet skirt- is it a small lip spoiler? If so, they were the original type 19 style of spoiler and the non 16v small bumper spoiler.
The wolfsburg badge is hiding the indicator hole. Mine has an early GTI badge in there. I retrofitted some lights US style to be legal.

Hmm, I'll have to get back to you on the skirt, cos the car's at the workshop 4 timing belt. As I recall, though, mine looks more modern than Mitch's. The front skirt is all pretty square. I'll try and post a pic for confirmation though.

It's odd with the side indicators isnt it? Different countries had different laws for them. I guess OZ was OK with not having them. My VN Bommodore doesnt have one either. The US were more strict I believe.

[Stiggy_21]

i hope your coming to DOVW tomorrow mitch.
so keen to see your car!!!

[mitch750]

didn't see this post! haha but was good to meet ya

[mitch750]

So, ive decided instead of making my mk2 a 5year project i'd chop it down! by changing the engine that i'll be dropping in.

initially i wanted to go for the 1.8t 20V but but iv'e decided that that's way too much work for a man of my calibre!

so on with the 16V turbo project.

basically im now trying to find a 16V engine: and have realised the come in different "flavours"

"The 16V motor comes in various flavours:
You can get a tall-block, 236mm high with 159mm long rods, in the form of a 2 litre ABF
Or a standard block, 220mm high and 144mm conrods, with 2 different capacities:
1.8 litres, 86.4mm stroke, 81mm bore, in the form of KR and PL
2.0 litres, 92.8mm stroke, 82.5mm bore, in the form of 9A (and Audi 6A)"

so was just wondering what everyones experience is with the various 16V's and maybe which would be the best for a turbo project.

i dont know much about the engine so i thought id post!

and if anyones heard of any going around hit us up!

also, does anyone know what they usually go for? ~ approximately..

[ByronRichesMk1]

So, ive decided instead of making my mk2 a 5year project i'd chop it down! by changing the engine that i'll be dropping in.

initially i wanted to go for the 1.8t 20V but but iv'e decided that that's way too much work for a man of my calibre!

so on with the 16V turbo project.

basically im now trying to find a 16V engine: and have realised the come in different "flavours"

"The 16V motor comes in various flavours:
You can get a tall-block, 236mm high with 159mm long rods, in the form of a 2 litre ABF
Or a standard block, 220mm high and 144mm conrods, with 2 different capacities:
1.8 litres, 86.4mm stroke, 81mm bore, in the form of KR and PL
2.0 litres, 92.8mm stroke, 82.5mm bore, in the form of 9A (and Audi 6A)"

so was just wondering what everyones experience is with the various 16V's and maybe which would be the best for a turbo project.

i dont know much about the engine so i thought id post!

and if anyones heard of any going around hit us up!

also, does anyone know what they usually go for? ~ approximately..

Anywhere from 1-2k if I remember rightly from when I was asking around.. As with everything though. You can get some good deals if you look!

[Jarred]

I think it would be easier to put a 20VT in, than install and turbo a 16V. Just imo. 20VT is already factory turbo'd, 16V more custom work.

Have a look on clubgti. heaps of really good info on there.s

[Stiggy_21]

Jarred's right..
Setting up a turbo can be a real PITA!!
The 20VT is all good to go, and you should be able to get more power more easily.
Either option will need new wiring, mods etc.

ClubGti is full of helpful info for any engine.

[mitch750]

ill go check out club gti, was just thinking that the 16V would save money! haha

[Jarred]

not really, good 16V's can be the same as a 20VT. If you're worried about the $$, then you shouldn't attempt the swap at this stage, save up for a few more years.

What ever your budget is now, you can safely double it!

[mitch750]

So since i'm going to be axing this digi 8V engine, i was thinking of chipping it, has anyone got any clue where i get get it done? or even better has anyone had it done?