Golf mk2 Gti

[Schalke04]

So I took the cam out today as the previous owner told me it had an aftermarket one. While I was doing that I took the head off and found why the car wouldn't start anymore, pretty big crack in the head. It's got autotech adjustable cam gear and I have no idea what the cam is.

I'm now thinking about making it a 2l with the normal 8v head, does anybody have any advise on this? Is it worth it? Also the car came with a mk3 down pipe so cam, down pipe and 2l should see decent power shouldn't it?

[golfmeup]

Good buy mate for $500! I was keen on this white gti, but you beat me too it! Worth it just for the adjustable cam and other engine mods.
2 L head sounds good.
I'm sure plenty of members here can offer advise on that.

[Schalke04]

Good buy mate for $500! I was keen on this white gti, but you beat me too it! Worth it just for the adjustable cam and other engine mods.
2 L head sounds good.
I'm sure plenty of members here can offer advise on that.

Yeah worked out to be a good buy, I ended up getting it at about 10pm and had to tow it to Sydney from past Newcastle. Was a good surprise when I saw it. Now just have to find out how much money I have left after I kill all the rust and repaint the engine bay. I pulled the engine apart, head off and it's actually easier than I thought. Also found out it's. 270 cam, was reading it should give the engine around 9hp or something around that.

[golfmeup]

9hp is nice

[Schalke04]

9hp is nice

Any hp increase on the 8v is good haha. I'm aiming for around 130-140hp if possible, make it a little more fun to drive.

[golfmeup]

140hp from a 8v is awesome !!
I'd be happy with 120hp
Although I'm more inclined to look at a 1.8T conversion and try for 180hp once I go looking for more power.

Looking forward to see what you have in store!

[sports racer]

120 Should be achievable with the 270 cam, Euro downpipe, 2 litre block and some porting of the head. More than that and you're going to need a hotter cam, bigger valves and extractors.

270 cam is supposed to be the best for normal day-to-day driving. That's the one I'll be fitting to my MK2.

Cheers

Paul

[Schalke04]

Does anybody have a picture of the belt setup? Putting everything back on and just want to make sure I have it the right way.

[RedMk2Gti]

Would this help ?

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f46/photos-v-belts-setup-88664.html

[Schalke04]

Would this help ?

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...tup-88664.html

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[golfmeup]

I need to read back through this thread again !

Any updates on the 8V?

[Schalke04]

I need to read back through this thread again !

Any updates on the 8V?

Well I got my 8v engine in the white car now with the cam and mk3 down pipe. But now I think the starter motor is dead, no matter what I do it doesn't seem to want to crank over fast enough. Gti imports has a spare starter for me to borrow and test out, just haven't had the time to get it yet. The car has fired up and ran a few times so I'm pretty confident it's the starter.

Great links! The qpeng link is a great link and they also make a great down pipe. But I've read that the tune isn't the best for Australian conditions, that's why I went standard ecu and a conversion loom. Also worked out cheaper

[golfmeup]

Sorry I posted the links on your thread I've moved them over to my thread where I was meant to put them

[Schalke04]

So I got the white car up and running now, but it has started to die when I try accelerate. Very puzzling and haven't been able to fix it, been thinking of trying a new distributor. Also had a weird problem with the 1.8t started idling rough and under acceleration it was a little hesitant and sounded like it was running on 3 cylinders, I swapped out the coilpack and spark plug on cylinder two as the car ran no different when I disconnected it's coil. That didn't fix it at first but after a few attempts it seemed to fix it, but I put the old spark plug and coil in and the problem had disappeared. Kind of confused to what had gone wrong, anyone have any suggestions for either engine?

[sports racer]

On the white car check the electrical plug on the back of the throttle body. Mine came off and it was so bad the car would only idle, as soon as I accelerated it died. You might have a poor connection.

Cheers

Paul