Engine Mods for 1.6 8v??

[Clarkee_vw]

Just wondering if anyone can help me with some mods for my golf,
1.6 8v engine, would just like to start doing some work to it.
Any help would be good

[AusScare]

The blunt and honest truth is there is nothing you can do apart from turbo charge it, so save your cash. Coilovers, swaybars, better rubber, bigger brakes, will be cheaper and far more effective than any performance mod.

[sirmoe]

The blunt and honest truth is there is nothing you can do apart from turbo charge it, so save your cash. Coilovers, swaybars, better rubber, bigger brakes, will be cheaper and far more effective than any performance mod.

But these wont make it any quicker, i'm in a similar situation with mine. It's a too good car to sell (got it since new) but would be nice to have a extra 10kw.

[Blitzen]

Maybe a decent exhaust... 10kw would be pushing it though. The 1.6L is a boat anchor of an engine though.

[GoLfMan]

sorry to say the blunt and honest truth is you are better off selling it and buying a GTI for the price they are now. The 1.6 doesnt have any "quick" power enhancements you can do, and in the end, it'll still be slower than a GTI.... and my diesel Polo

[Ben J]

r32 conversion, then turbo charge it >=]

[Clarkee_vw]

How hard would it be to convert it to 1.8T engine? its gotta be a similar setup or am i just day dreaming? lol

[Blitzen]

How hard would it be to convert it to 1.8T engine? its gotta be a similar setup or am i just day dreaming? lol

Don't bother... You would be burning money just thinking about it. Sell the boat anchor, and buy a GTI. Leather interior, Recaro's, turbo engine, then chip and exhaust and you are looking at about 125kw at the wheels.

[Clarkee_vw]

What if i found a crashed gti and swapped everything over?
I wont get much for selling my car now, i got told its only worth 6000 to 7000

[mikinoz]

I've been here.

Do a basic CAI and suspension and it's an improvement - but you're wasting money chasing performance.

[philthy]

What if i found a crashed gti and swapped everything over?
I wont get much for selling my car now, i got told its only worth 6000 to 7000

If you can get that much for it then buy a GTI for 10,000. Problem solved.

[Jarred]

yep, getting paying that 3K extra and getting a GTI, would be cheaper than getting a wreck and swapping stuff over. And your conversion wouldn't be nearly as good as the it came from factory.

[Blitzen]

It would cost you nearly 6g to buy the wreck and swap it over... And even then you would still have a 1.6L with a 1.8t engine for the same price it would cost for a decent GTI...

Up to you though, it's your cash.

[Clarkee_vw]

i know im being difficult lol but i love my little car and i've already got the exhaust, cai and swaybars and bushes done
i was hoping to keep it, its a metallic green which i love the colour

[Golf Loon]

Hard to get more power from the 1.6, as the car it is pulling is heavy. Pointless too, as the gearboxes all explode.

However, the Mk4 is not that hard to do a conversion on.

If you got a smashed GTI, you only need to plug in the engine harness from the ecu in the raintray to make the engine run.
The way the Mk4 immobilizer works is the coded key sends a signal to the immobilizer in the cluster, which then sends a yes signal to the ecu.

Thus, you dont even need to take your dash out, just drop the front engine cradle, complete with all the brakes and suspension from both cars, bolt the GTI one into your car and plug it in.
You should also do the back axle and the exhaust. Thats it.

You may be missing a few GTI features on the stalks or dash, but either dont care, or get into wiring swop overs.

I have a penchant for Green Cars, be good to see a different coloured GTI thats not silver or black.

You could do the same thing with a V5 or V6 Bora, although you would need to make the 4mo gearbox into a 2wd.
Be good to not build a car that you can buy.

Any of these swops in NSW would not need engineering, as they came in that model car, just change the engine number and capacity with the authorities and carry on.

Technically you could leave the car with tiny brakes and a big engine and not be braking the law, but you would die!

You can get a bit of money back after the swop by selling your engine and gearbox.

Good luck with whatever you decide.