Re: 1.8t swap

[Alexxi <alexxi@magma.ca>]

Maybe so but from what I've read in some mag's the G60 is pretty stressed
out the way it is and isn't reliable much past 200hp. The 1.8t  is de tuned
from the Audio version of 220 hp (I think ) and is said to run reliably up
to about 300 hp. Having owned a few turbo cars (Supra Turbo, 626 Turbo) and
driven a few supercharged one's (G60, MR2, T-Bird) I would go turbo unless
cost is a major factor. 

At 09:19 AM 10/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
>you can get about 200 hp from a G60 for a third of the cost, and the motor
will
>slip right into your car.  Unless you want to spend a ton of money just to
get
>the motor in there, I would stay with the G60.  FWIW, the stock G60 puts out
>158 hp while the stock 1.8t puts out 150 hp.
>
>b-
>
>ClOwNToKeR@aol.com wrote:
>
>> how much does a 1.8t cost new ? how much for a transplant ? what do i need
>> for the transplant ? i was going to do the old g60 transplant but the 1.8t
>> can put out 210hp with a chip and exaust :)damn to temting to pass up also
>> with this conversion do you have to use throttle by wire :( i dont want a
>> computer controling how much gas i give also would i still be able to use a
>> gti tranny i heard cable shifters are crappy?
>> ian
>> 85 jetta gl
>> :::modded:::
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