Re: 1.8t swap

["Billy T." <btylaska@onramp.net>]

The only thing not reliable in the G60 is the charger.  The same can be said for
the K03 on the 1.8t.  If you pump 15 psi of boost thru it, it isn't gonna last for
anything.

I guess my main point is that total cost of putting a 1.8t in an A2 Jetta would be
outrageous.  The motor goes for about 2k, not to mention the electronics and
tranny, the all the custom motor mounts that would need to be made.  Quite an
expensive swap.  Granted, it would be super good(better in an A2 Golf), it would
cost alot of dough, and take considerable time.

Alexxi wrote:

> 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:::
> >