Re: 1.8t swap

[Martin Ziobrzynski <martin@pzi.net>]

Hi i am 15 and i will be getting my dads VR6 97
i was wondering if the Volvo T5 engine will fit in it?
please dont treat me like crazy i get that alot just for being young
and i know lots bout cars so you dont have to use 8 year old vocab to explain
something
Thanks

Alexxi wrote:

> I should have been more specific. While the  G60 isn't known for
> reliability , on a tweaked 1.8t (anything past 12psi - 200 Hp ) the K03
> most certainly needs replacing with the larger K04 otherwise it spins
> faster than intended and vibrates excessively which may result in a broken
> blades and or shaft.... little pieces of spinning metal entering the engine
> will have a nasty effect on reliability  : ) The upgrade kit from Neuspeed
> incudes one of these larger turbos and since its the OEM  on the Audi TT
> its a direct bolt on.
>
> At 05:33 PM 10/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >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:::
> >> >
> >

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