Fitting an ABF motor in a 2009 mk1

[tsovociti]

Hi guys, a mate of mine has just bought a mk3 gti ABF and he wants to do an engine swap into the mk1. the mk1 is using mpi ecu with a ffz gbox.
Will the abf motor be a straight fit into the mk1 and will the ffz mate straight onto the motor?
Help would be much appreciated.

[Peter Jones]

FF box will work so long as you have the small shaft clutch driven disc to go with it.

ABF will fit in bay mechanically but is a little taller so you might have clearance issues with the bonnet.

You'll need special extractors to suit 16v in MK1 chassis.

[Peter Jones]

Oh just realised you said 2009 MK1, also just realised where you are.

What motor does the car have now?

If it's a 1600/1800 derivative what I said above should be OK. If it's got one of the small block motors you might have to weld in an engine mount.

FFZ looks to be a very late member of the 020 series so should work OK but may not be the strongest. Whatever clutch disc you use has to suit the gearbox input shaft.