Mk 1 Engine Upgrade

[XXX-1.8T]

Yeah Aaron post some pics

[Peter Jones]

1.8 and a progressive weber is the way to go. Bolts straight in and goes harder than with the injection. Easier swap than the 2.0 and much more responsive. I have two Mk1s, on with a 2.0 and one with a 1.8. For a daily I'd recommend the 1.8. every time.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Webbers are great but try and find someone to tune them! having a hard time to find some one in melbourne who wants to go near them.

Hillway Dyno Tech in Kilsyth can sort your carbs out. They tune racing Alfa's all the time.

Nigel over at The Carby Shop in Knox can re-manufacture them too.

Pete

[Spyda]

yes, they physically fit. it's just a matter of which fueling you use as to how easy the conversion is.

In VIC, you can swap upto 300cc larger engine, without need for engineers cert. I presume it's different in NSW, as you guys have sucky laws.

300cc over the original engine or 300cc over the maximum engine available for that model??

[Jarred]

i believe it was for the chassis, although the GTI (hence 1. never officially came out here.. so yea. I'm not 100% sure.

[mrlex]

A mate in the UK is doing a Mk3 GTi engine conversion into a Mk1.

[type3kid]

so where can i get them and how much ballpark?

as for pics, i don't have any recent ones but will get some updated ones soon!

cheers

[Jarred]

look on ebay for second hand used and SH reman'd carbs. you can still buy some types brand new, but it's a more expensive option.

various (actual) carb shops might have them in stock too.

One of my mates had a DGV series weber rebuilt and modified (water choke to electric choke) and it cost him a bit over 300 from memory.

[type3kid]

ok next question.

what type/model/size do i look fior? and will i need adapter plates etc..?

cheers

[Jarred]

if you get a 32/36 DGV, that will fit onto a passat manifold. a few people might have some spares kicking around.

if you go for a DCOE style, you'll need to get the apropriate LYNX manifold, best option is second hand, most probably from this forum,.

there have been a few recent threads about carbs and manifolds for mk1's, so do a search, as plenty of good info and links have already been posted up