Ok, fair enough, makes more sense now. My donor engine only had ~103,000 k's on it.
Dark Grey Mk4 Golf, 1.8T GTI conversion, APR stage 1, stock air intake, FMIC, 3" to 2.5" Exhaust, FK AK Street Coils, Black 18" (Avant Garde M310's ?), tinted tails, ...
They don't need new pistons mate. The std ones are good for lots of hp. Seriously headgaskets don't just die, the worst someone could do is run it with some non-VW coolant.
If anything did quit on you, it can all be done with the engine in, except a crank/main bearing replacement.
Gavin
So I won another Bora in a raffle at the VW Nationals.
Stoked is an understatement.
Black 2000 V5
Stance pig/ daily beater
I wouldn't be going any more than a FT like the one on my Polo.
If that's the way you want to go, PM Lito about his old ECU and flog your Oettinger one. He has some S3 injectors that you need as well. You'll have to do without cruise control but it'll save you $1000ish on a tune for it.
Gavin
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