1.8T conversion information

**golf3** · 01-04-2006, 05:54 PM

So where is a good spot to source one of these motors and boxes???

I'm thinking a wrecked car, or a half cut, or even from a spare parts dealer....????

And the most important thing, how much for the motor and the rest...

(for a mk3)

**Golf Loon** · 01-04-2006, 09:43 PM

Best source in Australia would be a damaged car auction. Go a week or so after a rainy spell.

**roccodingo** · 01-04-2006, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by golf3

So where is a good spot to source one of these motors and boxes???

I'm thinking a wrecked car, or a half cut, or even from a spare parts dealer....????

And the most important thing, how much for the motor and the rest...

(for a mk3)

There was a dude ( kennya ??) on the tex selling off his damaged Mk 4 GTi engine a while back, dunno if he ever sold it ?? IIRC he was asking about 5K for the mechanicals..

I paid 2500 US $ for a set of 2003 Jetta mechanicals..( all the stuff for the swap sans mounts..), but you can buy em in UK lots cheaper than that...then you have to get the bitz here..

**golf3** · 04-04-2006, 12:28 PM

I just got back from pickles auctions in tullamarine melbourne...

There was side damaged 2003 Audi A3 that had a 1.8t and 5speed manual gearbox...

It ended up being sold for $6250...

Maybe next time i could get that, and strip the jesus out of the car!!

**Golf Loon** · 04-04-2006, 02:16 PM

That seems a lot for a damaged car. Better to buy one that cant be reregistered as you get it cheaper.

**evorobin** · 04-04-2006, 10:40 PM

S3 was sold in Canberra after a mate rolled it. He thought it would go for $10K+ but I made him promise to tell me when it was going under. He didn't and it didn't fetch anywhere near that!

The new owner is very lucky

**golf3** · 04-04-2006, 11:05 PM

mallie???

yeah, that was rooted and would've been ok, if you wanted quatrro...

Golfwise · 05-04-2006, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by Golf Loon

That seems a lot for a damaged car. Better to buy one that cant be reregistered as you get it cheaper.

Everything has a value and late 1.8 ts are valuable so pay the going price.
Most of these engines are going back into the same models where the owner has stuffed his A3 or his mk4 GTI mechanically and they can justify spending more getting their $25k ride back on the road whereas we want to put them into cars with a lot less value.
I thought $6K was cheap for a complete car with no damage around the motor.A unregisterable wreck is usually so bad that your mechanical bits are stuffed and thats why its cheaper.

There's no other way bar stealing one than paying going values.

**MK2 GTI** · 29-04-2006, 02:52 PM

Is there any site on getting the 1.8T motor going without the plug and play kit. Because i've been told it's now illegal to get a car registered with an aftermarket ecu. Im talking about the ECU that comes with the 1.8T and not the ECU in my car at the moment.

**Golf Loon** · 29-04-2006, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by MK2 GTI

Is there any site on getting the 1.8T motor going without the plug and play kit. Because i've been told it's now illegal to get a car registered with an aftermarket ecu. Im talking about the ECU that comes with the 1.8T and not the ECU in my car at the moment.

It just means you have to get the car engineered to run aftermarket ecu. But you need to do that anyway when putting in the 1.8T.