MK1 FP 8V Eng Conversion.

[Golf Loon]

The golf 2 1600cc engine is basically a smaller capacity of the 1800cc unit.
Distinguisable from the early engines by the water outlet being on the right, not the left.

It will be much easier to source a 1.8 engine in Australia.

[h100vw]

The golf 2 1600cc engine is basically a smaller capacity of the 1800cc unit.
Distinguisable from the early engines by the water outlet being on the right, not the left.

It will be much easier to source a 1.8 engine in Australia.

Dude, I think the 1600 in the MK1 is a different beast to that in the MK2.

Gavin

[Golf Loon]

Dude, I think the 1600 in the MK1 is a different beast to that in the MK2.

Gavin

Yeah I know, it is. The Mk2 1.6 is a smaller capacity 1.8 Mk2 engine. Mk1 1.6s are very different.

[h100vw]

Yeah I know, it is. The Mk2 1.6 is a smaller capacity 1.8 Mk2 engine. Mk1 1.6s are very different.

Sorry mate mis-read your first post. Thought you meant all 1600s had the top hose on the left, between 1 and 2.

Gavin

[Golf Loon]

No worries. What would be the benefits of a 1.6 16v? would it be less laggy and have more power down low?

[h100vw]

No benefit that I can see unless you needed to be under 1600 for a race series or something.

It'd rev it's arse off though being so short stroke.

Prolly gutless low down like a 1600 GTI nowt up to 4000.

I wouldn't go to all the trouble.

Use the 1600 block and build all the 16V guts into it maybe and retain the capacity.

Gavin

[jleahy_10]

Ok, so swapping heads is out. Looking for more power elsewhere then. The car has had a cam grind, 10,000 bore and new pistons, intercooler, oil cooler, cold air induction, pod filter, supercharger (toyota 4AGZE charger i think), bigger injectors and fuel pump, only thing i can think of is putting bigger valves in it. Any one got any ideas?