1.4 goin g40

[Choby]

Hey fellas.. bought a 93 1.4 couple a dayz ago.. I'm thinkin of doin a swap with a polo g40.. any advice any1

 

[Choby]

not the 1 on my avatar.. that's my 2.0 gti 8valve baby

 

[Tom B]

I don't think you can, as the engine mounts for the 1.4 are completely different to the 1.3.

In the MK4 Polo, you can only G40 a 1.3 shell.

 

[AlpineWhite]

swapping the car for a polo g40 or swapping the engine for a g40 engine?

 

[Chrisdaman]

i think a g40 lump wont fit into a mk2 beeza sheel that well, a mk4 polo shell is fine for a g40

would be unique though, should do it anyway

 

[Boi Ninja]

didnt zero do it? or am i waffling again?

 

[m0rk]

convert the 1.4 to a s/c 1.4, dump the G40 idea - that way it will 'fit'

though you'll need to fabricate the mounts etc for it, and work out fuelling etc

still a lot of effort for zero gain given it's fairly low output

 

[Roelích]

didnt zero do it? or am i waffling again?

Zero has a G60

 

[OllieL]

In that case why not g60 it?

 

[Roelích]

If you're pissing about with engine swaps, why not VR6 it? Or 1.8T it?

 

[OllieL]

Or Vr6 turbo it !!!!

 

[ibiza_streg]

Or jast scrap all those ideas and go extremely old skool and put a steam engine in it

Now that would be unique!

 

[AlpineWhite]

ibiza_streg: unique, certainly, but.....

Choby: I take it if you do decide to change the engine, you'll be uprating the suspension & brakes too fella.

 

[Choby]

I thought vr6 or 1.8 turbo is going to more expensive then to g40 it actually I just wanted a little toy to wheel spin etc etc, so I wont be doing much work on the suspension i think

 

[AlpineWhite]

I'm not an expert on engine prices, but I'd wager there isn't much difference in value between a g40 and a vr6, due to the relative rarity of the g40.

 

[m0rk]

Yeah, engines are cheap....

G40's worth having are even less cheap.... because of the expensive 'charger

 

[Chrisdaman]

yeh, although the G-Lader is a shite charger patented 100 years ago

 

[EssexIbiza1985]

What is so good about a g40 engine anyways if its a 1.3? or am i mistaken?

 

[AlpineWhite]

it's a 1.3 that makes 113 bhp standard (that's only a couple of bhp less than my 2.0 8v). And they are easy to tune with a better charger on them.