conversion help please

[gticupra123]

right i definatly want more power ive got a gti 8v but dont know what to do and have a few ideas,

tune the 8v?
put a 16v in, but need to know what will need changing?
or put a 1.8 t engine in, how much in labour am i looking at?

any help is really appreicated thanks

 

[rocket_ronnie]

But my nitrous kit off me

 

[projectgingawar]

put a mk2 golf gti camshaft in. you can get one for a tennet and it should give around a 10bhp increase

 

[jcs356]

There is definitely no point in putting a 16v in - you are far better off selling your car and simply buying a 16v. I think most people who have put a 1.8T in have done the bulk of the work themselves.

The easiest & cheapest way to go faster is to take weight out of the car. From my own personal experience - my chipped 8v running as per my sig was doing approx 9 seconds for 0-60 and 16.7 seconds for a qtr mile.

Following the complete strip out, these figures were down to 7.86s; 1/4m 16.08s - these are figures closer to a 16v than an 8v. OK, my strip out has been radical, but it shows that there are other ways than just 'more power' to go faster...

 

[projectgingawar]

in addition to the camshaft from a golf gti mk2 I also ran my car partly stripped out with no sound deadening and only the 2 front seats. the weight loss had a bigger effect on perfomance than the camshaft did! it wasn't just improvements in acceleration, it would stop on a dime and went round corners like a legend! i've just strippedout my new 16v in the same way for the same reasons and it's had the same effect! only it's faster!!

 

[gticupra123]

in addition to the camshaft from a golf gti mk2 I also ran my car partly stripped out with no sound deadening and only the 2 front seats. the weight loss had a bigger effect on perfomance than the camshaft did! it wasn't just improvements in acceleration, it would stop on a dime and went round corners like a legend! i've just strippedout my new 16v in the same way for the same reasons and it's had the same effect! only it's faster!!

i want to strip it but il never hear the end of it from the missus, did you get my pm?

 

[projectgingawar]

yes fella I did, sorry i'm useless at replying. i'll try and granb it from me mate who had put it through a component cleaner to de-coke it....then i sold the car!