Can some one forward a definate 2.0ltr guide with any editions/amendments included and i'll add it to the FAQ's section.... Cheers!!
just some extra things that occured to me, someone better verify what I'm saying if this goes in a FAQ Cam belt & covers use a get a fresh belt and tensioner to match the donor engine if you are using the 'tall block' I never bothered with the covers though. Exhausts in the mk2 golf for example the extra height of the 'tall block'is around 17mm, this does not affect the fit of the exhaust in the majority of cases although it might be an issue with some 4 branch manifold Clutch Use the one to match the gearbox you have, if you are using a 16v box then use that clutch for example. I used an 8v stock Sachs clutch and its fine but could do with a little more bite for hard launches Auto donor cars you can use thes but keep the flywheel from the 1.8 engine, get new bolts and bin the bits on the end of the crank shaft. Simple.
You can make the 2.0L quite revvy....mine had peak power at 7.2k but never take them over 7.5k. The bigends are a reak weak point. My brother has just converted back to 1.8l and it didn't make a big difference to peak power but the torque dropped a lot.....however with a close ratio box you can sacrafice a bit of torque for 500 more revs. It wil now happily rev to 8k.
hey guys ive just done a 2.0 8v convertion agg block with the pb head ported and gasflowed 285 pipper cam and 421 manifold. runs like a dream but does need tunin a bit on a dyno road as i still need a kent or pipper cam pulley. any way i got 2 Qs the first is would a 1.8 16v head work in the 2.0 agg block or not because if it does i was gonna put a 1.8 16v head on with twin 45s or 40s. also if i was to go down a turbo side of things would it be possible to use a turbo on a low boost be4 i have to start changein pistons,cons,ect. cheers mark.
somone said on the other post u put up that the 2e dizzy will work in the agg engine for the 1.8 8v top is this true ./
yes for digifant injection, if kjet or carbs then you need to use the old dizzy with a tsr or similar adaptor ring and 2.0 dizzy swapped on
Hi , Could anyone give me a bit of advice please, on the process of buying a mk2 but I think it may have a mk3 engine in, what the best way to identify this ? It is silver rocker cover and the filler oil filler is opposite side to the cam belt cover . thanks
Reason the 2L 8V doesn't like high revs is about the head flow,not the bottom end. The bore/stroke is the same as the 16V 2L. I'm hoping for a good result with my current project, standard ish bottom end (skimmed for more compression) and 40:35 fully ported head. XCan't see how it can fail, acknowledging the big ends are always 'close' so use £50 a gallon oil Jon