Here are some pics of my ongoing mk2 1.8t conversion - I have so far collected most of the bits required including - 1.8T APY engine from Audi S3 Corrado G60 CBA 02A box New LUK VR6 clutch Corrado G60 flywheel G60 front callipers Corrado hydro pedal box master and slave cylinders 020 > 02A adaptor plate cheapo coilovers (jamex) 15" G60 steel wheels for the garage 16" Porsche Design 90's polished for shows 16" Diamond Cut 928's for Summer 15" TeleDails with Dunlop Slicks for 1/4's New G60 top mounts Custom intercooler Vibra technics engine, gearbox and wishbone bushes lightweight pulley set 02A shifter 280mm grooved/drilled front discs Grooved/drilled rear discs Garett Gt28RS Turbo JBS underslung manifold DBW pedal 16v k-jet fuel pump Corrado VR6 radiator twin slimline fans 15 row oil cooler Cv boots, bearings, belts, vag bolts and various other small bits New spot lamps and red grille surround sticker First came a 1990 MK2 8v GTI bought as a cheap run about to get to work but within days of it arriving my plans changed.... 4 hours later it was back in the garage minus the tired 8v Engine This was the reason for my change of plans a cheap Cat B Audi S3 already re-mapped to 280bhp
I stripped the S3 of all the bits I didn't need and sold them on ebay which paid for the Mk2 and of course left me with the 20vT lump happy days
Left with the engine I fitted a new water pump (with metal impeller) the plastic one was cracked when we got it off! new belts and lightened pulleys are going on and you can see the corrado G60 flywheel fitted Shortly after I found the K04 exhaust housing is cracked! and rather than replacing it with another K04 I decided on upgrading it to a Garrett GT28RS. Also the subframe, ARB and wishbones have been sandblasted and powder coated here they are fitted with vibra technics engine mounts gearbox mount and main wishbone bushes I also replaced all the remaining bushes with poly ones.
Thanks, yeah still got the T5 its being featured in camper and commercial magazine over the winter and when the Golf is done it will have to go
I got a cheap set of jamex coilovers we will see what they are like but I didn't want to spend more than the car cost, on just the suspension! [/IMG]
Throw the interior loom away for a start! I'd even ditch the relay plate but some like to keep it as its an easy way of distrubuting the feeds from the fuel pump relay..... (thats if your gonna have the immobiliser taken off) Good work so far, that s3 looked quite nice on those rs4 wheels!
I'm now taking Vento Mike's advice and getting the immobiliser removed from the ECU. So I can now ditch the horrible mess that is interior loom and s3 clocks and keep everything a lot more OEM
Yes! Might be worth keeping the relay plate for the fuel pump relay and maybe to tidy it up in the engine bay a bit move the secondry air pump relay (you'll need the relay for ease even if you don't use the pump) and ecu control relay into the cabin.
I've been looking at a tacho converter box to run the mk2 clocks but being a DBW engine wont the ECU need a speed input? so what can I do to get round this run mk3 clocks?
i am thinking of doing the same conversion to my vehicle so it will be interesting to see how you get on
you can run the mk2 rev counter no problem...just one wire from the ecu...it's the speedo that you will be struggling with as the ecu needs the vehicle speed sensor in the grearbox....or run mk3 clocks yeah but never look/fit 100% in a mk2.
I removed the Mk2's engine loom and clocks today, sprayed the front panel and G60 hubs I also got the turbo and manifold off, would it be worth anything even though its cracked? The MK2 and S3 looms and the mk2 clocks are off to Andyout to be modified
Good choice, andys a top bloke and did mine. like how this thread is going. id be thinking of an lsd install, reckon youll need it to put that power down!!
Frenno, I'm currently doing a similar conversion in hangleton ( in the process of moving it all to a friends garage in lancing tho ). Whereabouts in brighton are you ? I'm using remapped OEM ECU also, i can't remember how i've got the speedo feed for the ecu ( it's freshly painted bare shell right now) but i'll go check later today if you're still looking mate barry
Yeah Im on the look out for a LSD, price is putting me off a new one but I guess its not the type of thing to come up 2nd hand very often?