Golf MK5 1.8 Turbo Conversion
Discussion
5harp3y said:
Don't build what you can buy.
Just get a Mk5 Gti. Save yourself loads of grief and you will only end up with a low spec golf with a gti engine.
THIS.Just get a Mk5 Gti. Save yourself loads of grief and you will only end up with a low spec golf with a gti engine.
Apart from if you are capable of fitting the engine/box/electrics etc yourself then the paying a pro to put a 2.0 TSFI set up and the corresponding brake and suspension upgrades could easily be heading toward £10k which is easily enough to get a GTI.
in less you plan on fitting a R36 lump or something that doesnt come in a mk5 then save your pennies.
VadMan said:
Great, thanks for the tip! So would a 2.0 TFSi engine and gearbox fit straight into my Golf?
Does anyone know good salvage places to get such engines?
Ah, the innocence of youf; I remember it well. FWIW I was once determined that I would transplant a 1.7 puma engine into my then 18 month old Fiesta 1.3 'Finesse', but then I realised that a); my insurance company would laugh at me b); I didn't have any money and c); that because the car was bought on tick by my parents, I was expressly forbidden from modifying it, both by them and by the terms of the agreement. Oh and d); the car would be worth eff-all thereafter.Does anyone know good salvage places to get such engines?
Sell your 1.4 Golf and save up to buy an nice early MKV GTI instead, if that's at all feasible. Otherwise, go and get pissed with your mates and worry about nice cars when you can afford them.
Seems to be a general consensus of not to bother with the transplant. The reason I asked is because I quiet fancied a project to work on as I am 100% happy with my Golf apart from the complete lack of power 
However it seems that it would cost about the same to buy a Golf GTi, or even cheaper for a Octavia VRS with the same engine, then I think thats what I'll be doing.
Test drove a Gti on Sunday and fell in love with it really. Interestingly it didn't feel any slower than the R32 my friend drove the same day...
However it seems that it would cost about the same to buy a Golf GTi, or even cheaper for a Octavia VRS with the same engine, then I think thats what I'll be doing.
Test drove a Gti on Sunday and fell in love with it really. Interestingly it didn't feel any slower than the R32 my friend drove the same day...
VadMan said:
Test drove a Gti on Sunday and fell in love with it really. Interestingly it didn't feel any slower than the R32 my friend drove the same day...
That's because it isn't. Although the R32 has more power, it is also heavier due to the larger engine and the haldex.Alwats surprises me when people compare the GTI to teh R32, totally different animals IMO and there are many pros and cons to each
cuprabob said:
VadMan said:
Test drove a Gti on Sunday and fell in love with it really. Interestingly it didn't feel any slower than the R32 my friend drove the same day...
That's because it isn't. Although the R32 has more power, it is also heavier due to the larger engine and the haldex.Alwats surprises me when people compare the GTI to teh R32, totally different animals IMO and there are many pros and cons to each
Think of the R32 as a practical GT car; the GTI as a practical B-road whip.
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