Whats a valver like against today's hot hatches??

Aye you should of, But i suppose you prefer the extra low down torque of the 8v

Thats pretty much what i wanted to hear...
Den, its going to be pretty hard getting a test drive. Unless im buying the car, I cant really get insured on it. I shouldnt have jacked my insurance in when my car came off the road tbh. It covered me to drive other cars third party.

For me its not all about the speed if im honest.
I want a piece of motoring history, aswell as a solid motor, sexy looks, and that all important ORIGINAL GTi badge.

 

I was thinking of dropping in a KR engine into my 1.8 auto when the bigends went...
The plans for the KR engine went out the window (even though the engine's still sitting in my garage- offers anyone??) And now ive got a 1.6 injection manual in there, ready to go, with just a few last bits that need doing for the MOT.
Although its not a gti, and hasnt got a gti engine in it, Im still happy with myself that i managed to convert it from auto to manual and swap the engine aswell.
I mean who am I kidding, It wasnt ever a GTi, and no matter how much money i put into it it would never be one. I could make it look and go like one, but It just will never actually be the real mccoy.

If i want a gti, I may aswell just buy one. Thats got to be one of the best bits of info Ive had off CGTi!! (sorry cant remember who!?!)

 

yeh im not sure about the extra low down torque? people keep saying that the 16 is better at everything, but i drove a 16v round the nordshleife and it didnt feel any differnt to a 8v.

 

Thats filthy talk that is. Go and wash your mouth out and think about what you just said

 

hahah only a 16v man would say that!! i dont take sides on valves ,just coz ive got a 8v doesnt mean i bum them. lol i just wish i knew a little bit more about the two engines before i spent lots on the 8v block that i put in mine. i should of done 16v shouldnt i, more tuning potential?

 

Then that 8v was not std or the 16v was not working well.

 

yeh ur probally right? anyone want to swap a mk2 8v 1.9 for a 16v??

 

NAH.

 

im wound up now. i want a 16v. lol

 

Buy one.

 

yeh but invloves lots of effort. lol

 

tell me about it mate.. There not really what you'd call a cheap motor.
Im still saving for one.
You thought about selling the 8v? You should get enough for it as youve got a few bits done.
You say its a 1.9?
Got any pics?

 

VR6 it

GVKs has over 200bhp and lots of torque, should see off most modern hatches, apart from the serious turbo torque ones

 

Yep - 12v power all the way

 

yeh i would love to vr6 it, that would be a dream for me, but its a money thing. yeh i have got a piccy.




the interior is absolutly imaculate, its like brand new still inside. hardly any rust at all, engine has only done 6000 miles so far. how much do u think i could get for it?

i think mine is one of the rareist colours. not sure on that. ive only ever seen one in same colour and it was a driver.

 

calypso green is it? i love the colour whatever it is!!!
1200-1500 maybe? I dont know tbh

 

yeh calisp green. it needs a scrub. fancie doing it for me? LOL

 

It was a case of 'move aside'... Mr Civic Type R on the A45 recently...

I'm not so sure on these claims that a mk2 valver can dick on a CTR, I left an island in mine when it was 180ish bhp and a CTR easily kept up, then passed me [:^(]

So, my encounter on the A45 with VR power made me smile

One modern hatch that impressed me recently was the Volvo engined 5 cyl Turbo Focus ST, goes *very* well

 

i bet i could hold a quater mile contest on my drive, just realised how big it is. lol