boost monkey

^ditto that! Can't believe i've missed this thread, it's shaping up to be one of my all-time favourite Corrados :luvlove:

Anyone else think they make Corrados look like the vehicular version of the Chainsaw Massacre guy with a skin mask on his face? Just why? Fair play the front is the leading edge and likely to get chipped and all, but they're so fugly.

No probs Brotary engine, I will holla you in the a.m. plusss I will think about how to fix your spikey circles of fun. (you know, cogs)

tbh, I would rant HARD at the guy you bought it off and tell him it's got a 1.8 fitted. sorry, can't help on the engine swappage, but Digifant is all digital fuel injection and your old 1.8 (like mine) is all mechanical fuel injection so a fair bit different AFAIK?

Wouldn't you want to keep them as light a colour as possible so as not to conduct / heatsoak from other parts of the bay? Or were they a horrible colour before? Today I helped bro with his roof ^^

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Awesome!!! I see some superlight projects coming in the future :D 8)

Prodigal got pulled by an undercover Scooby in his first Blue G60... :oops:

I'm in oxford. I don't really want anything for it, as I was gonna chuck it away but if you can use it then something like a tenner would be cool.

Any updates on this, corradosyncro?

If you can wait a bit, I'll be throwing away a PAS rack from a 1.8 16v shortly. One of the external lines has gone on it, but the seals are still fine. You could easily make one good rack using mine and yours from the sounds of things.

So, is your engine brand new / rebuilt? If so, i'm sure someone that can rebuild an engine can manage to put the proper tube on the side of it! Any pics for the VR experts?

Awesome info from everyone! I'm guessing that 2.2 that smoked like a trooper was because of the forged pistons allowing oil past them? It's just nice to go against the norm sometimes and see what else is out there off the beaten track...

you have too much torque with 150lbft? Do you have cheap tires then or something? Doesn't sound like it would be too much on paper imo, unless you're talking personal preference which is fair enough.

Got bored with Uni this afternoon, so wandered off to Silverstone and got all the way into the Paddock / Pit lane due to knowing the right people 8) Pics up soon, including Racing Viper V10 plus Porsches, a Mosler GT and some older school machinery... it was all just pre-season testing and the weather was sh

really... :shock: Surely we're not the Vortex...

As CrazyDave says, you need to get underneath. Lying on your back and Looking up at the driveshaft / diff housing (the 2 cups where the shafts meet the gearbox), the engine size is embossed behind here and either says '1.8' or '2.0'. The shafts may/will have a heatshield around them though which will need to be removed if you want to see the number, plus the block might be dirty so might have to rub it a bit! Failing that, you could check the engine code/number somewhere, although I don't know where this is stamped on the engine (but others will) hth, Jon.

Ah cool cheers, that helpfully puts me off thinking about modding the KR, esp if the 9A is a better base. Perhaps it will stay as Yan, would be interested to hear your thoughts. I know that under-square engines (bore larger than stroke) such as bike engines are happier to rev, where as over-square (stroke larger than bore) are lazier, such as some V8s. I guess this is because U/S engine have less inertia as the bottom end is reciprocating less and as such are much more stable at high rpms? pure theory/opinion.

How so? Thanks for the mk3 information, great stuff! I guess my spare KR will stay a 1.8 for now then.

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"The largest commercially available conversion for a 1.8 litre GTI engine is the AutoTech 2.1 litre kit which has an 84mm bore and a 92.8mm stroke for 2057cc... uses 2-litre Passat crankshaft, AutoTech/Mahle oversized cast pistons, new bearings and a special head gasket. For the 16 valve engines, you also need a set of reduced height oil squirters, necessary because of the size of the crankshaft." I wouldn't farm out any of the work except the overbore/things I couldn't do myself, it's just interesting to see what's available out there really.

Adding both the cam and the manifold would rob you of some low-end (under 4000rpm) torque. imho, I would leave the skinny inlet manifold on, it will flow enough air for you no problems.

Hi guys, I just been running searches for 2.1 and 2.2 Litre, but it's picking up anyting with a 1 or 2 in :mad: So, I'll just ask you: besides the traditional KR head on 9a block, are there any kits out there to overbore / stroke either a KR or 9A past 2.0 litres? I'm thinking 2.1 or 2.2 litre mainly, and also any experiences with either of these would be greatly appreciated! p.s. please don't just say "don't bother".. I'm an engineer, I will need scientific proof! Ta, Jon.

Cool, so the other 2 hoses you have to get from VW? That sounds like a fair deal I think... would it be REALLY pikey to get them in purple to match the car? :oops:

Can anyone let me know which are the 2 of the 7 samco pipes which DON'T fit a Corrado 16v out of the Golf set? I'm having trouble picturing them.

What is a slider, do you mean a carrier? I've got a whole 16v rear beam going spare atm, so pm me if you can use bits off it. Oh yeah, I'm in oxford too ^_^