GRAND'ADS

hi there , after a steal on ebay i also decided to go down the tfsi route in my 1.8 16v 89' rado ! i am well into it although its only really a weekend thing im going for a full tidy up too ! i have used a mk5 fsi 6 speed box which uses pretty much the same casing as my original box so then used original front and nsr mount , iv fitted a vr subframe and am in the process of fabricating a osr mount that is lower to clear the turbo , i have also had to cut a piece out of my chassis leg to allow room for the turbo pipe that runs below the crank pulley up to the turbo to fit ! at the moment i am drawing blanks everywhere when it comes to decodeing an ecu i have aquired , im more than happy to help ( if i can ) with anything i can , thanks , ads

cheers for such a quick response lads ! thanks for your advice ! from what you guys are saying im thinkin a 150 bhp engine with a ko4 turbo ,as i think i can get one of them pretty cheap , but what else do i need to change other than injectors ? also does anyone konow anything about the six speed box that is out of the mk5 fsi or gt that fits straight in not like the six speed in the mk 4 . I cant use my original box cos i snapped the front of the cast whilst encounterin broken front engine moun ! i have ordered a pvw that apparently covers it ?? thanks for the support too ! its been received well as my two dubhead mates have pissed off travellin round the world !!

hi all , my name is ads . goin bald at twenty two earned me my user name !! :scratch:im a mechanic and have owned my 89 1.8 16v for a couple of years now with a full respray by a mate for dirt cheap got it lookin respectable with some fk highsports an some ratty seventeens i decided to sell it ! but after advertisin it on ebay an not gettin more than a grand for it decided to keep it an go for the very popular 1.8t the car has now been off the road for about a month due to a f***ed ring gear meanin push startin nearly every day !!!! :mad2: so far i have all the old subframe an engine out , iv jus disconnected all the wiring from the fuse box ready to go to qpeng after such a good review from alot of you guys , i also cut the scuttle panel??? out to go for the minimal look , sourced an picked up a vr6 front subframe with 288mm brakes , wishbones , rack an a.r.b . i initally went for five stud hubs because i bought a set of 9x16 keskin kt1s that were five stud so after refurbin three of them pickin up the hubs showed the wheels to be 5x112 !!!!!!!!!! transporter size !!!!!!!!! gutted . anyway gonna get as many parts powder coated or stove enamalled as possible to keep it all as clean as poss! however ..... what i do need help with is engine , lookin on the forum an keepin my ears open i havent found the very sought after bam , only a bloke who wanted 2200 cos it had done bugger all miles ! is a gt28 gonna bolt on to the 150 engines ? and am i gonna be lookin at the same 270 ish bhp that im hopin for ? bearin in mind im doin this as i go on the same as everyone else im sure ! a shoestring ! ha , but hopin to do as much of it as possible outside on a gravel drive !!! also has anyone got an intercooler that fits behind their grill and goes down to the number plate recess ??? i have drilled 8mm holes through the recess an would like an intercooler that can fit that space ?