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Mar 25, 2016 20:38:11 GMT
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Thanks guys. I haven't actually spoken to the insurers properly yet as I'm not 17 till July. I think if I was to do that first then I could look at adding power/dropping weight. As with all young drivers, the insurance is the issue with anything I can do so any help with a way to go about it Is greatly appreciated Maybe best to get some driving experience first before you think about upping the power too much |
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hkr91
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Mar 26, 2016 10:51:59 GMT
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Bang for buck you're better off dropping the engine out and throwing a different engine in her... what about sourcing a 1.3? Engine swap to gain 10 bhp? Really? Hardly worth the effort. The 1 litre isn't as bad as people make out. It has the same bore as the 1.3, just a shorter crank and a head with small ports ad valves. I pressume vw did this on purpose to give more difference between the 1 litre and the equally low power 1.3. There are 3 maybe 4 engines that are ever worth the hassle of doing an engine swap. The 75bhp gt engine, the 115bhp g40 engine, the 75bhp 1.6 8v or the 100/125bhp 1.4/1.6 16v engines. Anything else IS a waste of time. Years ago we had a 1.1 Golf iirc, at the time we managed to source a 1.8 running twin carbs for £150. For that £150 I wouldn't have been able to match that engine power output of the 1.8 using the 1.1. I never realised the difference between the 1.0 and the 1.3 was only 10BHP - I learn something new each day. Are any bigger conversions easily done using the Polo? |
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g40jon
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Mar 26, 2016 12:01:28 GMT
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In a word no. The polo will only take small block engines. The golf gti engine from the mk2 would need a custom front subframe. The most powerful 1.3 was the gt at 75bhp. All the other 1.3 engines in the uk were around 55 bhp
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