20-02-2016, 08:41 AM
Dear 306oc,
I'm in a bit of trouble, as I can't which engine swap to go for. I've read a lot in the past 2 nights, but couldn't find help.
So the story: I have a 1.4 tu engined baby with a rebuilt, strengthened gti suspension, but the engine is dying and is quite weak. So I thought: why not change it for something faster? But here comss the catch... I live in Hungary, where we dont have any gti/vts cars, so no rs engine. Also no tct(xu10j2te) engines. We on the other hand have a lot of tu 1.6 16v nfu (tu5jp4) engines, some weaker ew10j4 engines and I found a s16 engine, which of course needs a rebuild.
So to the point: which engine should I go for? I'd like a reliable engine, with around 180-200hp, with lots of low end torque, as I don't really like to rev it past 6000. I know I could turbo the tu with standard internals, but what about a low boost s16 turbo? Can I get away using standard internals? All of this on vems management.
Thanks for reading all this!
Best Regards,
Chris
I'm in a bit of trouble, as I can't which engine swap to go for. I've read a lot in the past 2 nights, but couldn't find help.
So the story: I have a 1.4 tu engined baby with a rebuilt, strengthened gti suspension, but the engine is dying and is quite weak. So I thought: why not change it for something faster? But here comss the catch... I live in Hungary, where we dont have any gti/vts cars, so no rs engine. Also no tct(xu10j2te) engines. We on the other hand have a lot of tu 1.6 16v nfu (tu5jp4) engines, some weaker ew10j4 engines and I found a s16 engine, which of course needs a rebuild.
So to the point: which engine should I go for? I'd like a reliable engine, with around 180-200hp, with lots of low end torque, as I don't really like to rev it past 6000. I know I could turbo the tu with standard internals, but what about a low boost s16 turbo? Can I get away using standard internals? All of this on vems management.
Thanks for reading all this!
Best Regards,
Chris