1.8t motor swap

[Mark L. Chang]

On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, JOHN BANDY wrote:

> Has anyone on the list put a 1.8t engine in a typ89? Seems like a
> logical choice, smaller/lighter engine with similar performance to the
> MC motor.  Might be someting I would try if i could find a 1.8t at a
> good price.  Any thoughts?

It has been done, yes, a couple times. Shannon Fieler (sp?) did the job
just a while ago on his 88 90fwd, I believe. He has a photo album up at
photopoint, but it isn't working right now;
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1750151&a=13480672&p=51641600&f=0

Seems to be pretty straightforward, with the exception of mounting it in
the engine bay. The motor mounts are all different for the 4 banger 1.8t
as opposed to, say the 20v 7A powerplant.

I have lots of messages regarding this swap from Shannon if you'd like me
to foward them. Also, there had been a nice discussion on the 20v list
about it. You can probably do a search at rennlist for the archives.

---
1991 90q20v