1.8t motor swap

[griz]

I read in an issue of European Car that Ron Wood put
a 16v 1.8 into a 4000q. Seems like it was in a 1998
issue in one of the tech write-ups for the 4000q.
Anyone have this issue stashed away to verify?
Dennis

"Mark L. Chang" wrote:
>
> 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.
>
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> 1991 90q20v