Project: 1.6 N/A going in a 94 Jetta GL 2.0L Gasser

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Oh yeah I bolted my 1.8L gas downpipe on and manifold to the diesel engine. Then on the end of the downpipe welded on the flex pipe from the A-1 in place of the cat on the gas, then have to connect it to the rest of the gasser exhuast system which has two mufflers, but is a much larger pipe then the old 1" and whatever the a-1 had on it. I am not sure on the 2.0L engines. Maybe the same. As long as its 4cylinder and not a 16v most everything from the gassers to the diesels swap, valve cover, tranny(gearing issues) need to drill holes in the block for power steering on older blocks like my CR 1.6 and swap a power steering pump from a A-2 and pullies cause the old ones have the v-belts not the micro groove newer style.

[Golf/Jetta]

actualy i was thinking of changing the alternator braket to the a3 style an run an a3 alternator instead of changing a2 alt belts evey 3 months....
but right now i fixed the back brakes (disc) and i'm on fixing the control arm bushing (the bigger one that doesn't requier a 10 ton press) inner an outer tierods, ball joints, shocks seem ok...
i have the chock cable but need to install.. looking for fuel cable may even take the inter oil cooler off the 2.0 and slap it in the 1.6..¿?

[A1-2-A3]

Your putting in a turbo 1.6 then, Intercooler you say your going to install?
Thought you were running a 1.6N/A
Just wondering what advantage of the intercooler on a N/A if any and maybe I am misunderstanding the whole thing!!

[Golf/Jetta]

i don't know.. but it'll have it, if i can fit it :D

[Golf/Jetta]

A1-2-A3
How does your Golf 1.6L N/A Diesel go up hills, which tranny did your go with, how much does your Golf weigh GVW and your fuel mileage that your getting with that setup?

i haven't done the swap yet and trying to predict what'll happen..

[A1-2-A3]

I don't know how much the car weighs? Too heavy to lift anyways
I have not got it completely ready for the road yet wokring on engine problems, mainly leaks, then after that its going to be painted and all that. So probably another couple of months if I am lucky till its on the road. They say you need 26hp to make a car go 100kph.(with no winds and hills of course) I just bolted the awy 5-speed from the 1.8. I figured at 65mph 2800rpm in fifth(which is about the peak torque of the 1.6.) It may or may not work. It has a k and n air filter, GTD nozzles, larger exhuast, going to have a ram air intake, and if it cant hold up to highway speeds it will get a better pump when its blown. For the most part of its life only needs to go 50kph in town. A 12hp motor could reach that speed.
You just can not expect any sort of performance in the end. Don't ever try to race anything with this setup and be prepared for ignorant people in SUV's honking because you dont have 300hp and 8mpg to get you away from the light at break neck speeds only to slam on the breaks a few seconds for a red light. It should get good mileage in the end.
I think it had a 4.30 final drive 4 speed in the a-1 and going to a 3.89 but the fourth gear is 1.14 or something and the fifth is barely overdrive at .98 or something, I forget the actual specs on the gearing,(not going to look it up right now!) I might be running in fourth lots, if it needs just a little more to hit fifth I will get shorter tires.
The guy I got the car (a-1 1.6) from was going to make it into a generator.
My brother wants me to put a 1.9TDI in a 1971 ford f-100, I think it would work if it was chipped and everything, My inline six in my ford only has 140hp, 275 torque and the tdi would make 130hp and 200 and some torque, I can go 100mph and he would maybe go 75mph but get 35mpg.

Its all what a person wants to do I guess. Its a easy drop in the a-3 everything bolts right up.The hard part will be figuring the tach to work and the guages.

[Golf/Jetta]

ahh some good news... on a mk3 or a3 2.0L Gasser engine, mounts are the same for 1.9TD diesel engines

[Golf/Jetta]

between the mk2 Jetta and mk3 Jetta the weights are 195kg
mk2 1475kg 3,681.719 LBS or 1.475 metric tons
mk3 1670kg 3,251.818 LBS or 1.670 metric tons
195kg 429.901 LBS or 0.195 metric tons

Trannys
Code....1st.....2nd....3rd....4th.....5th....R&P.....Notes
ACH.....3.45...1.94...1.37...1.03..0.75...3.94.....'85 1.6L Diesel
AWY.....3.45...1.94...1.44...1.13..0.89...3.94.....'90 Diesel
CHE.....3.45....1.94...1.28...0.97..0.80...3.67.....From '93 115hp, Large input shaft

Now which one is better the ACH or CHE tranny.. i have no idea what R&P stands. for

[A1-2-A3]

Thats not too bad then. like traveling with two extra people in the car then all the time over a A2. I had a a-1 I don't know how slow the 1.6L N/A was in a a-2., It was no speed demon in a A-1. I could hit 136kph I drove it down the highway usually at 120 and it always could do that speed on a very very steep hill maybe drop down to 110 or 105, most speed limits here are 100kph,(62mph) On th trans-canada its 110, people usually drive 120-150 on that one though, filling up every city cause there fuel pig is empty. Then I go by them buzzing at 120 and pass them 5 times on a 800km trip.

[Fatmobile]

The dreaded AWY trany.
There has been a few poeple on here who did the 5th gear swap or swapped on a completely different trany, because it had them revving way too high, and ruined their fuel mileage.

[A1-2-A3]

It will be revving at lower RPMs then the old four speed that it had in the old rabbit(comparing the final drives in top gear with the calculator on the vw tranny site) The problem I whink will be if there is not enough power to pull it self which is possible it will have to be back into fourth which will be revving higher then the old four speed from 79. I don't know, have to drive it and find out, I am definately not going to run the old four speed they were made for the States with the 55mph speed way back when. The thing would rev so high with the four speed I thought the enigne was going to come apart at 70mph. Yeah you are right on the AWY tranny gets praise for nothing, I will find out why, not like a guy can get a diesel 5 speed around here, impossible! I have phoned auto wreckers and they laugh at me when I say VW diesel. Older then 10 years all scrap.

[Golf/Jetta]

Went to the boneyard and found this out
but didn't note their features

92 Passat 4Dr 1750KG
95 Golf 4Dr 1640KG
96 Golf 4Dr 1580KG
92 Golf 4Dr 1450KG
92 Passat 4Dr 1750KG
93 Golf 4Dr 1580KG

my car
92 Jetta 4Dr 1475kg 3,681.719 LBS or 1.475 metric tons
94 Jetta 4Dr 1670kg 3,251.818 LBS or 1.670 metric tons

The janitor Passat Wagon 4Dr 1770KG

now i have seen some mk2 Passats having 1.6TD in them

[Fatmobile]

Is GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) the max the car should weight loaded?
I was thinking the stock '92 Jetta would outweight the '92 Golf by more than 25 kilos.

[Golf/Jetta]

Is GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) the max the car should weight loaded?

No, GVW is the weight of the car after its assembled should included a driver too but a manican would do too..

[A1-2-A3]

I checked the how heavy these cars are on this website
http://www.crashtest.com/explanations/archive/crash.htm
It shows the 80 rabbit at only 170 pounds less wieght then the 93 golf
I donèt understand why there is such differences in weights of these cars and here it shows not. I guess its whatever a person wants to believe!