Carbs

[sl1m1thy]

i was thinking about power modds for the 1.8 16v gti its the (1871cc or sumert like that)

i was thinking about the idea of running carbs on it and before people say SEARCH i did and all i realy found was a guy with a 1.4 thinking of doing it and everyone saying buy a gti or moaning about insurance premiums (i have my current mods declared so this doesnt really bother me)

and before people just say buy a cupra im 20 atm i dont see the point of moving to a slightly higher spec car now im gunna wait till im 25 then make a BIG jump to something alot faster but want more from it in the mean time

I was looking for ideas is it likely to make a huge difference? and is it worth it for the cost?
also other power modifications and ideas? as im selling my mk4 soon so will have bout 2k to play with

 

[ibiza_95]

a mate of mines putting carbs on an ABF,
his shopping list so far,

Bike carbs
inlet manifold
hoses to join carbs to manifold
KR - Ignition driver (or something like that)

And is aiming for around 180bhp

Since yours is a 1.8 not sure what youll be ooking at power wise... but that list cost around 300 pounds or so...
ABF is just a 2L

 

[WeeJase]

i was thinking about power modds for the 1.8 16v gti its the ABF 1.8 (1874cc or sumert like that)

YES 1.8 ABFs DO EXIST

i was thinking about the idea of running carbs on it and before people say SEARCH i did and all i realy found was a guy with a 1.4 thinking of doing it and everyone saying buy a gti or moaning about insurance premiums (i have my current mods declared so this doesnt really bother me)

and before people just say buy a cupra im 20 atm i dont see the point of moving to a slightly higher spec car now im gunna wait till im 25 then make a BIG jump to something alot faster but want more from it in the mean time

I was looking for ideas is it likely to make a huge difference? and is it worth it for the cost?
also other power modifications and ideas? as im selling my mk4 soon so will have bout 2k to play with

you not getting confused with ADL engine code? never heard of an 1.8 ABF

gear box is waek link in the chain,change it for a mk2 golf gti 16v box or change the final drive on yours.

 

[M4TTYF]

could i put a gti box on my 1.4 as mine is cream crackered

 

[orangemuffin]

never understood this ..... what does putting the bike carbs on do ????

 

[F2 Stu]

No such thing as a 1.8 ABF.

 

[WeeJase]

No such thing as a 1.8 ABF.

you know that,i know that......but THEY DO EXIST

 

[crezz]

haha... now now

 

[F2 Stu]

you know that,i know that......but THEY DO EXIST

Is that the same thing when I put a 1.4 badge on the back of mine?

 

[crezz]

i dunno but that would be amusing to see someone pull up beside you in there little vtr

 

[ibiza_95]

never understood this ..... what does putting the bike carbs on do ????

makes it more powerful...
changes the whole fueling and breathing setup...

 

[orangemuffin]

right and your mate is hoping for an extra 20/30 bhp off the mod....think i might have to do some reading up on this.

I am considering my opitions at the moment.....one thing i did see was..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220389430306

dont know if its lies or not though.

 

[ibiza_95]

fuel economy goes out the window, you remove the ecu and everything too... its what the mk1 golf people do to get the clean engine bays... his is also a mk1 golf btw...

 

[edc]

For a 1.8 best bang for buck is probably whack in a 2.0 bottom end and go to Stealth for a 'tune up'. Bike carbs are cheap enough to buy but when you cost the whole project up then it's not really that economical. Same is true for bike throttle bodies. I started collecting bits for a bike TB conversion ages ago but like all the best ideas they are hard to see though.

 

[orangemuffin]

I see......

I have a cracking pic of an example of this from gti spring last weekend.

 

[sirjimalot]

i ran my mk3 polo gt on bike carbs! Believe it or not but the fuel economy was actually matched or there abouts by the carbs to the standard mpi!

Good mod, sound fantastic, mine cost me about £90 all in. but what a fanny on to maintain!!

Injection ftw <-- HA

 

[sl1m1thy]

not had internet in a few days pc died but im olny going off what you people said when i got the mk2 i posted pics up one of which being the engine

and everyone was like no thats a 2l and oh thats an abf and the such so that engine is a 1.8 so is it the adl then?

 

[sl1m1thy]

from the car thread

looks like an ABF to me mate...
in which case its a 2L 16V

love the wheels tho think they look schweet

and

Definately looks like a 2.0 16v never seen a 1.8 look like that :S

so yer what am i supposed to pay attention to???

 

[sl1m1thy]

......... so basically not a good idea then ?

 

[ibiza_95]

see the little black square at the back left of the picture...
look on there and itll tell you the engine code. Tell us the code and well tell you what it is