corrado engine fits A2? will it?

[Doug Stufflebeam]

pretty much a direct bolt in. check Jan V's page i think i saw something
in there. BTW a VR6 will go in just as easy

[Ted L.]

I know of someone who put a VR6 in his 1991 Jetta GL. He said that it
was a direct bolt on. BUT BUT BUT.. you need the subframes from the
Corrado, and you need to adapt your dash to the Corrado instrument
cluster.

If you could afford it, go for the VR6. This guy's car literally puts
those Hondas and Acuras in thier places! It is a mod that is just
amazing! You can have the weightlessness of an A2, with the power of
VR6: a good power-to-weight ratio!

Ever see a supercharged Fastback? Uhhhhhh.. can you say FAST!
--
Ted L.
"Never underestimate the power of positive thinking!"

[Matt B.]

The Corrado G60 is mostly just the same 1.8 with a supercharger.

VW made G60 Golfs in Europe, so if they fit the Golf, it should fit
your Jetta.

--
-Matt
1991 Golf GTI 8v, 117K+ miles and counting...
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Cindy L Law wrote in message <7biaa4$1...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>...
>I was looking at a Corrado G-60 today and the engine didnt look to
much
>bigger than the 1.8 in my Jetta. at least it looked like the engine
>compartments were about the same size. is it possible to fit a
Corrado
>engine, what type engine is that anyways, in my '89 Jetta??????
Anybody got
>a Corrado web page out there?
>Just wondering, thanks again to you all, everybody at this newsgroup
kicks
>***.

[Cindy L Law]

[Eric Bateman]

I agree with this one. Peter Haug was kind enough to let me drive his
88 GTI w/VR6 transplant. That car moves pretty darn good; when I got
back into my 91 GLI, it was so slow I though something was wrong with
it.

The G-60 is an easier transplant though. The block is pretty much the
same and will bolt up to the 020 tranny. I believe you have to change
to the Digifant fuel pump because that system runs on considerably less
fuel pressure. The only other thing is finding a place for the
intercooler and related piping.

--
Eric
'91 Jetta GLI
http://www.crl.com/~ejeffrey/

[Alden Cates]

In article <36DCF0...@this.address>, Eric Bateman <n...@this.address> wrote:

> The G-60 is an easier transplant though. The block is pretty much the
> same and will bolt up to the 020 tranny. I believe you have to change
> to the Digifant fuel pump because that system runs on considerably less
> fuel pressure. The only other thing is finding a place for the
> intercooler and related piping.

020? The Corrado G60 uses the 02A tranny. The block appears to be the
same, but the following changed have been made:

-8.0:1 compression ratio

-cylinder head is heat treated to withstand the stress

-sodium cooled valves replace the the standard exhaust valves

-forged crank (though this left VW&Porsche mag confused, as every
watercooled VW since '78 has had a forged crank)

-pistons are cast, not forged, but are redesigned with thicker wrist pins

This was taken directly from an article about the G60 engine setup. See:
http://www.corrado-club.com/gallery/informational/index.html

If you're going to do a transplant, it's best if you have a whole doner G60 car.

-Alden

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[Frank Cerny]

Hmm? g60 or vr6?
Definitely go with the vr6. My brother and I thought of putting a g60
in our 89 5 door golf and then proceeding to work that motor. But, for
everyday driveability, not to mention shere TORQUE, we went with a vr6.
We also added 5 lug conversion, stock gti vr6 exhaust minus the center
resonator, and A3 dash--what a dream.
more to come...
chris

[VWJEF]

Yeah, it'll fit, but will take some work. I can give you more info, so if you
want e-mail me. I've done this G-60 conversion in a Vanagon and I own a G-60
to boot. VWJEF

[Eric Bateman]

Alden Cates wrote:
>
> In article <36DCF0...@this.address>, Eric Bateman <n...@this.address> wrote:
>
> > The G-60 is an easier transplant though. The block is pretty much the
> > same and will bolt up to the 020 tranny. I believe you have to change
> > to the Digifant fuel pump because that system runs on considerably less
> > fuel pressure. The only other thing is finding a place for the
> > intercooler and related piping.
>
> 020? The Corrado G60 uses the 02A tranny.

---snip---

Yes, but I was actually talking about conversions. The G60 motor is
able to bolt up to an 020 tranny, making a conversion much easier (is
what I should have said :-)