mgmiller
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| posted on 2/1/08 at 02:36 PM |
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1.8T 20 v engine RWD conversion
Hi,
I'm looking at building a locost kitcar and fancy fitting a VW 1.8T 20v engine.
Does anyone know of a gearbox what will fit to the engine to make it RWD? or if an adaptor is available for a type 9 box.
Cheers
Mark
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ruudbeckers
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| posted on 2/1/08 at 03:01 PM |
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Hi,
and welcome to the forum.
You can buy a bellhousing for a type 9 gearbox. Have a look at:
http://www.tigersportscars.nl/Bellhousings.htm
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SALAD
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| posted on 2/1/08 at 04:03 PM |
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There was one on the bay the other day to mate the 1.8t to a Type 9.......I cant find it now, might have ended.
Proves they exist though........unless it was another flu-hallucination of mine?! 
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Gav
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| posted on 2/1/08 at 06:33 PM |
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Wouldnt a Type 9 start to fall to bits with the amount of torque a 1.8T 20v can output?
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 2/1/08 at 06:47 PM |
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have a look here for an mt75 based RWD conversion. A bit pricey though....
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thomas4age
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 05:18 AM |
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I believe Alphax has even got a cast alluminium bellhousing to mount the VAG turbo to a Type 9 box.
This one is in use by someone at the dutch kitcarclub, and I think he has bought the unit at alphax but not sure, if not it can also be sourced from a
Donkervoort
Grtz Thomas
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 3/1/08 at 03:23 PM |
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BGH do an uprated t9 gearbox
img]http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?action=attachment&tid=79671&pid=664292[/img]
Keith
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mgmiller
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 posted on 3/1/08 at 04:25 PM |
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Thanks for the inforamtion gents.
Looks possible to have a RWD 1.8T with a MT75 box or uprated t9.
Any one heard of a 1.8T conversion with a supra box?
Cheers
Mark
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thomas4age
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| posted on 4/1/08 at 06:40 AM |
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sounds stupid, Why throw away a perfectly good and relaiable toyota engine and replace with a VAG.....
can be done for sure, but I would keep the straight 6 on the supra box if it'spower you're after. elso put a 3sgte 2.0L turbo on the supra
box and still be better off than with the VAG (at least cheaper in tuning the thing)
grtz Thomas
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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