is there a 1.8 mk1 gti ?

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Sun 24 Oct 2004 10:37
is there a 1.8 mk1 gti ? - superstyler
anyone know off hand if the mk 1 golf is 1.8 or 1.6 or both , help would be appreciated, cheers
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Sun 24 Oct 2004 10:39
is there a 1.8 mk1 gti ? - superstyler
sorry i meant to say, golf !!!!!
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Sun 24 Oct 2004 11:12
is there a 1.8 mk1 gti ? - Stuartli
Here's a pic of a 1.8 Mk1 VW Golf GTi:

www.vwmonline.co.uk/readersdrives/view.asp?id=3745
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Sun 24 Oct 2004 11:14
is there a 1.8 mk1 gti ? - Doyle
Yep, both engines in the Mk1 gti (1800 from 1982)www.channel4.com/4car/buying-guide/used-car-buying...c
heap-hot-hatches/cheap-hot-hatches-12.html


Doyle
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Sun 24 Oct 2004 11:14
is there a 1.8 mk1 gti ? - Stuartli
Interesting link to Golf history:

www.matey-matey.com/dis_2.shtml
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Sun 24 Oct 2004 11:21
is there a 1.8 mk1 gti ? - Stuartli
Judging by Doyle's posting, the 1.8 engine wasn't used in the Mk1 for very long.
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Mon 25 Oct 2004 14:44
is there a 1.8 mk1 gti ? - blank
Both. 1.6 intially and later the 1.8. 1982 on IIRC. Lots of earlier cars now have 1.8's because they are torquier and I think stronger. Generally easier to find a used 1.8 from a Mk2 GTI and fit that if your 1.6 is past its best.

hth
Andy
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Mon 25 Oct 2004 16:17
is there a 1.8 mk1 gti ? - Stuartli
>>and later the 1.8. 1982 on IIRC>>

It was 1982, but I wasn't sure exactly what month in 1983 that the MkII first came to the UK.

What a pity that much of the original brief has been lost in the "fullness" of time....:-(
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