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what insurance company r u with? i wanna go with em!!!

I told my insurance company about fitting the 2.0 engine and they said it won't effect my premium! couldn't believe it. I think they're a few sandwhiches short of a picnic :lol:

My insurance quote will insure me identically on a conversion as apposed to a 1.6... they said they will just insure it as the car the engine came out of, I.e a gsi :)

oh, its slightly modified name should have given it away, sorry ignore me lol

Have you seen his car :o

[Edited on 27-09-2005 by Sly_SRi]

if i was you id sell you car and get a 1.6 sport... be cheaper to insure for a start, never mind easier to insure, many companies wont insure mine becuase its had a conversion but will insure me on a 1.6 sport... also i pay £770 fully comp on my converted 1.4 -> 1.6 sport but would only be £600 on a 1.6 sport... few things to think about

Definately worth it, your more than doubling your Bhp!

i think ill get mr mitchell to do it, not that good with engines

just gonna ring the insurance company, see how my there gonna rip me off by :S

its simple enough if your handy with a spanner and know how things work... can be labour intensive though... my advise would be to take a week to do it... just do a small bit at a time... that way you'll enjoy it..

i did mine in a day and a half but swore i'd never do it again... thats why i'm doing it again in 3 weeks time:o

You need an engine?? talk to me ;)

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Originally posted by Jason2004
how hard is it to do this conversion?

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how hard is it to do this conversion?

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Originally posted by Rob B
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Originally posted by Siberia
great conversion... but i would consider an uprated inlet manifold and not an f15cr gearbox...

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great conversion... but i would consider an uprated inlet manifold and not an f15cr gearbox...

standard 1.6 16v is 0-60 is 9.5seconds, can be less can be more depends how good you are... bhp is 106 or 109 depending what 1.6 you get. top speed, well its about 120ish.... but it will take a while to get there... look in the performance stats at the top for more info

I did that felt a lot quicker and I giggled a lot but after about 2 weeks it just felt normal! :lol:

will there be a big big different, and whats the spec on a stand 1.6 16v, 0-60, top speed, ect ect

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