Pelles Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 i been giving this alot of thought; i was initially gonna go and spend £800 on a nos kit just for bursts of power... but all day ive been thinking about a transplant, nothing too serious, i could probably insure upto a 1.8. So my options are; gti enginesi engine 130psi Also would both of those engines fit straight into my bay? (mk5b) and what legal stuff do i need to do, e.g. vin number etc, do i contact dvla or something and give them new details on the car? And, can people give me places to look for these engines, and a expected price that i would look to pay for, for one thats in good condition, and preferd low mileage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin_1.6_auto_WRC Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 A good zetec engine is gonna cost at least £400 so unless your doing the work your self itsgoing to cost you a lot more then that, especially if you havent got a zetec engine allready cos it means all the wiring to. You definitly have to let the dvla know but the best thing to do is send them an e-mail and ask i suppose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
900ss Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 I cant see why either of those 1.8's shouldn't fit into a mk5 if you've got all the bitsMk5 into a mk6 might give you a prob tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
900ss Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 I wouldn't tell anyone i changed the engines either,the only give away is the size in the block but you can soon grind that off,and whos going to be bothered to look right under the engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin_1.6_auto_WRC Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 best thing to do is just pop down the scrappy every so often and buy the complete car, then you've got everything you need. The mate down my local told me to wait until xmas time cos loads more rst's get written of at that time of year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelles Posted October 14, 2002 Author Share Posted October 14, 2002 I wouldn't tell anyone i changed the engines either,the only give away is the size in the block but you can soon grind that off,and whos going to be bothered to look right under the engine would i get away with that? lol im gonna be stopped constantly up here once i get it back, dont know what its like down south but all done up cars up here gets stopped and spot checked......they have some evil grudge against us.....but mind you, they dont get to see the insurance documents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
900ss Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 just change the engine numbers on the log book then,that should keep them happy cos u can hardly see the engine size in situ anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 Humm, well if the engines coming out and you aint gonna tell the insurance company you might as well get a 2.0 litre and sling her in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelles Posted October 15, 2002 Author Share Posted October 15, 2002 nah i will be telling the insurance company eventually....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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