quicksilver engine in a gti 106?

  1. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #1
    hi my mate has a 106 gti which hes breaking and another mate has a smashed up quicksilver so hes interested in buy my other mates gti as a rolling shell and putting his 1.4 engine, g/box, loom, interior etc in to the gti, just a quick question is this overly difficult to do say compared to just fitting a gti engine in to a gti, hes to young to be able to afford to pay the insurance on a 106 gti thats why were putting his 1.4 engine in plus hes getting the rolling shell for about £500 with all the brakes with new discs and pads and lowered bilstein suspension so its a good buy probably just as cheap as a quicksilver with a knackered engine but you get the bonus of the bilstein suspension and rear discs
  2. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #2
    its just the came as a normal conversion man
    as long as all the plugs match up it wont be too hard
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 8935 Ibiza Cupra 204bhp
    #3
    never ever try a conversion with a single plug engine into a 3 plug car... bad times..
    Good luck though if you attempt it
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2008 Notts Posts: 6227 White pug 106 1.6
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by evans1089 View Post
    never ever try a conversion with a single plug engine into a 3 plug car... bad times..
    Good luck though if you attempt it
    Cant you just get a 3 plug loom for the engine?
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by evans1089 View Post
    never ever try a conversion with a single plug engine into a 3 plug car... bad times..
    Good luck though if you attempt it
    so would you deffo say a quicksilver is a one plug and a gti is a 3 plug? if so if we did go ahead what needs to be done
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #6
    ive just spoke to a mate hu put a 1 plug gti engine in to his gti which originally he had a 3 plug he said he used the old loom with the new engine and it ran perfectly fine as i can vouch for
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #7
    its when you mix looms you have the problems, not engines.
    insurance will still be higher than a quicksilver imo.
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 portsmouth Posts: 143 saxo vtr, dark green, black vtr alloys, lowered, d
    #8
    should b fine