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I was wondering if anyone knew a shop in the GTA that could swap a 1.8T engine into a mkIII gti? And also, if anyone knows where I could find a 1.8T engine? Thanks!

 
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Theres alot of shops that can do it for you.

Heres a few shops that come to mind;

- SEM - Strictly European Motorsports
- European Speed Sport
- Lukazports
- H2Sport

Its all about money. How much do you have to spend will determine which motor you get.

For labour your looking at 2000$ and up..Motor & tranny, wiring, etc your looking at(at least the cheapest Ive seen it) about 1800$

But once the swap is done, damn its a whole different story.

 
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what do u mean by a whole diff story?
as in bugs that u have to fix and figure out?

 
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I'm guessing performance wise

 
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Yea performence wise,

Depending which motor you get(150 or 180HP) mods can be done to increase HP without killing yourself over the money;

ECU chip/flash - 400-700$ - 30-45HP - 35-55 TQ
Turboback Exhaust - 450-1200$ - 15-20HP - 15-20TQ

Since this is going into a MK3, Im not sure what the exhaust system would be. Also Im guessing the HP. Different brands and sizes give different HP..

 
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which engine would be better?

 
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Depends on what power you want. The AWD has the lowest compression, but it also makes 150/crank HP..AWP makes 180HP but has higher compression.

Also depends on your money situation. If you have 10G's to spend, you can get 180HP/6spd tranny, LSD, plus a mild turbo upgrade and be in the 300HP range...

 
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btw - you're gonna want to do the maintenance on the motor before it actually goes in - gaskets, flanges, fluid changes, etc. The shop shouldn't charge you that much more for the labour - since the motor is already out of the car.

You don't know the true story behind the motor - Save yourself the hassle before it gets worse

 
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^^ What he said. Make sure you do the timing belt & water pump. <-- Most important things.