Mk3 golf AFT crossflow into my Mk1 Storm? plug and play?

[Rich_Rocco]

I've just purchased a crossflow 1.6 AFT engine from a mk3 golf (I was looking for a 5 speed gearbox and this whole engine came up for the same price) to hopefully drop into my mk1 scirocco and eventually put bike carbs on it.

til I decide to put the carbs on it I'm going to be using the engine as standard so I wondered...

since my car already has the counterflow 1.6 injected (k-jet) engine in it, will it just be a case of dropping the new engine in and plugging it into my existing wiring and its ready to go or will I need anything else like the ECU from the newer car?

I tried the search function and google and couldnt find an answer (there just seems to be a lot of stuff about modifying the engines)

cheers in advance

[ianaudia4]

Why would you go from a 110bhp engine to a 100bhp engine? Pretty certain you will need an ECU and maybe have issues with the factory fit immobilizer if it was fitted with one which I'm sure they were.

[Rich_Rocco]

you reckon my engine is still producing 110bhp? :p

thats beside the point however...

i have the ECU
no idea what to do with it though...

[mr.brown]

To start with you'd need the entire injection system and some/all of the air intake system. You'd have to customize the mk1 fuel lines to fit and perhaps introduce a fuel pressure regulator.

You'd then to marry up the coolant pipes to the existing rad / fuel tank. I'm not sure if the AFT block even has the mounting holes for the mk1 engine mounts.

Maybe new spark plug leads. Does the AFT have a coil pack or distributor?

Once you have all the hardware issues sorted you can worry about the ECU - and you'll probably find you're better off going with MegaSquirt

[Rich_Rocco]

cheers for that.

thankfully its complete with all anciliaries.

ive heard mixed things about the mounts.

suppose i'll just have to see when it turns up.
still a bargain even if i cant use it, im sure i'll be able to make my money back.

megasquirt was on the cards anyway haha