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swapping 1.6 for 1.8 subi

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baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#70470
a friend of my fathers has offered us a 1.8l subi sportswagen at a very low price and i am looking at taking the engine to replace my wheezy 1.6 subi currently in my 76 kombi. the engine has done 2k+klms but has been maintained by ex-works specialists. when it comes to switching over, i believe as long as the engine is an EA81 it will bolt straight onto the conversion bits made for the 1.6 that i have at the moment. is this right? if not what would need to be modified?
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baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#70785
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool