Evening gentlemen

 

So, status is that I've been looking around to find some information on engines that would be able to fit 'directly' in my Skoda Felicia 1.3 glx (99), but I haven't found a list of specific engines.

It it possible that some of you are able to list some of the engines which is possible to fit in directly? (looking for 1.8/1.8T/2.0)..

Also, can any of you confirm that a 1.8t (Golf 4/Bora) would work fine?

 

Thanks for your time

Regards

If you want a 1.8 or 2.0 engine would it not be a good idea to purchase a good running car with these engines with the car go's brakes and suspension and other thing to match the cars performance manufactures spend a lot of time and money developing a car.

 

I have a 1998 Felicia from new and one of the charms is the well made engine the only item I would update is newer dampers all round.

 

If you want to go fast then buy a fast car but what do I know I have only had my Felicia 19 years and it still will break all the speed limits here in the UK with ease.

As Mike says: go and buy a car that was designed to do "fast" straight of the production line. Messing around with a Felicia to make it go faster is pretty much a waste of time, money and more importantly money. If you are in the UK, an engine swap for anything other than an identical unit, now requires paperwork to back it up, from a proper garage. If not you could easily end up with watching your car disappear on the back of a low-loader. You'll need this paperwork for your insurance company too, otherwise they're drop you, fast -or- if it gets stolen, you'll get the money for what a bog-standard 1999 1.3 Felicia GLX is worth. (Less excess, should round out to just enough to buy a bag of chips really)

From a technical aspect, as Mike says: you'll need to upgrade the front of the car. From what I recall not much actually fits the front of a Felicia in terms of suspension, I think the most common direct-fit is from a MK1 Focus. There are a few bigger brakes threads on here (again, non-VAG parts though)

 

Lookup Teflon Tom's build thread on his 1.8t, it will show you how much of a ball-ache trying to make one fit is. I think he was far more successful with 1.4i from a Polo (I can't remember which engine code he had)

 

 

The alternative is to try and track down the uprated components that were used on the competition cars. There were a couple of guys on here that had/built them. The competition cars were 1.3i's too, you you've already got a good base from which to start.

 

 

However, if you have the time, money and people willing to take it from you and give you the right paperwork.....the sky is the limit......there's a Felicia with a Golf VR engine in it (professionally done, so properly uprated parts as required, usually found for sale for around £10k) and there was tell, a few years ago, of a Skoda Fun with a Mitsubishi Evo engine and running gear in it, so all the power *and* all the traction.

On 1/14/2018 at 20:38, mikefelicia said:

If you want a 1.8 or 2.0 engine would it not be a good idea to purchase a good running car with these engines with the car go's brakes and suspension and other thing to match the cars performance manufactures spend a lot of time and money developing a car.

 

Car manufacturers spend a lot of time and money developing cars so that they sell. That means they are developed with a market in mind, rather than any individual. When a car manufacturer spends their time and money developing a car with my specific requirements in mind, hopefully I will be able to afford to buy it. Until that happens, I will continue modifying cars so that they better suit what I want.

If you have a car that you like, but which you want to improve, then improve it. Do not assume that another car that has some of the features you wish you had in your current car will necessarily make you happy. After all, a Golf 1.8T is just a Golf 1.8T, like all the thousands of others on the road. A Felicia 1.8T, however, is a whole different animal. I know, I bought and drove the Felicia 1.8T that TeflonTom built, and I have now transplanted the engine and other uprated parts into my mk2 Caddy pick-up. My partner has a mk1 Octavia RS that we have owned since new. Both the Octavia and the Caddy have 1.8T engines of around 180bhp, so their performance is pretty similar. The Octavia is more comfortable, more reliable, more practical, and easier to maintain. The Caddy puts a massive grin on my face every time I drive it.

 

On 1/14/2018 at 22:33, RainbowFire said:

Messing around with a Felicia to make it go faster is pretty much a waste of time, money and more importantly money. If you are in the UK, an engine swap for anything other than an identical unit, now requires paperwork to back it up, from a proper garage. If not you could easily end up with watching your car disappear on the back of a low-loader. You'll need this paperwork for your insurance company too, otherwise they're drop you, fast -or- if it gets stolen, you'll get the money for what a bog-standard 1999 1.3 Felicia GLX is worth. (Less excess, should round out to just enough to buy a bag of chips really)

 

If you want a Felicia that goes fast, and unless you have the good fortune to buy one that someone else has modified, the only way to get it is to "mess around" with it, or have it done on your behalf. If you do an engine transplant, the only "paperwork" you need is a note on headed paper from an independent garage confirming the engine number and engine size, plus the fuel type if you have changed e.g. from diesel to petrol. The DVLA need to see that to update the details on the V5C. No insurance company has ever asked to see this documentation for any of the modified cars I have owned, even when I have declared extensive lists of modifications. I have had no problems on the rare occasions I have had to make a claim.

 

I am not saying it is easy to modify a Felicia to go faster, given the fact that it was developed pre Skoda's incorporation into VAG, there is virtually nothing that is a straightforward swap from the VAG parts bin. If you have the time / expertise / money, then go for it. If not, there are other cars that make a lot more sense as the basis for modifications.

thanks a lot for your time and answers, gentlemen! Your inputs will definitely be taken into account! =)

Regards

On 1/14/2018 at 22:33, RainbowFire said:

If you are in the UK, an engine swap for anything other than an identical unit, now requires paperwork to back it up, from a proper garage.  

 

Is this very recent? I found swapping an 1.4 16v Polo AFH into a Felicia myself fairly painless from a legal point of view and I only registered that in 2014 I think.