just wondering if all the bits would fit? out of curiosity.

if not what other engines are there....

Anything will fit if you're prepared to really go for it, Badger5's 1.8t into a Lupo is proof of that. It wouldn't be cheap though.

The engine would physically fit and should mount up just fine.

However I think the struggle would be the crossflow design on the engine, wouldnt be alot of room at the front.

You'd probably be better off tuning the existing engine. It's going to be a remarkable amount of money down the drain what ever way you look at it, you would need to get all of the electronics talking to one another, including the ABS, power steering, immobiliser etc etc etc.

It's not like bolting in another engine like you could have done many years ago.

You could get a reputable VAG tuner to get more power out of yours for much less money. But it would still hurt the wallet.

just curiouse not going to do it, but however an older engine might be a plan

Nathan @ APS is into 2.0 8V's engines and getting power out of them, might be worth a call.

is there any internet sites?

sorry i misread this as the 2.0tdi, which would fit quite easily as same as 1.9 bototm end.

As for the 2.0 turbo. Could be done, OE parts were selling about 5 new 2.0 TFSI engines recently, they were £1500 with turbo + vat, which i though was cheap.

But for all the hassle and general scarcity of the engines, you'd be better off going the 1.8T route, shoul dbe easy as most parts from the ibiza will be interchangable.

A guy on a seat site has just managed to fit a 1.8t to a mk2 ibiza 2.0 and did it himself within 2 weeks. If you have the patience and are able to aource a good engine, it would mae sense to go this route.

2.0t too expensive at the moment.

A guy on a seat site has just managed to fit a 1.8t to a mk2 ibiza 2.0 and did it himself within 2 weeks. If you have the patience and are able to aource a good engine' date=' it would mae sense to go this route.

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I didn't see this one Ant, he obviously managed to get all of the electronic bits communicating though. I would have thought this to have been by far the hardest bit, especially considering the trouble Jason had just slotting a slightly uprated version of his existing engine in, had to change masses of bits even down to the pedal box.

I suppose VW have made it easier over the years to change mechanical bits as it aids production methods, ie. same engine and gearbox mounts etc. makes it simple and cheap at the factory. Going back to my years of messing about with that sort of stuff, in mk1 Golfs and the like, if you had a small block engine in it to start with you had to weld in engine mounts etc just to get a new engine sat in there. Nowadays it's the electronics that seem to be the headache.

Still anything is possible with time / knowledge / money

BTW I also initially assumed a 2.0 TDI when clicking on it as that's the way my brain is wired up, and with all the TDI owners on here etc

guys name is roly

http://www.seatenthusiasts.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=51179

why cant he just attach a turbo to the current 2.0 8v engine????

Yeah... had to change a throttle pedal... unbelievable the little things that are so unique and needed those exact generation of parts to work.... I bet there would be all kinds of problems getting a TFSI to work. I suspect you'd need all the wiring looms like I did, then have the fun of trying to match up bits to the oem skoda fittings, and if they were mismatched the fun of getting bits out the donor car into it.

At least with mine I had matching electronics when it came down to hooking up my original heating/air-con, the rear lights, the door loom plugs, braking system, and more.

Nice to dream though isn't it?

why cant he just attach a turbo to the current 2.0 8v engine????

cos whacking a turbo on an N/A engine is not an exact science, where as borrowing a tried and tested engine is a lot more sensible and also easier to do.

Plus the 1.8T is still the strongest VAG engine available. Think of the cost of uprating the 2.0 8v to run a turbo, not to mention the gearbox etc etc.

1.8T all the way.

There are turbo kits available for the 2.0l N/A engine, but they cost a lot and have limited power capabilities. As Ant says the 1.8t is just begging for it!

If it was my money I would either:

a) Buy a car with more tuning potential in the first place

Accept a more modest power increase and do some cylinder head re-working of the existing 2.0, maybe even an overbore of the block for masses of torque, coupled with a re-map or piggy back ECU upgrade.

Either way it's dead money and will be an insurance nightmare - but hey, it's fun!