So, simple way to get more go is to put a proper GTi engine in it. I think the 1.6 is lower compression, but the 1.8 is 10:1, same as a GTI. I'd put a 16v in it, if you want more power and want to keep using carbs. Mike_H, Nov 6, 2011. #10.
Gear Ratio Guide. The table below covers all 020 transmissions as found in big block (1.5, 1.6, 1.8 and above) Mk1 Golfs. Note that VW also used the 020 transmission on Scirocco, Caddy, Jetta, and continued to use it for most big block Golf Mk2 (not G60? or 4WD) and most (not 16V, VR6 or 4WD) Golf Mk3 too, so you will often find newer and
The Mk2 was launched in 1984, powered by a 1.8-litre eight-valve engine making a fairly underwhelming 110bhp. In 1985, the model gained hydraulic tappets (they can chatter from cold but should
Earlier Mk1 Golf GTIs feature the desirable ‘spittoon’ three-spoke steering wheel with the classic Wolfsburg logo in a recess at its centre; early cars also separate the speedo and rev counter into round recesses in the dash while post-1980 cars have a single, rectangular binnacle with combined instruments. Pre-1980 cars also have the

PAS from VW Scirocco II fitted to late LHD models. A small batch of the very last RHD Mk 1 cabrios has officially commissioned retro-fitted Power Assisted Steering. Bad. Complicated left-to-right brake linkage robs brakes of feel and makes action unpleasant. Notchy 'across the gate' gearshift. (The first LHD Golf GTis were 4-speeders).

The 1.8i R / R-Line Citi Golf has a maximum power output of 90kW and thus becomes the most powerful Citi and first 1.8 since CTi in 1990. Incidentally, this is the most powerful production Mk1 Golf ever, its 8.6 second 0-100 time and 193km/h top speed trumping even the original Golf GTi’s 9.3 seconds and 182km/h.

. 161 340 253 151 375 183 97 90 305

golf mk1 1.8 gti specs