Polo
I had a Mk2 Polo before my Golf GIT.

45bhp and 1043cc. No brake servo. The best thing about it was that you could rev the engine to the point of destruction and corner it on the doorhandles.

The most extreme I ever saw was a guy who'd fitted a Volkswagen G40 engine to his Mk2 Polo. It was only 1.3 litres but it was supercharged and good for 113bhp - the same as a stock Golf GIT.

That wasn't enough however, thanks to a custom exhaust and new ECU it was somewhere in the region of 160bhp by the time he finished with it.

160bhp. And no brake servo.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 13 Feb 2009, 13:12, 1 reply)

Sounds like a recipe
For a disaster. The stock brakes were bad enough from memory, they were the first thing that got changed on mine.

regarding older VW's - A mate had the VW Corrado G60 and I'd still have your arm off for one of those or a R32 version today. Gorgeous looking motors still.

*Goes to google for a quick reminisce*
(uk_viper stopped lurking on, Fri 13 Feb 2009, 13:41, closed)

My bro had two Corrado VR6s...
...the nicest sounding engine ever and the nicest chassis I've ever driven. Even more throttle steerable than the Mk2 Golf GIT.

Gorgeous.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 13 Feb 2009, 13:52, closed)

That 2.9 block was so heavy, that was the only downside!
Plenty of power though...

And kudos to VW for keeping the engine mounts similar enough for so many years that plenty of this mental engine swapping could be accomplished! You can get a VR6 in a mk1 Golf, but it's a tight squeeze.
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Fri 13 Feb 2009, 14:05, closed)

Drools
I'd have loved one, but due to me being a stupid twat and subsequently acquiring 3 points on my license at the ripe old age of 20-21 - I was completely un-insurable for anything above a 1.3 for a year or two. I'd love to get my hands on one now though, thought at this point good ones are like hen's teeth
(uk_viper stopped lurking on, Fri 13 Feb 2009, 14:30, closed)

There's a guy selling a *mint* G40 down south right now
Have a look on clublupo.co.uk If I had £2k sitting around and I wasn't at the other end of the country, I'd be there in a shot.

BTW - "hearse" = "breadvan" in the community.

dxg - a moderator on uk-polos.net. Yes, there's a website for everything...
(dxg, Sat 14 Feb 2009, 11:16, closed)

Breadvan!
:-) You learn something every day!
(uk_viper stopped lurking on, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 16:18, closed)