1.6 gte into 1.2 mk2

[wannabegsi]

alr8 lads ive just found myself a mint mk2 1.2. Ive got a gte on the drive as a doner car i want the engine out of the gte can some 1 plz give me the full list of items i will need to fit and run the mk2 correctly......

1 Will gte shocks and springs fit my mk2 ?
2 What items eg engine, box, fuel tank change pump what else will i need to do ?
3 will the mk2 handle as well as the gte ?
4 should i use the gte anti roll bars ?
5 what brakes should i fit ?

and any other comments soz about the essay :)

[Alex]

is it a 1.2 or 1.2i?

[wannabegsi]

its a 1.2 carb

[Alex]

you'll need
Fuel tank+pump
engine, box, loom, ecu, airflow meter

you should be able to use your 1.2 exhaust system, but it will be restritive

GTE suspension will fit and with this on it will handle exactly the same as the gte

at least put the gte breaks (disks, callipers and servo) on the mk2, or better still get some 16v ones


Anti roll bars - big debate over whether these are good or not

can't think of anything else right now

[wannabegsi]

the loom do i need the full loom or is it just a bit ?

[wannabegsi]

how will the brakes be if i just put gte discs and calipers on but leave survo

[geordie_racer]

u may aswell do the servo as it's an easy job and uve got it there ready. basically fit evrithin from the gte engine bay to ur 1.2.
then ull need engine loom, ecu loom
gte fuel tank, pump, ecu use the gear box from the gte altho u could use the 1.2 1 but the gte will b better. drive shafts won't make a difference either way and id say sell the gte shafts as most peeps want them for valver conversions so u can make a bit cash
shox springs easy job thro them on
exhaust system thro the gte 1 on it's bout half hour job

chris

[bad_boy_nova]

I changed my 4 speed 1.2 carb nova to a 1.6i GTE 5 speed f*cker! Well worth doing.

The things i used were:-

GTE Engine and Gearbox (obviously)
GTE Fuel Tank
GTE External injection pump
GTE Fuel Lines
I used the GTE driveshafts because the longer driveshaft had a torsional weight on it
GTE Radiator
GTE exhaust with a Peco BB2 back box
GTE ECU
I needed to put the extra wiring in for the ECU and fuel pump
GTE 6 clock instrument panel

Im using 2.0L 16v Astra GTE front brakes with a 1.2 brake servo

Im using a full gmax suspension kit (springs and shocks)

I didnt put the GTE anti-roll bars on because people say that it makes the handling worse, i dont know whether this is true or not.

[geordie_racer]

definately use the anti roll bars they'll make a huge difference as they'll help tighten up the handling. the only time the anti roll bars aren't used is when ur fitting 2 litre or big engines as theres a lot of extra weight over the front end and the rollbars cause handling issues due to weight displacement during driving and cornering

[Stuart]

i fitted an ARB to y 1.2 and it made the handeling shitte. took it off and it was back to normal and "nice" lol

[wannabegsi]

thanks alot 4 the help lads it should be done in next couple of weeks !!!!!!!
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