22-08-2012, 04:15 PM
Icv is a common issue on all XU petrols. Easy to fix.
Only thing to watch out for with the 1.8 is the coil pack. If it breaks down, it can very easily spike the ECU leaving you with needing a new ECU. Other than that there reliable providing their serviced as recommended.
For petrol, the gti is actually better due to not being worked as hard. The 1.8 is similar to the gti in that all it's power is high up. You have to work them harder than most cars to get them to go but they do go well for only 112bhp. Really nice revvy engines and quite a bit more refined than the gti.
Oh and I wouldn't bother with the gti manifold if it's just going to be your daily driver. There good but these old Siemens ecus don't like mods. The gti manifold worked fine but it's quite expensive in the grand scheme of things.
Only thing to watch out for with the 1.8 is the coil pack. If it breaks down, it can very easily spike the ECU leaving you with needing a new ECU. Other than that there reliable providing their serviced as recommended.
For petrol, the gti is actually better due to not being worked as hard. The 1.8 is similar to the gti in that all it's power is high up. You have to work them harder than most cars to get them to go but they do go well for only 112bhp. Really nice revvy engines and quite a bit more refined than the gti.
Oh and I wouldn't bother with the gti manifold if it's just going to be your daily driver. There good but these old Siemens ecus don't like mods. The gti manifold worked fine but it's quite expensive in the grand scheme of things.
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1999 China Blue 306 GTi6 - Eaton Supercharged - 214.5bhp 181lbft
1999 China Blue 306 GTi6 - Eaton Supercharged - 214.5bhp 181lbft