Do you want to fit a 20v 1.8 turbo engine to your Mk1, 2 or 3 Golf or Corrado?

Do you have the ability to fit and plumb the engine but are put off by the complexities and pitfalls of installing the engine management and system?

If so the QPEng ‘Plug and Play’ EMS kit could be the solution you have been looking for.

Engine conversions have long been one the driving forces behind the ever creative and trend setting water-cooled dub scene both in Europe and the ‘States. In the past Volkswagen’s evolutionary approach to new model design has often meant that transferring engines, transmissions and other components from late to early vehicles can be completed with relative ease, allowing the creation of cars with performance that Wolfsburg either couldn't or dared not release to the public. However, with the 1997 introduction of the 1.8T 20v engine things were about to change.

In recent years an ever tightening band of emissions, safety and security regulations has forced manufacturers to fit increasingly complex control systems to their vehicles. These systems are often integrated across the vehicle in order to increase functionality and reduce cost and assembly time. While the 1.8T 20v engine is one of the strongest and certainly the most tuneable engine VW has ever released, its potential as a transplant engine is somewhat marred by the need to transfer other components such and the instruments and steering column from the donor vehicle in order for the in engine management system to function. In addition, like most turbo charged engines, significant power and torque increases are available by reprogramming the ECU. However, the cost of these remapping services is often also significant and if the new map has not been developed correctly driveability can be compromised.

The QPEng EMS kit approaches things from a different direction.