{"id":59111,"date":"2020-07-28T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=59111"},"modified":"2020-07-28T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T05:00:08","slug":"golf-mk1-with-a-1000-hp-turbo-1-8-l-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=59111","title":{"rendered":"Golf Mk1 with a 1000+ hp Turbo 1.8 L Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59118\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59118\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59118\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-01.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dalton-Racing-682347881844867\/\">Dalton Racing<\/a> and their VW Golf Mk1 traveled from their home in R\u00f6dham, Austria to Klettwitz, Germany for the L8-Night drag event. While there the team went 8.88 sec at 265 km\/h (164.6 mph) which is close to their personal best of 8.617 sec 262.07 km\/h (162.8 mph). The Golf is powered by a turbocharged 1.8 L 20v inline-four producing 957 hp and 803 Nm (592 lb-ft) of torque to the hubs on 3.53 bar (51.1 psi) of boost. A five-speed transmission with a Quaife gearset sends power to all four wheels through a 4Motion drivetrain.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wQokiE1S52Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F682347881844867%2Fvideos%2F678953862928497%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=600&#038;height=600&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59119\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59119\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59119\" 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-02.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-02.jpg?fit=750%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-02.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-02.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-02.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-02.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59120\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59120\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59120\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59120\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-03.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-03.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-03.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-03.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-03.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-03.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-03.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59121\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59121\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=59121\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-04.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-04.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-04.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-04.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dalton Racing Golf Mk1 with a turbo 1.8 L 20v inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-04.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-04.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dalton-Racing-682347881844867\/\">Dalton Racing FB page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3bUeAW8pW6ptnSj-KmWb2g\">Turboscheune Test &#038; Tune<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dalton Racing and their VW Golf Mk1 traveled from their home in R\u00f6dham, Austria to Klettwitz, Germany for the L8-Night drag event. While there the team went 8.88 sec at 265 km\/h (164.6 mph) which is close to their personal best of 8.617 sec 262.07 km\/h (162.8 mph). The Golf is powered by a turbocharged&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=59111\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Golf Mk1 with a 1000+ hp Turbo 1.8 L Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":59118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dalton-Racing-Golf-Mk1-with-a-turbo-1.8-L-20v-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101035,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=101035","url_meta":{"origin":59111,"position":0},"title":"Golf Mk1 with a 700 hp Diesel Inline-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Daniel Mrzyglod traveled from Poland to Santa Pod Raceway in the UK for Doorslammers 2023. Daniel brought his Volkswagen Golf Mk1 powered by a turbocharged 1.9 L TDI inline-four. The motor produces 700 hp and 1040 Nm (767 lb-ft) of torque thanks to a large Garrett GTX turbocharger and lot\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Golf&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Golf","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=133"},"img":{"alt_text":"VW Golf Mk1 with a 1.9 TDI turbodiesel inline-four","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-1.9-TDI-turbodiesel-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-1.9-TDI-turbodiesel-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-1.9-TDI-turbodiesel-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-1.9-TDI-turbodiesel-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VW-Golf-Mk1-with-a-1.9-TDI-turbodiesel-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":107106,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107106","url_meta":{"origin":59111,"position":1},"title":"Gateslicks&#8217; AWD Golf Mk1 with a 1.8T","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Gateslicks spent two years and a lot of work transforming his Volkswagen Golf Mk1 on his channel. The majority of time spent swapping the AWD powertrain from an Audi S3 (8L). The silver hatch is now powered by a turbocharged 1.8 L (AMK) inline-four. 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The engine is a 1.8 L 20vT AGU inline-four with CNC ported heads and Boba-Motoring tuned ECU. 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The car is powered by a turbocharged 16v inline-four making 1000 hp on E85 fuel. The motor features Wiseco forged pistons, Pauter forged X-beam rods, ACL bearings, Precision turbocharger, and ATS Racing's block girdle. 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The swapped it for a turbocharged 1.8 L (AUQ) inline-four and six-speed manual transmission from a Golf Mk4 GTI. The turbocharged motor produces approximately 178 hp (132 kW) and 173 lb-ft (235 Nm) of torque in factory spec. 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The race car is powered by a turbocharged 1.8 L VW 20v (AGU) inline-four. HillClimb Monsters reports the motor is producing 500 hp (367 kW) and 530 Nm (390 lb-ft) of torque. 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