Jason Moyle Racing

Hi all,

Just wanted to share in amongst these great hi spec cars. There's great help and assistance from JMR for all level of projects, mine being far more humble. A 2L conversion of my std 1.8 GTI Cabrio.

My project is a 2L AGG block with an AKL cross flow head plus twin 45's

Jason has given up his time to help me as a relative novice and pointed me in the right direction. The AKL head is with engineers for work on the valves / seats, d sections removed from the piston crowns and I'll be doing some tiding of the ports, calculating the head cc, new tdc position and skimming the head / block. Jason tells me I can impress my friends with talk of 40 thou squish and 11:1 c.r 

Target for engine 150bhp

- Engine block AGG (GOLF MK 3 GTI 2.0 8V 1995-1999, PASSAT 1995-1996, VENTO 1995-1997)
- AKL head (06B 103 373A) - Ported, cam'd by JMR
- Work on head, pistons, valves, skim per Jason's instructions
- New fast road cam from JMR
- Inlet manifold - JMR
- Twin Dellorto 45s
- Throttle linkage to suit the carbs and a fuel pressure regulator
- 4 1 exhaust manifold
- Replace fuel pump with a Facet or similar electric unit
- Remove the accumulator and all the old fuel lines, replace.
- Use the factory relay and wiring to power the facet
- Retain existing DX Dizzy and TCI module
- Use the original breather to a catcher?
- Loom, plug it in as it was before, and bin off all the left over plugs once you're done.
- Remove dash to bin out unused wiring and facilitate new wiring from the boot . .
- Relocate battery and washer to boot
- Remove servo and pedal linkage
- Fit HRCP brake bias box
- Dual reservoirs added
- Remove scuttle
- Re position radiator to allow airflow to carbs
- Top fill rad, bin out expansion tank and associated plumbing
- Inlet manifold - JMR the 16v on this site.
- Bin out the original oil cooler and plumbing and install Mocal take up with stat and oil rad
- JMR Mounts
- up rate anti role bars, brace top and bottom at front, top at rear
- Poly bushes and Gaz coilovers
- replace wishbones



AKL Head / gasket

No need to weld / re-shaping the oil drain / crankcase to head vent located in the front of the head (between cylinders 1 & 2), however use a hi spec metal gasket Victor Reinz part no 61 3180 00

However, in this particular set up the AKL head will require the front left and front right cylinder head bolt holes opened up to 12mm to allow the M11 head bolts to fit. This is because the AKL code 1.6 06X type engines utilise M10 head bolts, and these outer two cylinder head bolt holes are partially machined smaller so they are a close fit to the head bolt and thus align the head on the block. If you use a head from an AFT code 1.6 EA827 type engine then this modification would not be required as they utilise M11 head bolts as standard.

Jason (Kent - jrgibb)

Thanks for the help and contributions of Jason, Dan, Chris for much of the above information and spending the time to mail, call and sharing their incredible knowledge of these cars and engines!!