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well… a 500 mile drive in a company car… 10 hours of pure madness in a Ford Transit… from Huddersfield to Ipswich just to get the engine 
Minty said – “You’re mad” when I told him where i came from … but my little VW golf is well worth it.
So… what is all the fuss about ??
The KR engine… (1.8 16v or GTi 16v as some may call it) was introduced in the Mk2 GTi 16v model in 1985. It used a K/KE-Jetronic multipoint injection system and produced 139PS without and 129 with the catalytic converter.
The one sitting in the garage now is a slightly ‘tweaked’ one… produces 155bhp… needs a new gearbox though. Actually needs a bit more to go in my Mk1… Still looking for more parts
