ok so i have an F reg 1988 Polo coupe S 1.3

Just checking what engine code it has,....turns out its an MH, but the sticker also says its a POLO COUPE GT?

any ideas if it is or not????

complete beginner here too so any help is well needed!!

Coupe S was called a GT in europe, VW UK decided to rebadge them on import for some reason. MH is the engine code for a late mk2 coupe s. Also in europe they made a carbed 75bhp version but the UK never got this one, probably because UK models couldn't have brake servos fitted.

Coupe S was called a GT in europe, VW UK decided to rebadge them on import for some reason. MH is the engine code for a late mk2 coupe s. Also in europe they made a carbed 75bhp version but the UK never got this one, probably because UK models couldn't have brake servos fitted.

cheers dude

I'm just replacing the carb on the car now.....its a pierburg 2e is this standard ???

Coupe S was called a GT in europe, VW UK decided to rebadge them on import for some reason. MH is the engine code for a late mk2 coupe s. Also in europe they made a carbed 75bhp version but the UK never got this one, probably because UK models couldn't have brake servos fitted.

or are the standard coupe s models injection????

sorry if i sound real dumb but i am as stated a complete beginner!

nope coupe s are carbs

nope coupe s are carbs

cheers dude...so I've actually just got the standard 55bhp model then? not the euro 75bhp??

yep bogo one same as non coupe s models..

yep bogo one same as non coupe s models..

ha ha so i got excited for no reason lol....although stictly speaking it is a GT lol,.... just putting a weber twin on it but now i need to find which air filter will fit cus the original wont go on...

anyone any ideas??

the new k & N pancakes look nice!!

pretty much all coupe s still had the GT sticker in the boot I think. Some managed to slip through retaining the GT badge on the front grill too. They are still 55bhp MH engines though. yeah it's a carbed engine, I just said that above to point out that the euro mk2 GT is still carbed and not the same multipoint injection engine as found in mk3 GTs

pretty much all coupe s still had the GT sticker in the boot I think. Some managed to slip through retaining the GT badge on the front grill too. They are still 55bhp MH engines though. yeah it's a carbed engine, I just said that above to point out that the euro mk2 GT is still carbed and not the same multipoint injection engine as found in mk3 GTs

i man with knowledge! thanks bro

so whats the difference mechanicly, if any for the coupe s 1.3 and the GT??? you think this twin weber will push up my bhp at all??

yep bogo one same as non coupe s models..

ha ha so i got excited for no reason lol....although stictly speaking it is a GT lol,.... just putting a weber twin on it but now i need to find which air filter will fit cus the original wont go on...

anyone any ideas??

the new k & N pancakes look nice!!

what weber? pancake filters will cause grief in winter

what weber? pancake filters will cause grief in winter

how come bro???

heres the carb i have

weber!!

AHHH the good old days, how I miss my Coupe S and Weber 32/34 DMTL.

The guy I sold it to had the jets changed and the air/fuel ratio mixture and acheived 67bhp over the standard 55bhp with miles better fuel economy.

PoloPete, he's got a dyno graph in the mk2 readers ride.

Don't bother with a panel filter or a bolt-on filter for your bog standard pierburg carb, won't increase the noise or make any difference to power gain.

Edited 14 October, 200916 yr by nick0323

yeah you can fit the standard aircleaner ...i have it on mine

pancakes will just cause freezing in winter /cool days...doesnt actualy have to be icey out for this to happen

yeah you can fit the standard aircleaner ...i have it on mine

pancakes will just cause freezing in winter /cool days...doesnt actualy have to be icey out for this to happen

cheers bud I'm sticking with the standard but I'm having to mod the connections as the top plate on the carb is slighty different....

thanks for you are help everyone...i'll keep u posted...i'm getting it put on tomorrow afternoon...fingers crossed i will be able o go for a drive!

yeah the orig weber kit had a new top plate...sounds like youve got it sussed

well i got the weber on and shes a beaut! only thing is shes very thirsty but i haven't re-jetted her yet....

unfortunately i now have an oil leak and am in need of some new springs and shocks i think cus the front off side wheel camber is completely off and something is seriously bent or loose or wrong.....going on the ramp monday so should no more by then but,..

could any one give me a clue on what shocks and springs to get all round,...would like good handling but not soooo low that i cant drive into tescos over there speed bumps!

should be good on fuel...check out the weber thread for standard jets , i get up to 45mpg on mine

shcoks n springs...hmm dunno , phil j /ebay.de stuff is super hard , h&r is expensive ....depends what you want really

pretty much all coupe s still had the GT sticker in the boot I think. Some managed to slip through retaining the GT badge on the front grill too. They are still 55bhp MH engines though. yeah it's a carbed engine, I just said that above to point out that the euro mk2 GT is still carbed and not the same multipoint injection engine as found in mk3 GTs

Apart from a few oddballs, which I think stems from dealers making their own Coupe S's.

Mines a Coupe S on the boot lid and logbook, but a Polo C on the data tag.

checked,...............its a 55bhp boooooooooo....still nippy withthe weber on though!!!!

AHHH the good old days, how I miss my Coupe S and Weber 32/34 DMTL.

The guy I sold it to had the jets changed and the air/fuel ratio mixture and acheived 67bhp over the standard 55bhp with miles better fuel economy.

PoloPete, he's got a dyno graph in the mk2 readers ride.

Don't bother with a panel filter or a bolt-on filter for your bog standard pierburg carb, won't increase the noise or make any difference to power gain.

I dont suppose you know what exactly he did to the DMTL?

check out the weber thread I'm just in the process of re-jetting mine,.....shes well thirsty right now,,,,,gettin about 35 miles out of a tenner,....bad times