Step by step: How to reverse the rotation of a 1.8T (06A block)

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[pechaaa]

Another wondering- can we modify oil pump inside?
I mean- to leave chain driven part as it is....

As I might go 300+hp, my only concern are rods and oil pump...

[nealglobalauto]

Andrew this is amazing, still cant believe you did this. How does the engine react to mods, aftermarket tunes etc?

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[Raxon]

Thank you Andrey for the full information provided on the alteration of the engine rotation in the opposite direction, honor and praise to you for such an act, I myself am from Russia, and even thought that you, too, come from our country too, because the ability to think so unconventionally resembles our compatriots, we have there are few such machines, so no one is moving in this direction, but still there are those who dream of doing it, I will try to start the engine in the opposite direction, and then I will share it just like you with people from Russia, and I will definitely tell them what you came up with

[ruudjeeee]

hi, how did you make it with the shift rods so that the pattern stays the same ? I haven't been able to figure that out yet.

[Ohio_Style]

Thank you for sharing, I've been in a similar conundrum that led you to do this. I will be building one next week out of an aeb I have.

What I would really like to do however is reverse the 07K 2.5 20v found in 2006+ Jetta/Golf etc. It seems the same procedures would work, and may be easier since they use a water pump driven from the serpentine belt. I have 5 of them sitting, they are a dime a dozen, produce 180HP NA, and are stupid reliable. They use a chain drive timing system, so that may be the only big pitfall.

Any thoughts?
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[Rallyedude]

So , I can't believe I only find out about this thread today. I've read the original thread but never this cleaned up concise explanation on the 06A block 1.8t. I had the great pleasure of meeting Andrew some years ago on my way to check out Smyth ute's at the original Wareham location. ( Subsequently bought and built and sold 😭 both ) .

So, all this to say in no way do I doubt that it works . Andrew's thinking out of the box way is fascinating. Though I am wondering how those idlers ( oil pump , 2 timing belt ) are holding up. And how many kms on them . Or miles ?

In this day and age I'd think a run of slip over press on gears would be possible in a small run . I do understand that cost is the issue.
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The starter revers engine.

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