Hi all, i'm currently running an AUQ 20vt (Ko3-s) on revo stage 2 software (230bhp approx) and its awesome! However i want in the region of 300bhp that i can run with stock internals. i'm looking to do this as cheap as possible so i'm happy to go down the 2nd hand route. I already have some of the required hardwear BAM MAF, BAM injectors and TIP... oh and a new crated BAM bare block/head so i can build the engine etc out the car and swap in a weekend. As for the turbo or how i achieve the 300bhp... pretty much anything goes really. 1) Do i continue with the Ko3-S and run a 70 shot of NoS? 2) get my hands on a Ko4 set up and run 280bhp max? (or hybrid) 3) grab a t28 turbo and build a kit or 4) "insert suggestion here" cheers all!
300bhp on stock rods won't last so really best to fit new rods etc so when you have the 300bhp you want it will be reliable...
^^^^ I will vouch for that! Dont chase the figures; just build a proper reliable K04 motor and you wont be dissapointed. My mates runs 'only' 260hp but the rollers showed it to have 340lbs/ft....and that matters. It goes like a bullet in all gears. But you are doing it nicely by the looks of things, just make sure it is assembled well and you should be fine.
yeah, i've driven most modified VAG stuff. just fancied something more. i have through about a hybrid ko3/4 det up and i have a spare turbo (Hazard of the job lol) Was also thinking about selling the Golf and buying a Golf 2 or another golf 3 to play with.
Mook and jimk04 have a very good point though. 270PS engine could just as much torque or even more at some part of its rev range than say a poorly tuned or badly engineered peaky 300PS engine. So 300PS by itself does not make a vehicle "feel" faster than one tested on the same equipment at 270PS. It is down to the shape of the torque curve to determine how the car will feel, not peak power numbers.
I'm feeling parallels with the 300 brake 1.8T on a K0X with FMIC, and the 200 brake 16v on std compression, cams + P&P head. Often rumoured, rarely seen!
You could alway take a different direction I am running a k04 bam and am using a quaife 6 speed box on a low geared box so it shoots through the gears and gets to top speed vey quick , depends what you want the car for , I wanted mine for sprinting and track use
Sounds perfect!! how much was the box setup? i'm aware all that 270bhp is quick but a Gt2871 running stage 3 software would be quicker. the problem with the KoX is it'll be out of breath at higher revs and no hybrid turbo is going to hit 300bhp without the worlds most optamistic Dyno. I want a well engineered 300bhp+ drive way build worthy of a page in a mag (maybe) at some point... and/or something that'll lay a good standing quarter. Might look at Matt blacking the wheels also and putting in a crackle black half cage + GT3 buckets? I could always sell it as i'm sure its worth a few quid and buy a mk2 GTI run around and BUILD something over 12 months. but at the moment its still my daily.
IHI VF24, ball bearing Subaru turbo Often found for 200-300 for a perfect second hand unit Perfect match for a 1.8t, very little lag and good for safe unstressed 300-350 bhp Get a manifold from Jabba or Jbs which ever you choose will do a great job Or if you are handy make your own tubular manifold for around 150 No K04 hybrid will match it IMHO for efficiency and reliability
Sounds like a very good torqey set up However, i dont think 2.0l will breath well through that turbo at anything over 6k rpm, simply not big enough, unless you convert to external wastegate and help gas flow
I've seen this done on a 1.8t caddy now you mention it with NOS also in performance VW i think? looked like a good conversion. any suggestions on where to pick one up?? ebay? forum? anyone here fitted one before? **GUIDE** hmmmm.
It won't hence the reason the torque is most likely dropping off at whatever rpm the peak 275PS was occuring at .
i always assumed the turbo manifold exhaust was the restricting factor on this ,having had a good look at it i wonder how much flow that restricts
