i am planing a turbo conversion on my 8v mk2 gti pb.i have found a turbo kit in e-bay wich wil bold onmy car and there claiming 50bhp gains on 8psi boost.can anybody sugest a desend set of pistons for the car?i was thinking of g-60 pistons and head gasked and a megasquirt ecu....any ideas?i am aiming at 230-240bhp and i dont wnt to do an engine swap as it involves a lot of paperwork and time!
you could use audi quattro pistons for the MB engine, TBH they are probably the same as PG pistons. use any metal head gasket Megasquirt would work. This boost of power will take equal amounts of time, when compared to a full engine swap.
A proper job would be done with pistons, however, I'd stack 2 metal gaskets, it's an option anyway. I know of lots of people who have run that way. That said, if you're looking for 230+bhp, then you're going to be running more than 15psi of boost which is probably over the limit for safety with stacked gaskets. I used to run a T3 0.42/0.48 '50 Trim' at 15 psi on a stock engine, it ran well, great for a road car! I'd say it was running over 200bhp - never dyno'd it though. I used Megasquirt too. It's a great learning curve! The gasket option is a cheap option for you especially if you only run 8psi.
i am planing on unisg my stock pb block with g60 rods and pistons,g60 head polished and porded techtronics 260 cam and pulley gas flowed inlet,cosworth 803 green injectors(thing thet there 400cc good for 330-350bhp)3 bar mab sensor,costum exaust,the turbokit,a g60 steel head gasket and megasquirt ecu
@ Benny, What head gaskets do you reccomend and would you need to use better head bolts like APR or would the standard ones be ok if using a low boost.
if i do that setub do you have any idea what hp i will have? this will be my daily...do u have any sugestions?
hi mate I'm thinking of doing this... but cant find the turbo kit on ebay?? what did you enter into the search?? how much was it??
has anyone done something like that before?what kind of hp can i accept?found a set of jervey 45's and i am planing to do an air box and inlet to fit those too on the engine,and a set of 1.9 litre wiseco g-60 low comp pistons and while the engine is out im gonna have it balanced
i wouldnt bother with the jenveys personally, the turbo will force the air thro, not so dramatic on a forced induction engine, when compared to NA
didnt think g60 pistons/rods etc could be used within a standard 8v bottom end? Ive been looking into this as Ive got a 8v turbo/manifold sitting in my shed
