Re: 16v Turbo/Supercharged?

[Andy Murphy <andkat@foxinternet.net>]

You have probably done this , but check with B.M.S. They did one years
ago on a  16v, with the autotech set-up. I still have the article if you
want to check it out this weekend. Plus they still do a lot of
supercharge work today.

                           Andy

> 
> Ok with the suggestion that the talk turn more performance oriented, here's
> my chance to start a new thread :)
> 
> I'm going to be doing the 16v 2.0l "thing" to my '88 16v, hopefully sometime
> within the next year.  I'm in the planning/research phase now, and that also
> involves the possibility of going to some kind of forced air setup.  So what
> I'm wondering is, does anybody out there have DIRECT experience with 16v
> turbos or superchargers?  They seem to be a fairly rare breed, but certainly
> not nonexistant.
> 
> What I've found out so far, as far as "kits" go is this:  New Dimensions is
> NOT planning to make a supercharger to fit the A1 (bummer).  However, I've
> heard rumors that Momentum Motorsport (Canada) has already built a
> supercharged 16v 2.0l (Eaton supercharger) that kicks major ass.  As to
> whether there will be a kit, who knows.  Turbos are even more elusive.
> There's a guy who's building a 16v turbo, his web site is at:
> 
> http://members.aol.com/drh2ocool/drh2ocool.html
> 
> I've already emailed him, and his project is definitely interesting.  He got
> the turbo exhaust manifold from the UK, and is using a Garrett turbo.
> There's another place in Arizona called Montz VW, and our friend PC Handyman
> provided some great pics of the 16v turbo they've built:
> 
> http://home.earthlink.net/~pchandyman/vwclubofdurham/turbos.htm
> 
> All this is well and good, but can anyone out there add to it, particularly
> in the areas of DIRECT experience as far as performance gains and
> reliability?  Thanks to those of you I've already bugged with this question
> directly :)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Tim
> 
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