Re: 24V VR6 introduced in Europe...VWoA blows

["David Ruby" <dbruby@ainet.com>]

Blimey, the super-ubermodel new TT (Euro only so far with quattro and all)
is available from Ingolstadt with 220hp from the 1.8 Turbo 5-valve...  This
is without aftermarket goodies.  So I'd guess there's more in there than we
know.
Streetable?  Well, er...

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>
To: apatton1@airmail.net <apatton1@airmail.net>
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Donnerstag, 7. Januar 1999 17:16
Subject: Re: 24V VR6 introduced in Europe...VWoA blows


>
>On Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:12:18 -0600 "Aaron D. Patton"
><apatton1@airmail.net> writes:
>>I hope you are either made out of money or are happy with close to stock
>>horsepower with that 1.8t.  The most the stock turbo will pump out is
>enough
>>for about 220hp.
>
>
>I dissagree. The Audi A3 (Not the A3 chassis mind you..) with the 1.8T
>that we drove puts out 200hp of it with only a chip and exhaust mod.
>Getting another 20-40hp should be rather easy and inexpensive. I would
>think that just by fitting an intercooler would easily give these gains.
>
>
>>And at that level the turbo is spinning at ludicrous
>>speeds.
>
>
>Thats what turbo's do, spin-spin-spin.
>
>
>>For real horsepower you gotta replace the turbo and the intercooler
>>and the exhaust manifold, get headwork, o-ring the head, total seal
>>rings.............in other words BIG money.
>
>
>Upgrading to a larger turbo would definately help with the boost output
>capabilities. Definately do the intercooler. The exhaust manifold flows
>pretty well but the exhaust system doesnt. You could go without headwork
>and o-ring'n the head. I heard it thru the grapevine (From some relaible
>sources I might add that total seal rings are not really as good as what
>people are led to believe. Alot of inconsistencies in their final
>products and leakdown tests showed them to not be as good as say....
>stock rings.
>So the bottom line is, if you have the money to do a 1.8T swap to begin
>with, then getting additional ponies out of that powerplant shouldnt be
>as expensive as one might think. Besides, if your gonna do it, do it once
>and do it right. Right? Its only money after all...
>
>
>
>              Shawn Meze
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