Turbo 8V JH

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Just a little info for those aspiring to more HP from those whimpy little low compression JH's.
We recently installed a turbo on my nephew's mostly stock JH.
T3 turbo, CIS fuel distributor and warm up regulator off a 240T Volvo.
Ford Probe intercooler with modified inlet and outlet.
Stock ignition (for now) set at 5 BTDC and G cam.
A2 intake manifold cause it gave us really nice piping runs instead of having pipes cris-crossing the entire engine compartment.

At 4 psi and 12' BTDC ignition (way too much and a brain fart on the uncle's part) it's as fast as my 132 whp 2.0L 8V ABA! The turbo JH does not have AC, PS or power windows or locks, so it's a little lighter than my car, so maybe it's only making 120 whp!
It's now at 7 psi (with the ignition set where it should be) and quite a bit faster. Turbo lag is becoming more evident, but it's only a .63 turbine housing and that could be changed to .48 to reduce lag a little.

Total cost? It's less than it cost me to have my head ported by Techtonics 6 years ago!

Anyway, thanks to Allyn for hosting pics of the above at http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/list/D_Bubb/

Needless to say the installation isn't complete, but it's enough to keep the nephew happy (for now!)
Dan