new guy with a vw
im new to this, i have a couple buddies who have boosted hondas, but i am trying something new. i have a 89 vw jetta and am doing a 2.0 swap into it. i got a t3 turbo from the junkyard from a saab. curious to what the wastegate is set at for this turbo. i have a audi front mount intercooler for it. i have been reading for awhile about it, and if there is anything or body that has done a boosted vw that i should know, let me know,
thanks |
Re:new guy with a vw
jung4g just did 2.0 turbo
|
Re:new guy with a vw
seems like it should be a pretty solid setup,
2.0's have alot more torque to start off with than honda's dseries. |
Re:new guy with a vw
Why not just swap the 1.8T, if your going though the trouble of putting a newer 2.0 in ?
The GTi 1.8T with a ARP chip is pretty quick... I'd like to have a 1.8T in a old ass rabbit. |
Re:new guy with a vw
Originally Posted by 89dxhunchback
Why not just swap the 1.8T, if your going though the trouble of putting a newer 2.0 in ?
The GTi 1.8T with a ARP chip is pretty quick... I'd like to have a 1.8T in a old ass rabbit. I think they cost like 6grand or some ---- VW modifying isnt quite as easy on the poorman as hondas. |
Re:new guy with a vw
Wastegate should be around 7psi or so.
What kind of fuel management will you be using? I've got a friend with a 89 cabriolet that wants to do the ABA swap I guess. Not sure what that is. He got the block for $100 and is gonna put a 16v head on. He says the compression ration is gonna be like 8.1:1 (he told me) which seems WAAAYYY too low. Who knows though. GL |
Re:new guy with a vw
i am in college right now, so i am trying to go cheap as possible, so i am most likely going to use a fmu that one of my buddies has laying around, unless someone has some other suggestion for fuel management that would be cheap.
i would have loved to do a 1.8t swap but like was said above, it is super expensive. the aba swap is the motor code on the 2.0, which is what i am doing, with a crossflow head (which is how most hondas are i believe) |
Re:new guy with a vw
doesnt the vr6 motor make more power than the 1.8t?
|
Re:new guy with a vw
Originally Posted by sohcrxsi
doesnt the vr6 motor make more power than the 1.8t?
but Sotck VR6 are 170HP |
Re:new guy with a vw
Yes, but the vr6 is aroung 8,000 to 10,000 if you can get one. I love my honda. Any d-series is only a couple hundred bucks and even a b18c5 is not 8,000. I have a friend with an 88 golf, 2.0 which was turboed by the previous owner, but then he took everything out before selling.
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:19 PM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands