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09-01-2004, 11:19 PM

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jung4g

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Re:Twin turbo VW

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Originally Posted by turbocivic17m

Since I dont feel like starting a new topic...Does anybody have information on the 1.8T motors? Forged bottom end? I've looked around the internet and cant find ---- on these motors. Neuspeed makes a chip that raises boost levels to 16 pounds, so im assuming this thing is pretty strong. Anybody have input

goto vwvortex.com... there is more ---- on these motors on the web than there is for b16s, the chip raises to 16 psi on a shitty k03 turbo that's way smaller than a ihi rbh5 from a mazda, and the mazda turbo is tiny at 190 cfm. Don't get a vw, they are unreliable and not honda... thought the vr6s are fun to drive and the w12 in the phaeton is sick...

09-02-2004, 06:18 AM

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Semnos

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Re:Twin turbo VW

Yup VW or unreliable......I've heard from people over here say that euro cars are unreliable...a lot of waterpump problems and oil-pump problems..I wouldn't know.
I know a guy that broke 2 GTi engine the older ones from a Golf 3 in 4 weeks..now he drives like a ----- :P