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pgarner · 03-02-2008, 08:51 PM

welcome to the site

have you looked at the tuning article on the vag enginehttp://www.torquecars.com/volkswagen/vag-1-8-turbo.php

you should do well here then the boss owns a a3 1.8T

ohh noo you bought an ecotek valve

heres a tip dont fit it and just rattle it on ebay as other than the noise when you lift off theres no difference to performance or economy. i had it fitted to my 1.1 fiesta and after a couple of months of ownership it went on the civic. other than the noise on lift off, which i liked, it useless as modern engines switch off the fuel supply when you lift off to save fuel, you should notice it on your display the instantaneous reading should just be lines or reading around 190mpg.

let me now how the hyper boost works ive been looking at one for mine but stuck between it and the forge diverter valve.

why look at buying an s3 the a3 already has the quattro have a skeck on ebay and scrappys for a K04 turbo found on Audi S3, S4 (2.7) TT (225) seat cupra R's. ive been told its a direct fit in place of the K03 (which is on most other 1.8t vag engines 150 ) and K03s (180 bhp engines,5mm difference to the compressor i think. its the compressor or exhaust turbine)
also look for the inlet manifold and injectors, plus a decent remap that will take in the parts and you should be looking at nearly the 225 bhp. i was told that i should get around 240 from the 180 engine (theres a bigger port on the valves as well as the upgrade to the K03s turbo and more boost )

the K04 shouldnt be a problem as the tt, s4 etc owners are upgrading to Garrett turbos so can be picked up for £400 seen one go for £290 just wished id had the money at the time

have a look at JSB auto designs

from the 180 engine thyve got a octavia vrs running 602 bhp and 506 ftlb
downside for 450 bhp your looking at around £11k but you get a lot for this

turbo
manifolds
exhaust
clutch
rebore to 1.9
conrods
piston heads
valves
injectors
intercooler
labour
custom code remap
and a lot more

smaller work is also available

also have a look in our discounts section of the forum for celtic tuning they told me i could see 225bhp from the 180 engine without anything other than the remap

and they should also give you 10% discount for mentioning torquecars

anything else just ask somebody bount to know

03-02-2008, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
pgarner Super Moderator Torque Junkie Car: VW Bora (184.6bhp) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lockerbie, SW Scotland Posts: 2,858	Re: Hello all welcome to the site have you looked at the tuning article on the vag enginehttp://www.torquecars.com/volkswagen/vag-1-8-turbo.php you should do well here then the boss owns a a3 1.8T ohh noo you bought an ecotek valve heres a tip dont fit it and just rattle it on ebay as other than the noise when you lift off theres no difference to performance or economy. i had it fitted to my 1.1 fiesta and after a couple of months of ownership it went on the civic. other than the noise on lift off, which i liked, it useless as modern engines switch off the fuel supply when you lift off to save fuel, you should notice it on your display the instantaneous reading should just be lines or reading around 190mpg. let me now how the hyper boost works ive been looking at one for mine but stuck between it and the forge diverter valve. why look at buying an s3 the a3 already has the quattro have a skeck on ebay and scrappys for a K04 turbo found on Audi S3, S4 (2.7) TT (225) seat cupra R's. ive been told its a direct fit in place of the K03 (which is on most other 1.8t vag engines 150 ) and K03s (180 bhp engines,5mm difference to the compressor i think. its the compressor or exhaust turbine) also look for the inlet manifold and injectors, plus a decent remap that will take in the parts and you should be looking at nearly the 225 bhp. i was told that i should get around 240 from the 180 engine (theres a bigger port on the valves as well as the upgrade to the K03s turbo and more boost ) the K04 shouldnt be a problem as the tt, s4 etc owners are upgrading to Garrett turbos so can be picked up for £400 seen one go for £290 just wished id had the money at the time have a look at JSB auto designs from the 180 engine thyve got a octavia vrs running 602 bhp and 506 ftlb downside for 450 bhp your looking at around £11k but you get a lot for this turbo manifolds exhaust clutch rebore to 1.9 conrods piston heads valves injectors intercooler labour custom code remap and a lot more smaller work is also available also have a look in our discounts section of the forum for celtic tuning they told me i could see 225bhp from the 180 engine without anything other than the remap and they should also give you 10% discount for mentioning torquecars anything else just ask somebody bount to know __________________ Good news !! Winter is on the way !! Last edited by pgarner; 03-02-2008 at 08:59 PM. Reason: wrong link and added link to 1.8 vag engine