jake Stevenson
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Hi I'm jake and I'm new. Recently bought a VW bora 1.8t (180bhp) can anyone give me tuning tips, already have a long life exhaust with sports cat and induction kit, what next?
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Torque Master
dunno, but welcome
welcome to the site mate :bigsmile:
for the tuning side of things me personally i would get a upgrade dump valve (the standard bosch ones are prone to splitting) and a remap then leave it there engine wise (unless you have lots and lots of money to spend????)
cause speaking from personal experience i wish i would have stopped there!!! and spent the rest of my money on the handling and looks
for the tuning side of things me personally i would get a upgrade dump valve (the standard bosch ones are prone to splitting) and a remap then leave it there engine wise (unless you have lots and lots of money to spend????)
cause speaking from personal experience i wish i would have stopped there!!! and spent the rest of my money on the handling and looks
jake Stevenson
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- VW bora 1.8t (180)
Cheers done the dump valve forgot to say, was thinking bout remapping and maybe cams but not sure on prices, tight budget at the mo
i thoroughly recommend a remap it does completely transform the cars performance
pgarner
TC ModFather
remap will give you up to around 210 bhp however the k03s is advised as having 220bhp as a safe max by VAG themselves. there are some companys that claim its good for 240.
only seen a few cam prices mate and they arnt cheap anyway.
best route if your wanting more power seems to be K04 upgrade form the 210-225 varients of the 1.8t or hybridise the 03s ( this is the route im thinking of going as it will be a straight swap, no messing about with manifolds, exhausts intakes new sensors etc)
otherwise your going to be spending a fortune on big(ish) turbo routes. good thing is the engine is good for around 350bhp.
bad thing with the 180 versions however is the gearbox - try and find a cheapish upgrade as you cant use the G60 and VR6 mix of clutch and flywheel cheapest ive found is just over a grand. plus side is its supposed to be a diesel clutch so can take to around 300 ftlb
only seen a few cam prices mate and they arnt cheap anyway.
best route if your wanting more power seems to be K04 upgrade form the 210-225 varients of the 1.8t or hybridise the 03s ( this is the route im thinking of going as it will be a straight swap, no messing about with manifolds, exhausts intakes new sensors etc)
otherwise your going to be spending a fortune on big(ish) turbo routes. good thing is the engine is good for around 350bhp.
bad thing with the 180 versions however is the gearbox - try and find a cheapish upgrade as you cant use the G60 and VR6 mix of clutch and flywheel cheapest ive found is just over a grand. plus side is its supposed to be a diesel clutch so can take to around 300 ftlb
pgarner
TC ModFather
ohh and i forgot the welcome. and great choice in the car 
Loz
Torque King
HI! :bigsmile:
Welcome buddy.
Hello and a warm welcome, great to have you along. You have great taste in cars.
