HiTempguy1
10-29-2005, 11:27 AM
Hey all, first time posting. I've been hanging around the forums for about a year but I didn't have an ISP e-mail account so I couldn't register. Anywho, I recently bought a 94' Golf 2-door off of a member of the forums that wasn't running. At the time, I did not realize that the 1.8L 8 valve motor in the car was the dreaded throttle body type injection system it is :sigh: Not that that would have deterred me from buying the car, but it seems these motors are much harder to work on. A couple of questions:
A) Where the crap are the canadian vw forums? I've searched all morning, and I've found about 2 that were utterly useless for any information.
B) Rumour (and only that) is that a TDi turbocharger manifold and turbo will bolt onto the engine. However, it sounds like the computer cannot handle even a low boost setup. I do have a megasquirt to use if need be.
C) Inexpensive performance parts that will boost the performance? I'm used to driving my turbo sprint with a whooping 80hp (but it only weighs 1700#'s). Supposedly the 1.8L 8 valve in the MK3's are rated 105bhp? How much does this car weigh (I would assume around 2600 pounds).
I don't want this car to be crazy fast, I just want it to look good (its black and tinted out), handle good (its lowered 3" already), and have around 130hp atc. Is that to much to ask? Thanks for any help guys. I am quite excited about owning a golf (one of my 20 must have cars), and the quality of everything seems much higher than anything I have ever owned. Windows that roll up and seal properly?! :drool:
A) Where the crap are the canadian vw forums? I've searched all morning, and I've found about 2 that were utterly useless for any information.
B) Rumour (and only that) is that a TDi turbocharger manifold and turbo will bolt onto the engine. However, it sounds like the computer cannot handle even a low boost setup. I do have a megasquirt to use if need be.
C) Inexpensive performance parts that will boost the performance? I'm used to driving my turbo sprint with a whooping 80hp (but it only weighs 1700#'s). Supposedly the 1.8L 8 valve in the MK3's are rated 105bhp? How much does this car weigh (I would assume around 2600 pounds).
I don't want this car to be crazy fast, I just want it to look good (its black and tinted out), handle good (its lowered 3" already), and have around 130hp atc. Is that to much to ask? Thanks for any help guys. I am quite excited about owning a golf (one of my 20 must have cars), and the quality of everything seems much higher than anything I have ever owned. Windows that roll up and seal properly?! :drool: