Hey guys,
Currently driving a 1.8 20V Golf MK4 (Non-turbo). Lately I've been feeling a little down on the power, as I drove a MK5 GTI the other day, and realised how slow my car is
So was wondering, what are some basic upgrades I could do to the 1.8 20V to get some juice out of it? Even though its basically the same engine as the 1.8T, I'd assume the work to attach a turbo would be monstrous in terms of labor and money.
An ECU upgrade is around $1525 from Evolve-Technik, in Melbourne, and will only find me an extra 10HP, barely worth it.
Tell me what you guys think...
Guess you do now Engine code is AGN, stock is around 92kW!
surely a full exhaust, headers/extractors and an air intake kit would yeild a little more power?
I'd assume so, I've looked at headers before, Glenroy Exhaust quoted me $750 custom made, for them since VW engines are 'back-to-front', so they ask a bit more for labor. Could anyone recommend me a good exhaust setup? A bit of a newb in this area, what should I be looking at, 2.25"? 2.5"? Custom made? Or just purchase from ECS?
I know it gets said a lot but the best option would be to sell it and buy a GTI version of the same car. You could probably get away with it not costing you a great amount of money and the tuning path for the 1.8t is almost limitless!
Tim thats actually not a bad idea! How much would a 1999 VW Golf 1.8 go for? 175,000 on the clock... I could probably snag a GTI for around $12k ?
see here:
Redbook
prices on carsales from a quick search were between $6K to $10K. You may be able to get a GTI for a bit less than $12K too.
Yeah hopefully should be able to give my Golf away for around $7000? Fork out around $5000... Sounds do-able!
Just overcame with excitement there. I never actually cared to check how much a MK4 GTi was.
Also how much would a chip set me back?
I went down the same path when I had an Impreza, bought myself a turbo polo. I know it is a sidestep, but the 1.8T can do around 140kw with just a retune. For the spend, much more return for your money.
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