Can anyone help me please??

[Clarkee]

hi all,

Just seeing if anyone can help me, i'm looking at supercharging or turbocharging my mk 4 golf.
I can't seem to find anything lol its only a 1.6lt.
Any help would be appreciated

[thekraut]

hi all,

Just seeing if anyone can help me, i'm looking at supercharging or turbocharging my mk 4 golf.
I can't seem to find anything lol its only a 1.6lt.
Any help would be appreciated

Gti conversion might be the go? Perhaps get a front cut and swap it all over?

Not sure what engineering changes/certificates are required for registration however but GTi engine + K04 Turbo I think many others will agree is the direction you should go.

[RhysQ]

Save your money on turbocharging the 1.6L and buy a mk4 GTI. You'll get the turbo setup done properly (by VAG) and you'll have a larger engine being a 1.8L (oh, and also a better interior, wheels, drivetrain etc.). The money you spend on forced induction on that will cost more than selling your car and buying a mk4 GTI. They are cheap as these days.

[balkanac]

MK4 1.6 are known to break gearboxes with the standard engine and normal driving. It might be much easier to sell it and get a GTI.

[Clarkee]

i was kinda hoping to stick with the car and motor that i've got lol
money isn't a problem just that i'd like keep that i've got

[dubbed]

I'm just repeating the above... But don't waste your time or hard-earned giving the 1.6 forced induction. Buy a GTI and be done with it. There's so much potential and parts already.

[Jarred]

Don't nessecarily need to buy a GTI, but rather I'd look out for a stacked GTI.

and then just swap the eng, box, brakes & suspension bits [as allowable, according to the damage to the donor car] & hey presto. Get it chipped while you're at it, and you'll be laughing!

[RhysQ]

money isn't a problem just that i'd like keep that i've got

Well I hope money is not a problem because you're going to need a lot of it when your car starts breaking (gearbox, clutch etc.). As said above, these are fragile internally even with the monsterous 1.6L.

I just don't understand what you are after here, a unique mk4? Because a turbo'd mk4 is nothing original. As I said, your car will end up costing more than a mk4 GTI, but it will still be slower, and inferior quality

Then come resale, no one will want to pay a premium on a 1.6L aftermarket turbo'd mk4 Golf when they can just get a standard turbo'd unmolested mk4 GTI, for what i'm guessing would be about the same sort of money.

All I can say is best of luck to you sir, but please have a serious re-think.

[sierra055]

Ditto everyone else. 1.6 is known to be troublesome with gearboxes in particular. If you really want to keep the car, find a front cut. But honestly, you're better off from an engineering, financial AND comfort perspective if you were to just buy a GTI (which have nice recaro seats, climate control, better suspension etc)

[craig_the_german]

Just buy a GTI.

The old saying rings true

"Don't build what you can buy"