In need of power

[04BLACKMAGICGTI]

hey guys and girls,

i bought an 04 golf gti about 4 months ago and looking to get more power and was wondering what sort of mods i should be looking at as in new turbo or tune etc so i can get best bang for buck, so any help would be great. im in perth aswell n from my knowledge only 2 places do stuff with golfs but yet to get prices on things etc. looking at getin coilovers soon as the h&r springs i got are not low enough at all. neway heres a pic.

[type 17]

Nice ride, I sent you a PM, there is plenty of information on this forum for your needs, happy dubbing!

Cheers, Pedro

[h100vw]

A flash is the cheapest way to go. Much less than a grand for 50hp or so. Turbo swap would yield more but costs rise exponentially. Replacing the downpipe and exhaust can be worth while. It all depends on your budget and how much you can do yourself.

Gavin

[Bflat]

Apologies for the off-topic, but what are your wheels? They look quite alright!

[04BLACKMAGICGTI]

cheers for quick replys, wheels are audi a4 i think, there 18s and come in silver stock. as for $$$ im looking at spending $2000 and want well over 200hp if possible? maybe turbo back exhaust and tune???

[audi-tone]

no way you're getting 200+ hp at the wheels with just a tune and exhaust. need a k04 at least to get into these sort of numbers. $$$
search vwvortex and ukmkiv's to see how those guys are getting those sort of numbers.

[04BLACKMAGICGTI]

nah not at the wheels i mean hp as in fly wheel do you know what your car has as i see youve done some mods?

[audi-tone]

When it was dyno'd it got about 150hp at the wheels. if you can do supporting mods first then the tune I think it would benefit more where as mine was already tuned. Another good mod is the turbo inlet pipe.

[djorkboy]

If you want 200hp it's easy, just sell your Golf and buy a Bora V6 4motion

[04BLACKMAGICGTI]

lol i would love a bora but so hard to find

does anyone know the power max for the ko3?

[type 17]

probably 200kw for twenty seconds

k0deaths (k03) are a good thing to replace anyway, especially depending on you cars odometer,
they tend to give up the ghost round 120k and even faster when you chip it!

If you did a k04, intake, dump back zorst, higher output fuel pump, and tune you'll be able to see 200whp easy,
you may need to also need injectors, I'm not sure what the stock 110kW 1.8T injector max duty is.

I'd have a look around to see what kinds of kits are available! you'd probably find most come with FMICs too!
I'm no guru on the 1.8T I know its a really great engine and I know there are buckets of things you can do with it.

But what i mean to say is if you have high kms id look into upgrading turbos anyway.

Cheers, Pedro

Edit, Oh I know you were talking crank hp not whp but just to give you an idea.
If audi-tone got 150whp thats about 175-180 at the crank

[kapowww]

If you want 200hp it's easy, just sell your Golf and buy a Bora V6 4motion

haha so true.. except if you wanna get any more horsies you're pretty much screwed unless you've got a large trust fund.

[balkanac]

haha so true.. except if you wanna get any more horsies you're pretty much screwed unless you've got a large trust fund.

Get an R32 maybe?

[04BLACKMAGICGTI]

well its done almost 110000ks and where would i get a ko4 or upgrade turbo from?ive looked on ebay and the engine codes are different to mine so i dont want to buy something thats not guna work, i know apr do they ko4 upgrade with tune but they charge mass$$$ so cbf with that.

[type 17]

ferk ebay....

I'll get back to you.

PM me your top dollar.

Also are you handy with tools, or do you need a shop to install?