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what do u guys think of a gt 1.4l twincharger with 240 bhp from the engine/ 190bhp ATW ?
wouldnt it stress out the tiny 1.4l too much?
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wouldnt it stress out the tiny 1.4l too much?
etuners : Tuning
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Hmm... sounds pretty line-ball to these guys:
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'Pends what you mean by TOO much.
The block's already made from grey cast iron (instead of the original donor engine's alloy), so it's a pretty tough little donk.
But having said that, was it ever designed to run 240 horses?
Pro'lly not (at least not with VW's idea of reliability).
The stock engine was tested to last 300,000 kms and has so far proved very reliable (no matter what the nay-sayers were saying!).
I guess you could extrapolate what twice the horsepower does to a stock engine's reliability.
Having said all that, jeez I'd LOVE to try either one...
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Geez Barn, good find, those guys are SERIOUS!
Scary prices too.
I'd be concerned with the heat side of things and turbo lifespan. Metal things bending aside, the biggest problem in a forced induction engine is heat. With a twin charger you've two sources of induction heat, and some pretty scary exhaust temps from what I understand of the 1.4. Anything you could do to lower the thermal load on the engine would help with the lifespan, from wrapping inlets and heat shielding, to intercooler sprays and ducting, to water meth injection. At those sort of power levels, I think I'd skip the meth personally!2014 Skoda Yeti TDI Outdoor 4x4 | Audi Q3 CFGC repower | Darkside tune and Race Cams | Darkside dump pDPF | Wagner Comp IC | Snow Water Meth | Bilstein B6 H&R springs | Rays Homura 2x7 18 x 8" 255 Potenza Sports | Golf R subframe | Superpro sways and bushings | 034 engine mounts | MK6 GTI brakes |Comment
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Yes Greg - very SERIOUS!!!
Did you see their B&B Golf V R32 Bi-Turbo - 441 kw & 720 Nm
Talk about a 4WD handgrenade - and only 40,000 Euros too...2007 Golf GT | DSG | TR | roof | iPod rubbish | R line fog grilles | R satin mirror caps | R pedals | R console trim | colour coded GTI valences | R32 OrmanytsComment
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