16v Turbo/Supercharged?

[Tim Ebling <tim@surreal.com>]

Ok with the suggestion that the talk turn more performance oriented, here's
my chance to start a new thread :)

I'm going to be doing the 16v 2.0l "thing" to my '88 16v, hopefully sometime
within the next year.  I'm in the planning/research phase now, and that also
involves the possibility of going to some kind of forced air setup.  So what
I'm wondering is, does anybody out there have DIRECT experience with 16v
turbos or superchargers?  They seem to be a fairly rare breed, but certainly
not nonexistant.

What I've found out so far, as far as "kits" go is this:  New Dimensions is
NOT planning to make a supercharger to fit the A1 (bummer).  However, I've
heard rumors that Momentum Motorsport (Canada) has already built a
supercharged 16v 2.0l (Eaton supercharger) that kicks major ass.  As to
whether there will be a kit, who knows.  Turbos are even more elusive.
There's a guy who's building a 16v turbo, his web site is at:

http://members.aol.com/drh2ocool/drh2ocool.html

I've already emailed him, and his project is definitely interesting.  He got
the turbo exhaust manifold from the UK, and is using a Garrett turbo.
There's another place in Arizona called Montz VW, and our friend PC Handyman
provided some great pics of the 16v turbo they've built:

http://home.earthlink.net/~pchandyman/vwclubofdurham/turbos.htm

All this is well and good, but can anyone out there add to it, particularly
in the areas of DIRECT experience as far as performance gains and
reliability?  Thanks to those of you I've already bugged with this question
directly :)

Thanks!

Tim

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