Re: 1.8l 8v turbocharging

["PC Handyman" <pchandyman@earthlink.net>]

>>He he. sorry Alex, I left out the smilie ; ) Just busting your chops. What
>>turbo kits are you looking at anyway, I am curious as to how much a decent
>>one goes for.
>
>New Dimensions has some turbo kits for a few thousand dollars -- not
>exactly what i'd like to be doing... I'm wondering if there are any other
>turbos from the Vw/audi family that can be made to be used with a 1.8l 8v,
>like a turbo from an Audi or a turbo diesel?

    I don't think you could get a turbo for any other stock app to be
worthwhile. The problem they have is the uniformly small turbos that they use.
IMO, the turbo should be built custom for the application, the same way you'd
buy a cam or anything else. If your turbo is made for a car that likes to run at
low rpms (diesel), it will be set up to spool up and spin at a lower rpm level.

    As high as ND's prices are, you would have to spend that much or more to set
one up yourself. Of course if you did it that way, you'd end up with a way
better setup..... after you did a lot of learning and experimentation.

Check out the new turbo pics on my site (tomorrow).

- -Noah
- -83 Callaway Turborocco
- -83 16v Cabbie
- -87 8v Gti
- -see my cars @:
http://home.earthlink.net/~pchandyman/vwclubofdurham/default.htm



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