1.8 16v - turbo or charger??

[will.s 0]

hi there

 

cant make up my mind about what conversion to go ahead with, a turbo or a supercharger!

i know that i have to change the comp ratio to 8:5.1 no matter what i do but it seems that it is much more hassle and costly to convert my 1.8 16v KR into a 16vG60 than a 16vt. :?

does anyone know what the the different power gains are and any advise would be great.

 

thanks :)

[flusted 0]

The g charger will always be the limiting factor. depends how much power your after? Most turbo bits are available off the shelf

[dirtytorque 0]

if i was starting from a 16v base,i'd go turbo.

[Yandards 0]

Turbo is easier to do, Bahn Brenner Motorsport do an off the shelf kit you can buy direct from them or from G-werks.

 

linkage to turbo stuff : here

[will.s 0]

thanks people :)

 

i don't suppose anyone could tell me the rough power gains i would gain??

and while i have the head of to fit the lower compression plate would it be beneficial to put a 2.0lt bottom on??

 

cheers :)

[dirtytorque 0]

thanks people :)

 

i don't suppose anyone could tell me the rough power gains i would gain??

and while i have the head of to fit the lower compression plate would it be beneficial to put a 2.0lt bottom on??

 

cheers :)

 

 

No easy answer.

Depends on the spec that you build it too.

The gains would be substantial over a 1.8 8v kr engine.

Have a read through the 16V FI thread mate.

[will.s 0]

ye but its just about the 16vg60 where as i want a bit more info on the turbo

[boost monkey 0]

ye but its just about the 16vg60 where as i want a bit more info on the turbo

 

not true, there's tons of turbo info on that thread. perhaps you just don't wanna read the whole thing? ;)

[flusted 0]

the standard 16v g60 made 210bhp i believe and that was 1.8

[will.s 0]

ok cool.

 

do you think it would worth while keeping my 1.8 16v kr head and kr cams and replacing the the bottom end for a 2.0l

abf. also is true that from this mod alone i am looking at 180bhp+ not including the turbo/supercharger (which ever i decide to do)

 

thanks :)

[flusted 0]

yes thats true. I want an ABF bottom for mine

[boost monkey 0]

40hp from 200cc? sounds a bit far fetched even with KR cams doesn't it?

 

you really should post all this up in the FI 16v thread, there are a lot more people who check that than the random little threads like this one :salute: