06-11-2014, 03:51 PM
(06-11-2014, 03:38 PM)af1 Wrote: Shame about the engine. I always found the 1.8 to be quite asthmatic but isn't it the case that the bottom end is actually better built then the 2.0 models? Meaning a hybrid is something pretty special?
the bottom end is great. the head is poorly cast and restrictive. The Dixons race car was running 220hp+ with a ported and polished head.
With my project the next thing to do is put a gti6 head on. gti manifolds and gti6 head should see 163hp. With the throttlebodies hopefully 170hp or something.