Re: My turbo has been replaced

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <363B153C.2BD85157@worldnet.att.net> John Hamill writes:

> Check out p. 8 of this month's (Dec. 98) European Car.  The article by Ray
> Thursby is about modifying engines in newer cars. He is generally of the
> opinion that most newer engines are only designed to take the stress of
> their original horsepower, no more. He went on to say he drove a 1.8T Audi
> that was chipped and it felt like it was always on the verge of flying
> apart. I would feel a bit hesitant about trying to gain 50 more hp out of
> this engine without doing what Audi did on their TT motor (different
> pistons, rods, rob bearings, turbo etc.).

OTOH mtm took a 1.8T to over 320bhp around two years ago.

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