----- Original Message ----- From: "jimvish" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 2:06 PM Subject: Re: (no subject) (Badger 5 system)
> The Badger 5 system is an individual throttle body unit. Basically it's > carbs but with injectors. Very tunable and has the potential to make lots of > power. Just the throttle bodies should run around $900 (Drew, how much were > yours?), but then you'll need injectors, a fuel rail, fuel pressure > regulator and an aftermarket engine management system to set it up > correctly. actually, if you check the following page: http://www.badger5.demon.co.uk/2001/throttlebodiesdth.html you'll see a kit specifically for the vw 16v at the bottom that includes (from page text): 4 45mm throttle bodies 4 45mmx120mm air horns 2 fuel rails throttle potentimeter (angle sensor) w/ connector throttle mechanism compatible with the stock throttle cable 36-1 crank trigger sensor (for ignition timing) & mounting boss water & air temperature sensors ignition coil pack (as seen on electromotive TEC-II, for those familiar) wiring harness DTA EXP48 ECU (more info on DTA ECU's available at http://www.dtafast.co.uk/ ) , necessary software, serial cable to connect to computer, & "starter" engine map specifically for the VW 16v all this together is definitely expensive (about $3k USD + shipping), as you stated, but it seems like a pretty complete solution to me, and since the guy who puts it together is running over 200hp from his Jetta, i'm inclined to think it works well, once you get the rest of the engine tuned to take advantage of it... & even if the car's not tuned to the hilt this system will still be a significant improvement over either of the factory engine management systems available on the 16v. --- white.rabbit _when i am king you will be first against the wall_ 1987 vw gti 2.0-16v 1988 yamaha ysr (in progress) --- _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
