Neuspeed's kit is only for 8 valves. -josh
--- Adam Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > what about getting a supercharger kit made for a 16v > if your looking for > more HP. I know that neuspeed makes one for the > early a3's. I have seen it > and it looks like it could be made to fit the 16v > a2's. I would think that > supercharging it would be a better choise because > you wouldnt be messing > with the extreme heat of the exhaust gasses and you > wouldnt have to put up > with the turbo delay... but then again mabey i dont > know what im talking > about. :) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]> > To: "Adam Frank" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 7:45 AM > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] 16v turbo > > > > The early vr6 makes about 180 stock. I have > Schrick 268s and a scrick vgi > > so it may be up to 200 hp. Believe me, that car > has cost me a ton of $$. > > Things go bad because there is too much heat in > the engine compartment. > > > > A turbo on a 16v can easily make more than 220 > reliable hp. A turbo on a > > vr6 can make even more, but I chose to work on my > 16v because the vr6 has > > enough problems as it is. That is my opinion. > You'll hear people who > > love the 6 cyl engine and people who swear the 2l > 16v is the way to go. A > > 2l subaru makes 230 hp, a 2l mitsubishi evo makes > about 280. So 250 is a > > very attainable goal of an intercooled turbo in a > 16v. > > > > > > On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Adam Frank wrote: > > > > > yeah, but i hear that a stock VR6 has something > like 200-220hp. in my > > > opinion it is worth the xtra maintenance. :) you > cant get that kind of > HP > > > out of a 16v turbo. > > > > > > when im finally ready to have it done to my GLi, > there is a place in > > > portland, OR, that specializes in doing A2 VR6 > swaps. its a little > spendy, > > > but from what i hear they work miracles as far > as the quailty of the > > > outcome. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]> > > > To: "Adam Frank" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 8:07 AM > > > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] 16v turbo > > > > > > > > > > I have a Corrado vr6 and that engine is > nothing but problems, plus it > > > > weighs so much more than a 16v. That is a > step backwards in my > opinion. > > > > > > > > On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Adam Frank wrote: > > > > > > > > > man, for that price, why dont you save a bit > more cash and just do a > VR6 > > > > > swap? > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]> > > > > > To: "16v" <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 1:03 PM > > > > > Subject: [a2-16v-list] 16v turbo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am getting very close to purchasing the > Matrix 16v turbo kit > ($2300, > > > no > > > > > > intercooler). I was thinking of going > with a stand alone engine > mgmt > > > and > > > > > > piecing the turbo together, but the cost > would be closer to $3500 > (no > > > > > > intercooler) and would be more time/effort > to get everything > working. > > > I > > > > > > am especially concerned with the stock > compression ratio used in > the > > > > > > Matrix kit and the 90+ days with very high > humidity I see here in > > > Tampa, > > > > > > FL. > > > > > > > > > > > > I really bought this car with a turbo in > mind, so now that I have > it > > > > > > running well the time has come to make my > decision. I am hoping > to > > > > > > get in touch with some people who have > installed this kit to get > their > > > > > > opinions. You all know of anyone I can > talk with or email? All > > > opinions > > > > > > welcome. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > Chad > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > > > > > For list archives, see listinfo link > above. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
