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Originally Posted by mat3833
this is a fairly long post, please bear with me.
im getting a list of things to do to my car together and i cant decide what order to do them in! here is a list of things i plan to do in the future(in no specific order)
1. do a 4wd swap from a quattro
2. get a ttda or TM tuning maxx flo
3. get an exhaust(help me on this, 2.5 inch downpipe or 3 inch? also i want a lower growl instead of the ricer sound. is there any real sound diference in the exhausts?)
4. chip it! probobly getting this done first. Uni stage 1+ if youre wondering.
5. TIP, what flows/ is the best?
6. upgrading to a thicker smic, no front "i go fast" look for me.
7. KO4 upgrade, mainly want a wider powerband, not looking to break 400 hp here. any other better turbos in respect to a nice meaty powerband?
8. DV
9. 2 stage boost controller from boostvalve
10. a new N75 valve, probobly the "J" version.
11. do this: http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_0685/article.html mainly the anti-creep part, not the boost control, thats what the boostvalve is for!
12. make a swirch for my DRL's and fog lights.(dont ask, its a pet peeve of mine... go ahead and call me anal!)
13. shifter
14. air ride suspension(again, help me on this. what kit/system is best. see here: http://www.newbeetle.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26166 for more info on what i want to do.
15. rims, stock height but a tad wider. looking at schmidts.
and i think thats about it. any other things i should throw into the mix to add some umph or "ahh!" factor?
Matt |
Quattro? Are you mad?
Better to find a TT complete, cut away the floor at the rear, and steal the whole driveline including the more powerful 1.8T in it. Then you can deal with an exhaust, becuase it will need to be custom one-off to clear the driveline in back anyway. Really if this is what you want, you will have to pay for another car to do it. Find a light rollover.
What's the purpose of the AWD? It's not necessary if you go with a really nice Quaife or LSD to replace your stock diff. That'll handle 350 HP and possibly more with serious transmission mods and racing clutch. But you will need to dump big $ into mods on a 1.8 anyway to get the kind of power that REQUIRES AWD! In your case if you are serious about AWD, go with a turbo VR6, all done up and made for juice. So in the end you will be buying three cars, pretty much.....
Don't forget that the quattro driveline will weigh down your light bug. So some of the benefits of haing it will be offset by the amount of loot you are willing to dump into a 1.8T, which is why I suggest the VR6T. Forget the air ride. Go with adjustable coilovers after doing all that work!
BTW, the "growl" you are looking for can be had in spades with a VR6!! And almost EVERYTHING will need to be custom, too. Including the spring rates, damping, swaybars, brakes, engine harness routing, exhaust, engine management, ducting, piping, vaccum, electrics, etc.