Upgrade performance on my 1.8 Turbo

[jwn3rd]

I've added a cat back exhause, larger intake pipe into the turbo, performance chip & K&N air filter. What should I do next? Add intercooler? Performance cams? Larger down pipe? Has anyone had experience with any of these and if so, how much did it improve performance? Thanks, John the 3rd.

[turboturbo]

The most gains will be seen by tuning.

[leonardodecappiccuno]

A remap, upgraded intercooler, TIP, and DV, that would do nicely

Regards Lenny

[IndyTom]

Originally Posted by jwn3rd

I've added a cat back exhause, larger intake pipe into the turbo, performance chip & K&N air filter. What should I do next? Add intercooler? Performance cams? Larger down pipe? Has anyone had experience with any of these and if so, how much did it improve performance? Thanks, John the 3rd.

I think the biggest overall seat of the pants type of gain is a performance tune. Everything else you add will only marginally enhance the performance and may or may not gain you a few ponies here and there. The only thing you could do is probably add a Big Turbo kit and then retune the car. But now we are talking Big Money as well and I don't think it is worth it. But if money is no object than I would do an engine swap to a 2.0 along with a Bigger Turbo and Front mounted intercooler. That will definitely improve your performance. The 2.0 Turbo is an amazing engine and responds nicely to performance tunes.