complete rebuild, with a little kick?!!

[Cudaboy]

hey everyone, I am preparing to do a complete rebuild of the motor in my 91 Tsi AWD and I am shooting for keeping it mostly stock but with a few upgrades to increase power. What I have planned is somewhere around 300 hp hopefully a little more than 300. I am planning to o-ring the block for THE FUTURE and I am installing a 650 cc injectors, Evo III exhaust manifold, O2 housing, and downpipe. I am installing either a small or large 16G turbo with a manual boost controller. I was wondering if I will be able to keep my boost within limits and make around 300 hp without it screwing around with my ecu. I am shooting for 13-16 lbs of boost initially. I realize to give it more boost I will have to modify my fuel delivery to compensate. The car is an automatic and I am planning on installing a shift kit before too long. Please let me know your opinions on this setup and if it is a good base for doing future mods and increases in horsepower. Thanks

--------------------------------------------------- cudaboy

oh yeah, and I will be installing a larger aftermarket side mount intercooler to preserve my front clip

 

[trbotaln]

You should be fine with a stock ecu and a piggyback fuel controller (SAFC,GM Maft). You should be able to reach 300hp no problem with good tuning and supporting mods with a 16g turbo. If you get a chip it would be a lot easier for you to tune it correctly and have it running the best. I would definately look into building up your transmission first so that you can handle the power.

 

[GILZTSIAWD]

If its an auto you will want an end clutch kit so you dont fry your stock ones when stalling it up for a launch, which you will definitely want to do. You might also want to get the opinion of other 16g auto drivers and see if they are able to stall up on the stock stall converter enough to launch with boost on that turbo. I wouldnt worry about geting the block o-ringed, I would save that money and get a restalled torque converter from import performance trans, www.ipttrans.com, they are your friend, I highly recommend them over any other tranny shops, havent heard anything but good experiences through them, and same goes for my experiences with them, just wish I could afford their race tranny!