tuning and setup

[tharussian45]

ok. i got a 99gst and my timing belt broke, so i decided to go with another 4g63 from a 97 tsi fwd. i have currently a walbro 255 fuel pump, gt evo 3 big 16g, 550cc injectors, safc, evo 8 front mount, dejon tool intake, hardpiping for the intercooler, hks ssq, boost gauge, air fuel. 3" exhaust all the way back. no cat.

i was wondering if anyone knows around how much hp will i get out of this car after tunning it?

and will the stock head and bottom end be able to handle it?

how many lbs of boost should i run to be safe?

what q/mile times am i looking at after the setup?

will i have detonation or knock?

and does anyone have any preset safc 1 settings so i can get it running and take it to get tuned?

please, if you have any input, please let me know. thanks guys.

 

[dr1ftx3]

i was wondering if anyone knows around how much hp will i get out of this car after tunning it?
-Possibly 285+ whp if tuned right
and will the stock head and bottom end be able to handle it?
Yes
how many lbs of boost should i run to be safe?
Probably stay around 17-18, at least thats what I run and I have a similar setup
what q/mile times am i looking at after the setup?
13's
will i have detonation or knock?
If tuned correctly you should have 0 knock. I had my car tuned by a reputable shop and I have absolutely zero knock.

 

[daren_p]

Your questions are to general and will be slightly different for everyones car. How much power can you make, that all depends on who tunes the car, what fuel you run, how much boost, etc, etc. Will the stock head and bottom end handle it, yes no problem if the car is tuned properly, you can blow up a motor with a t25 if you don't know what your doing. How much boost, get your logger out and turn it up until you start to see knock, it will be different for every setup, most run 17+, personally I run 20 psi daily. Will you have knock, yes if its not tuned properly, the whole idea is to tune it to not get knock. SAFC from somebodies car may not help to much there are to many variables between different setups, only way is to use the logger & start playing with the SAFC.

 

[tharussian45]

ok, that makes sense. i was just trying to see if people have similar setups, and what kind of power i can expect if tuned properly.

 

[tharussian45]

so if i get everything tuned out right, 0 knock/ detonation, what HP range am i looking at if i'm gonna be pushing 18lbs. and what about headgasket??? will i have to change it every 2 months? or will it last. i'm not going with a stock headgasket. probable arp headbolts too.