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Title: which mk4 engine?
Post by: sharki786 on 10 December 2010, 12:49

just having a think!  :nerd:
which mk4 engines are good? the 1.8 turbo. dont have a clue about anything on the mk4 engines. might take lazylunatics route, might not. thank you all

sharki

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: Wayne on 10 December 2010, 13:38

Yep 1.8 turbo

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: sharki786 on 10 December 2010, 13:45

sorry wayne i ment the engine code. agu aux aum or whatever they are called. which is the best of them all and more reliable?

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: benny1234black on 10 December 2010, 16:12

I think the AGU is suppost to be more reliable but it is less tunable as standard because it has a weaker turbo than the newer AUM

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: sharki786 on 10 December 2010, 17:29

what do you guys do on a AGU then? for modding wise? remap, fmic, forge 007, bigger injectors, indution kit & a k03s turbo?? will that be all good to run on the standard internals? or is it to risky?

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: jase16gti on 10 December 2010, 18:33

AUQ is another good un, 180 std as you know, ko3s  std

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: brendan on 10 December 2010, 18:38

BAM, KO4 turbo, 225bhp as standard!

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: lord14 on 10 December 2010, 21:01

agu mate, it has a forged bottom end as standard , with a remap and a ko4001 turbo you can achieve 215bhp no problem , the bottom ends are capable of 350bhp

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: AlanD on 10 December 2010, 21:26

Quote from: brendan on 10 December 2010, 18:38

BAM, KO4 turbo, 225bhp as standard!

Didnt come in a MK4. That was in S3, Cupras and TTs.

AUQ are decent with a nice 6 speed but only came in cars from 2002+ so are the most expensive. AUMs with a larger KO3S turbo compared to the AGU (KO3). Best of both worlds is buy an AGU and upgrade to a KO3S.

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: jase16gti on 10 December 2010, 22:24

AUQ is standard in 2001 cupra, would that make a difference in price?

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: AlanD on 10 December 2010, 23:28

The engine itself isnt more expensive. Its just that its in newer cars which means its more likely do have done less miles and is newer, thus being more expensive.

The Cupra you speak of isnt the 225 "proper" Cupra.

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: jase16gti on 11 December 2010, 01:05

lol yes it is just not the cupra R, mine is a 20vt sport but has the cupra badges! hehe with the AUQ

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: AlanD on 11 December 2010, 09:26

Hence the use of "proper" lol ;)

Im not knocking your car in anyway way btw.

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: danny_p on 12 December 2010, 01:10

Quote from: lord14 on 10 December 2010, 21:01

agu mate, it has a forged bottom end as standard , with a remap and a ko4001 turbo you can achieve 215bhp no problem , the bottom ends are capable of 350bhp

dose that mean the ARZ is forged as well ?   

Title: Re: which mk4 engine?
Post by: flamotronic on 20 December 2010, 21:20

All the engines are excellent in their own ways. Obviously, the later engines have been built with tunability in mind.

In response to danny_p, yes the ARZ has a stronger bottom end. Actually the ARZ isn't a well-known engine by many, but combines the best of both worlds: stronger bottom end and drive-by-wire: the ideal package, in my opinion.

A member from another forum had a ARZ engine with KO4 turbo and Audi S3 injectors, plus other bits to cope with the power, and was achieving 260 bhp no sweat.