dammit, turbo or supercharge!?!?

[Wayne]

If you having it done professionally, the kit alone is 2.5k to run a stage 1 (6psi), so expect to see a bill of around 3k+
http://www.tsr-performance.com/pages/turbo.asp

Personally the money could be better spent on better engine if your after performance.
But would be nice to see & they make a great sound!

Don't go near TSR!

Why not ??

Well not anymore, just heard bad news and more bad news and my friend had a Corrado 1.8t conversion done by them and it was more bodged than mine.

Only be told bad news I guess cause people like to rant more than praise on forums

They did seem quite knowledgeable and had some very nice project cars there when we had a SWDubs RR day.

  maybe standards have slipped.

[LazyLunatic]

If you having it done professionally, the kit alone is 2.5k to run a stage 1 (6psi), so expect to see a bill of around 3k+
http://www.tsr-performance.com/pages/turbo.asp

Personally the money could be better spent on better engine if your after performance.
But would be nice to see & they make a great sound!

Don't go near TSR!

Why not ??

Well not anymore, just heard bad news and more bad news and my friend had a Corrado 1.8t conversion done by them and it was more bodged than mine.

Only be told bad news I guess cause people like to rant more than praise on forums

They did seem quite knowledgeable and had some very nice project cars there when we had a SWDubs RR day.

  maybe standards have slipped.

Your only as good as your last job, they should never once put out a bad job tbh.

I used to think highly of them until I heard more about them....

[jonnypolish]

VRS's are far more common than Turbo's But that because there are "bolt on" kits available,
I say Turbo it

A guy near me has a Mk2 VR Supercharged and is currently in the process of getting a shorter inlet made so he can also Turbo it... Utter madness
But it is a stunning looking car!

[archie837]

Storm do various kits - DIY and whatnot

http://www.stormdevelopments.co.uk/12v-2-8-2-9-vr6.html

start from £1500 plus vat but depends how mechanically minded you are

[rattleist]

Been away a few days, good to catch up on the banter lol, hmmm im inclined to go supercharger simply cause i think it'l be a sounder more reliable car, i know i could go spend 5000 on a different car, but why shud i if i love my golf but want it to be different and quicker, i seen vids on you tube of the turbos and super chargers, it seems like the impossible decision!! lol, does the compression need doing for a supercharger? i fort it was jus turbos you start havin to do that, and yeah wanyne i was gona go stand alone unit anyway so thankfully i kno pretty much the money damages its gona cause me allready lol. Ive always wanted my own project car, i could go buy a scooby or skyline for a quick fix but i like walking out to my golf on the drive

[Wayne]

You will need to drop the compression whatever course you take.

[rattleist]

Cool ok, well maybe i'll think about the turbo line a bit more then, what kind of job is it to drop the compression, if i get an idea of that, then the kit and the ecu, i can figure out what i have left after all this lol

[Wayne]

Cool ok, well maybe i'll think about the turbo line a bit more then, what kind of job is it to drop the compression, if i get an idea of that, then the kit and the ecu, i can figure out what i have left after all this lol

So many ways to sort it, spacer plate is one way or new pistons.

[jonnypolish]

Think this may be my reason for drooling over the VR Turbo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1ytkVUopJo
After 5mins 30secs you see all the hard work pay off!

[rattleist]

haha, you know i would probs go for pistons as its a pretty big thing, and i'l find out what bhp the com rods and that can take and decide weather to put the extra cash in to change that