On a standard 1.8t the downpipe and cat are restrictive. buy a 3" ebay downpipe and decat get it on and keep your cat for the MOT. This will definatley help the turbo spool better.
I think from memory the standard system is 2.25" but for a good stage 1 or 2 the engine will benefit from a 2.5" system. Making the most of a stage 2+ then youl need a 3" right back.
Hope this helps.