Supercharger........

[RyanMac]

Right here goes.....

You may all laugh at this but after finding out today from my gorgeous wife that I have a new arrival coming in feb (and no its not a golf ) )I am looking to keep my costs for tuning the golf down.

I am looking to retain the 1.6 8v gti engine I have but change the camshaft to a fast road/race cam or a g60 one(would this work) but I am unsure as to which one so does anyone have any recommendations?

I also plan on using the eaton m45 supercharger I bought ages ago but would I need to fit 2 head gaskets to lower compression while at the same time I'd prefer to retain the kjet injection system and only change the dizzy ignition system to a megajolt ignition system....(along with some progressively fed nitrous later on)

I have a 2l 8v engine sitting but ultimately want to change that for a 1.8 16v engine with bike carbs etc but for the now I am having to stick with this engine and I have everything for it sitting around.

Has anyone any comments, will it work or is it totally wrong.....

[Len]

Good luck mate! yer gonna need it!

[Wayne]

Right here goes.....

You may all laugh at this but after finding out today from my gorgeous wife that I have a new arrival coming in feb (and no its not a golf ) )I am looking to keep my costs for tuning the golf down.

I am looking to retain the 1.6 8v gti engine I have but change the camshaft to a fast road/race cam or a g60 one(would this work) but I am unsure as to which one so does anyone have any recommendations?

I also plan on using the eaton m45 supercharger I bought ages ago but would I need to fit 2 head gaskets to lower compression while at the same time I'd prefer to retain the kjet injection system and only change the dizzy ignition system to a megajolt ignition system....(along with some progressively fed nitrous later on)

I have a 2l 8v engine sitting but ultimately want to change that for a 1.8 16v engine with bike carbs etc but for the now I am having to stick with this engine and I have everything for it sitting around.

Has anyone any comments, will it work or is it totally wrong.....

Not worth the hassle / work and expense for the little gains you will see.

K jet will not be anygood, you will need to go standalone managment.

[gibby]

I stand to be corrected here, but I don't think you can turbo or super charge a kjet. I don't recall ever seeing a kjet set up like that. kjet has no ECU either does it as it's mechanical injection.

[Wayne]

I stand to be corrected here, but I don't think you can turbo or super charge a kjet. I don't recall ever seeing a kjet set up like that. kjet has no ECU either does it as it's mechanical injection.

Broadspeed did it in the 80's with a pressured air flap, don't think it worked well to be honest.

Lack of safety if the mixture runs lean is the big issue.

[RyanMac]

I am just going by what a friend done to his 1.8 8v kjet as he kept it all pretty standard but fitted a turbo. It all seemed to run fine for him but there may have been something else fitted that I cant remember.  I do remember him talking about a KSTAR or something though.....

[Wayne]

I am just going by what a friend done to his 1.8 8v kjet as he kept it all pretty standard but fitted a turbo. It all seemed to run fine for him but there may have been something else fitted that I cant remember.  I do remember him talking about a KSTAR or something though.....

Yes but is the work / expense worth it for a 1.6, the gains will be small

[LazyLunatic]

didnt the lancia delta turbo engines run a similar setup to the k-jet?

[Wayne]

didnt the lancia delta turbo engines run a similar setup to the k-jet?

Very early KE jet I believe or motronic

[VeeDubGTI16v]

volvo, saab and porsche all had kjet turbo engines, i suppose they just made the flap stiffer