Author Topic: mk3 gti 2.0 8v wants more horsepower :) (Read 4217 times)

croesje · « **on:** 04 February 2011, 19:36 »

Hi , i have a mkIII 2.0 8v from 1997.
I want to tune up the engine but not put an other engine just keeping the 8v.
Now i was wondering wat setup can i put for a lot of horsepower.
The car wil not be used daily anymore , just meetings.
Can anyone give me names of parts , sites , online shops ,...

All the info is welcome.

thx a lot,
Greets Wesley

Mr.Tom · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 February 2011, 10:53 »

A quick search around will find that there is not a lot you can do to an 8v. Especially to get a LOT more HP as you want. It is going to be more cost effective to get a 16v or VR6 in there in the log run (from what I have seen anyway).

Toby · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 February 2011, 22:24 »

sell it and buy a mk4 1.8t

Wayne · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 February 2011, 00:07 »

Panel filter and air box mods, change the cam and you should see some gains.

SoundillusioN · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 February 2011, 00:41 »

Strip all the lard of it.

dom · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 February 2011, 15:47 »

As said above, it's a very tricky engine to tune. Without going down the forced induction route you'll be doing very well if you can get it up to 150bhp, which is what the 16v is as standard. Even then you'll be having to spend a fair amount of money to do that, seems pointless if you ask me.

Either start with a 16v/VR6 and turbo it, or drop a 1.8T into it, neither of those are cheap options though.

gti gaz · « **Reply #6 on:** 27 April 2011, 00:05 »

cold air feed, pannal, filter, cams, 4 branch, recon head and good servive thats what i did to mine and still prefer it to a 16v motor

lankylari · « **Reply #7 on:** 28 August 2011, 21:27 »

sounds good gaz what about the cat. where did you get the cam and 4 branch from. on old cars a used pipercross and k&n induction kits and perfer the pipercross sound but that was about ten yrs ago whats good these days?