whys no one use aftermarket cams on a 1.8t?

[golfyste]

Depends what turbo you have fitted   
But tbf I'm guessing the advertised "+15bhp" doesn't state weather it's on a standard car or a 400bhp setup??
Either way there's many other things you can do that are cheaper and get you more power and driveability.

[mrsaunders]

Depends what turbo you have fitted   
But tbf I'm guessing the advertised "+15bhp" doesn't state weather it's on a standard car or a 400bhp setup??
Either way there's many other things you can do that are cheaper and get you more power and driveability.

Yeah true, and I was talking standard ko3s, I wouldn't waste my time on cams, I'd rather spend the money on wmi kit assuming all the other normal mods have already been done

[Ben@VWH]

From what I have gathered the isn't much to be gained from cam swaps on 1.8t's.
Prawn did the 1.8n/a cam swap on his and the gains were debatable as he gained a tiny amount in one part of the rev range but lost it in another.

I'm still waiting to be convinced its worth the effort!

It was me who did the swap and dyno testing on prawns car. It made the same bhp and dropped the boost by 2psi. Not really worth the effort involved.
There's been more recent development into harder exhaust springs as there is suspician that pre turbine exhaust pressure could be floating the valves on high boost applications.

Either of those things aren't really relevant the south side of 300bhp though. 

[golfyste]

Cheers Ben!
I remember it being mentioned it's not really worth it 
Hmm will keep my eyes and ears open for new on that then cheers