espo92
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- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Car(s)
- 2016 Audi A3 2.0T
Hey guys,
I don't know my status on how many people have actually installed a JB1 with a Golf 1.8T, but I know there seems to be a lack of information online. I will be here to provide any knowledge I gain over the next few months of playing around/testing it, and try to provide as good a review as possible.
Pictures
(I forgot to take some!, but they'll be here soon)
Review:
Install:
The install is as easy as outlined in the instructions. Well, mostly. Plugs B,C, and D, you just follow Burger motorsports instructions to a T.
With all wires, I pulled them up through a hole on the 90 elbow of the stock airbox. I had trouble squeezing the connectors through any other place, and then routing them further down.
Plug B- Super simple, right on top. Simply plug in stock connector to female connector, and plug new male connector into stock female.
Plug C- When you look down on the engine, heading down towards the fan, you see it. Its 14 pins. If you follow the instructions and pull it towards the fan, it kind of rotates forward, this allows you to see the back that holds the connector. This makes freeing the cable much easier. Simply plug in, and easy peasy.
Plug D- First off, I have no clue how anyone does this from the engine bay top. Even when I had taken the bottom off, I stuck a screwdriver in by it, so i had a clue of where my arm had to go, and still couldn't really get to it.
That being said, taking off the eight t-25 screws on the bottom was super simple using a simple floor jack and a t-25 bit in a drill. Then using a flathead to lift the bottom, and free it, I could see it clearly. I did have some trouble removing the connector, but after re-reading the instructions and noting the *push in and then pull out* comment, it came out instantly.
Plug A- The problem child for our cars, it is not used in Map 1, and I have no clue where to plug it in yet.
After closing the car all up, the car turned back on, 3 connectors on, and all zip-tied up to make sure no unwanted movement is there (and they are simple enough to remove if such a situation arises).
In all, installation was a breeze when I had the support of knowing Plug A was not necessary to run stage 1 levels of boost.
Driving:
Oh, the fun part. At first turning the car on was so rewarding. I have not had the best luck with mods in the past, and was half expecting it to not work, but the instructions were clear enough even I found a way to install it properly. I decided to drive to my local Target to buy some removable adhesive, and it give me an excuse to mess around with the car and jump on the freeway for an exit, which includes two long enough on-ramps. I kept the pedal civil through my neighborhood, but once I turned onto the 45-mph road I live off of, sport mode was on and I was accelerating. I do not know if by that point the ECU had adjusted properly, or if I just wanted it to be working, but the car seemed to have more pickup. By the time I had reached the on-ramp, I had 2-3 more good pulls to 50 from a slow enough speed, so I gunned it. The car felt good. I do believe the turbo noises were louder than before, and the car was certainly faster. I have no official data to prove as such, but the smile on my face told me everything I needed to know.
In the near future, I plan on completing a few 0-60 runs and a dyno run or two before moving on to the full accessory list of bolt-ons to release the potential of my new JB1.
Also: Car picture, just because.
I don't know my status on how many people have actually installed a JB1 with a Golf 1.8T, but I know there seems to be a lack of information online. I will be here to provide any knowledge I gain over the next few months of playing around/testing it, and try to provide as good a review as possible.
Pictures
(I forgot to take some!, but they'll be here soon)
Review:
Install:
The install is as easy as outlined in the instructions. Well, mostly. Plugs B,C, and D, you just follow Burger motorsports instructions to a T.
With all wires, I pulled them up through a hole on the 90 elbow of the stock airbox. I had trouble squeezing the connectors through any other place, and then routing them further down.
Plug B- Super simple, right on top. Simply plug in stock connector to female connector, and plug new male connector into stock female.
Plug C- When you look down on the engine, heading down towards the fan, you see it. Its 14 pins. If you follow the instructions and pull it towards the fan, it kind of rotates forward, this allows you to see the back that holds the connector. This makes freeing the cable much easier. Simply plug in, and easy peasy.
Plug D- First off, I have no clue how anyone does this from the engine bay top. Even when I had taken the bottom off, I stuck a screwdriver in by it, so i had a clue of where my arm had to go, and still couldn't really get to it.
That being said, taking off the eight t-25 screws on the bottom was super simple using a simple floor jack and a t-25 bit in a drill. Then using a flathead to lift the bottom, and free it, I could see it clearly. I did have some trouble removing the connector, but after re-reading the instructions and noting the *push in and then pull out* comment, it came out instantly.
Plug A- The problem child for our cars, it is not used in Map 1, and I have no clue where to plug it in yet.
After closing the car all up, the car turned back on, 3 connectors on, and all zip-tied up to make sure no unwanted movement is there (and they are simple enough to remove if such a situation arises).
In all, installation was a breeze when I had the support of knowing Plug A was not necessary to run stage 1 levels of boost.
Driving:
Oh, the fun part. At first turning the car on was so rewarding. I have not had the best luck with mods in the past, and was half expecting it to not work, but the instructions were clear enough even I found a way to install it properly. I decided to drive to my local Target to buy some removable adhesive, and it give me an excuse to mess around with the car and jump on the freeway for an exit, which includes two long enough on-ramps. I kept the pedal civil through my neighborhood, but once I turned onto the 45-mph road I live off of, sport mode was on and I was accelerating. I do not know if by that point the ECU had adjusted properly, or if I just wanted it to be working, but the car seemed to have more pickup. By the time I had reached the on-ramp, I had 2-3 more good pulls to 50 from a slow enough speed, so I gunned it. The car felt good. I do believe the turbo noises were louder than before, and the car was certainly faster. I have no official data to prove as such, but the smile on my face told me everything I needed to know.
In the near future, I plan on completing a few 0-60 runs and a dyno run or two before moving on to the full accessory list of bolt-ons to release the potential of my new JB1.
Also: Car picture, just because.
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