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IS38 1.8T Info/Discussion

crxgator

crxgator

Autocross Champion
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Raleigh, NC
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All the MQBs
Yeah it was ok. I sanded it with 1500 and 2000 just in case. If something were to happen it would have already. I’ve been loggging it and doing runs and no hiccups.


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toledospeed

toledospeed

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3rd rock
Armchair Racer said:
Any weight in the gas tank will hurt if you're FWD or even AWD since it launches with a FWD bias. You want as much weight over the front wheels, not the rear. And I don't know of any MQB models or Volkswagens that are RWD...
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Sure, that was a general comment about carrying a little extra weight, not necessarily just about extra fuel weight. I just didn't find the ad nauseam discussion about fuel weight very productive. We all like to strip a little weight, and every little bit can help, especially if the weight removed is not over the drive wheels. 90 lbs of fuel weight is probably worth less than a tenth in the 1/4 . And all owners can decide whether or not to run with a full tank or less in the 1/4. My car's fuel pressure is slightly more stable on hard runs when I have over 1/4 tank...so I would likely opt for 1/3 tank if I were to head to the track.
 
DAS_STIG

DAS_STIG

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Out of curiosity - if you guys are pushing the golf 1.8T so hard, why didn't you go with a GTI from the start? Seems like you are spending more money to upgrade to some GTI parts than you would have by starting with a basic GTI S. I sorta get the GSW folks for the AWD and extra space, but regular golfs?
 
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crxgator

crxgator

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It’s not that much money.


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ChrisTSI

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Canada
Dybz said:
Out of curiosity - if you guys are pushing the golf 1.8T so hard, why didn't you go with a GTI from the start? Seems like you are spending more money to upgrade to some GTI parts than you would have by starting with a basic GTI S. I sorta get the GSW folks for the AWD and extra space, but regular golfs?
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I paid 200 for my is20, 150 for cts catless, and 700 for jb4.... thats 1050 before labour (500) this is all in canadian... i 1550 on top of my car price for 260-300 WHP ... im fine with that...
 
Faceman

Faceman

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Location
Long Island
Car(s)
'17 GSW 4Mo
Dybz said:
Out of curiosity - if you guys are pushing the golf 1.8T so hard, why didn't you go with a GTI from the start? Seems like you are spending more money to upgrade to some GTI parts than you would have by starting with a basic GTI S. I sorta get the GSW folks for the AWD and extra space, but regular golfs?
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The GSW has barely enough room for me, a GTI or preferably R, don't have enough cargo space for me.

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MeltedSolid

MeltedSolid

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San Francisco Bay Area
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'15 Golf, e36 328i
Dybz said:
Out of curiosity - if you guys are pushing the golf 1.8T so hard, why didn't you go with a GTI from the start? Seems like you are spending more money to upgrade to some GTI parts than you would have by starting with a basic GTI S. I sorta get the GSW folks for the AWD and extra space, but regular golfs?
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Everything I've done is still a lot cheaper than even the cheapest new GTI (like, 5k cheaper, and that's not even taking into account that I would need to spend more on the GTI to get it where my golf is performance wise anyways). I'm very happy with my decision.
 
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joofcorn

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IL
Dybz said:
Out of curiosity - if you guys are pushing the golf 1.8T so hard, why didn't you go with a GTI from the start? Seems like you are spending more money to upgrade to some GTI parts than you would have by starting with a basic GTI S. I sorta get the GSW folks for the AWD and extra space, but regular golfs?
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A lot of us also have 4motion sportwagens and alltracks because a golf R is way out of our price range, plus the added space is worth it to some of us. My alltrack was about 20k less than an R, and a jb4/tune + is38 is less than 2k. I'm only going is20 for now, but the point is the same.

Edit: missed the last part of your post, but still math, as melted said you can get a golf way cheaper than a gti (msrp difference is 6-7 k right now)
 
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ketoi12345678

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FL
Dybz said:
Out of curiosity - if you guys are pushing the golf 1.8T so hard, why didn't you go with a GTI from the start? Seems like you are spending more money to upgrade to some GTI parts than you would have by starting with a basic GTI S. I sorta get the GSW folks for the AWD and extra space, but regular golfs?
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He used to has a GTi but a deer totaled it
 
Armchair Racer

Armchair Racer

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Location
Florida
Why a GTI when you can buy an Audi A3 2.0T Quattro of the same MQB platform for less money? Same engine as the GTI but with all wheel drive. A 2015 A3 2.0T Quattro can be purchased for 11-13K.

Dybz said:
Out of curiosity - if you guys are pushing the golf 1.8T so hard, why didn't you go with a GTI from the start? Seems like you are spending more money to upgrade to some GTI parts than you would have by starting with a basic GTI S. I sorta get the GSW folks for the AWD and extra space, but regular golfs?
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MeltedSolid

MeltedSolid

Autocross Newbie
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Car(s)
'15 Golf, e36 328i
Armchair Racer said:
Why a GTI when you can buy an Audi A3 2.0T Quattro of the same MQB platform for less money? Same engine as the GTI but with all wheel drive. A 2015 A3 2.0T Quattro can be purchased for 11-13K.
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Hatchback is an absolute necessity.
 
George Smooth

George Smooth

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South Africa
Crxgator if possible try get some logs of the rail pressure to compare to the GTI's. I would imagine with the bigger HPFP you will want to target more pressure via the flash. Based on logs I have seen with the JB4 the 1.8T should run around 20bar less pressure than the 2.0T.
 
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wy2sl0

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Ontario
George Smooth said:
Crxgator if possible try get some logs of the rail pressure to compare to the GTI's. I would imagine with the bigger HPFP you will want to target more pressure via the flash. Based on logs I have seen with the JB4 the 1.8T should run around 20bar less pressure than the 2.0T.
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It's all done George. First thing I did after his install is redid all of his HPFP tables and he is running 200,000+ :) (same as GTI/R on stock HPFP)
 
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wy2sl0

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Ontario
George Smooth said:
Was it 160 on the 1.8T Tune?
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Target or actual?

Target is around 150-160000. Actual was dipping to 80,000 because his meth was supplementing his fuel - not good :D

It never drops below 170,000 now with a 200,000 target (what I set). Safe on pump to 30+psi and around 26-27psi on E30 without any pressure issues.
 
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