Armchair Racer
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Florida
Low to mid 120's with an IS38 on an 1.8T with a 5-speed? I'll believe that when I see it. Chuck G trapped 119 recently but his wagon was completely gutted, running an open downpipe with no catback etc. The difference is his car is DSG with lightning quick shifts and much much better gearing than the 5-speed manual. I don't see anything that would make the 5-speed trans a "monster" as you call it. As others have stated, the gearing is super long and not close ratio like the other boxes. Even if you're shifting at 7K+ RPMs, you're still going to be at a much lower RPM after each shift compared to the DSG. This results in you having to crawl back into the powerband. Compare on a dyno sheet the RPMs you're at after each shift vs the DSG. There will be a huge difference. With the 5-speed I think you'll be in the 115-117 range at the strip.
The way the ring land failure was described, it didn't sound like it was from detonation or a lean condition. It just sounded like it was too much prolonged stress over time. Which could suck for a lot of IS38 owners since the mod is relatively new for the 1.8T and not too many people have racked up a lot of miles on their setups yet.
The way the ring land failure was described, it didn't sound like it was from detonation or a lean condition. It just sounded like it was too much prolonged stress over time. Which could suck for a lot of IS38 owners since the mod is relatively new for the 1.8T and not too many people have racked up a lot of miles on their setups yet.