Tuning A 1.9 8V Engine

[Irishmilkman 0]

Hi im looking to tune my 1.9 8v engine up abit with a full rebuild any upgrades or recommendations wud be welcome guys

[petert 588]

Doing the basics correctly is paramount. Thus new guides, 3 angle seats and minor throat work, in addition to correct valve seat pressures. Skim the head 1mm if it's original, in order to get at least 10:1 if using std pistons.

[Chuchy 10]

Rebuild a standard engine, with some work in the head. Complete exhaust, an aftermaket exhaust manifold, a good cold air intake and a motronic mp3.1 loom.

My street gti has similar work and shows 141cv. It is faster by far than a stock gti.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sagDHo54lZw

Edited April 30, 2017 by Chuchy

[Irishmilkman 0]

Cheers guys i was gona go down the route of an upgraded camshaft any recommendations

[petert 588]

Make sure the camshaft matches the compression and vice/versa. Thus unless you have at least 10:1 there's no point in changing cam timing.

[Minty Sauce 2]

Rebuild a standard engine, with some work in the head. Complete exhaust, an aftermaket exhaust manifold, a good cold air intake and a motronic mp3.1 loom.

My street gti has similar work and shows 141cv. It is faster by far than a stock gti.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sagDHo54lZw

Which after market exhaust manifolds are recommended? My standard manifold is cracked on the 1.6, I was just going to replace it with a standard braced one but also have a mind of making sensible upgrades when possible.