1.8t passat wagon - potential ?

[Kyle]

Is the block good for it? A lot of failures with increased boost?

Yeah the block is good for it.

All the blocks are the same like I said, and people run 300hp all day no problems. I rarely if ever hear of big turbos with issues.

As for chipped cars at 225hp you never hear of issues. The stock turbo is very small and from the factory the 98 1.8t probably runs 8psi, chipped it will do 20 psi giving you that jump in power up to the 200 range, and the engine handles the extra power fine.

[vvasilev1]

Yeah the block is good for it.

All the blocks are the same like I said, and people run 300hp all day no problems. I rarely if ever hear of big turbos with issues.

As for chipped cars at 225hp you never hear of issues. The stock turbo is very small and from the factory the 98 1.8t probably runs 8psi, chipped it will do 20 psi giving you that jump in power up to the 200 range, and the engine handles the extra power fine.

About 14-15 psi with the chip depending where you hook up the line for the boost gauge. Hook up the like before the intercooler and you read 20 psi. Hook up the like after the intercooler like in the intake manifold which gives you and accuret reading of actual boost going into the motor and its like 14.5 psi.