boost ?

[my 1.8t]

i have a 2000 a4 b5 1.8T and want to know how much boost my motor can take with out doing a bunch of stuff to it im in the process of doing a tune and a front mount but dont want to do anything tell i know how much boost it will hold my name is brandon and if i can get some help that would be great[

[maxspeed]

well, whos doing your tune? most vendors will do 1.3bar on the ATW, but its not a value you set yourself unless you add in an MBC

[my 1.8t]

yeah i understand the tune im going to do will add 5lbs of boost but might want to do a boost controller and was just woundering how much boost my motor will hod and if you might know how much horsepower the motor will hold before i need to build the motor

[maxspeed]

you pretty much have no worries on the stock turbo, the only thing youll blow is the turbo, as on the DBW motors you have enough injector for the ecu to keep up with fueling up to 24psi

[my 1.8t]

so if i wanted to push 20 psi i could and the motor will handle it

[maxspeed]

if your not running shit gas i dont see a problem

[my 1.8t]

no i always run 91 cheveron sometimes mix with 100 raceing fuel

[slopoke]

Dont waste your $$$ on a front mount for the stock turbo...It will not help at all invest in an after market divertor valve, and down pipe you can thank me later they will both hold boost better till redline than a intercooler.

[Seerlah]

It depends upon the condition of your turbo. You can easily blow your turbo with enough boost on a ~1 bar tune. You could push ~20 psi on a newer turbo all day long. But if your turbo is sort of in it's old age, it is not really recommended.~18 psi max is good and ~15 psi max is for longevity if you are still on your turbo from factory from day A. Your engine should be fine, but your turbo is another story. If you want to know how your engine is running, do a compression test.

FWIW, I am still running on stock (turbo and internals). The only thing I am doing is a cat back exhaust and high flow cat (just ordered last week). The only time I plan on changing anything on the motor is when I have sufficient funds to go Big Turbo or BAT (my objective). Till then, I will slowly bring her up to full specs. One more maintance job and she should be up to par.

[my 1.8t]

cool thanks for the info slopoke if i do that stuff what do you recomend i have hade some people tell me that the front mount will help alot i live in tucson and my car is runing pretty hot due to the wether here

[my 1.8t]

please HELP i dont know what to do that would be the best for me and the car

[biketsai]

please HELP i dont know what to do that would be the best for me and the car

This isnt a life and death situation.
Save your money, dont buy a boost controller.
Spend the money on an APR chip or GIAC chip, and a testpipe! Upgrade the DV and call it a day

[my 1.8t]

ok where is a good place to look for those chips and what would be a good down pipe and where do i go for that also

[kevin12]

Man I know your new and all and don't know a whole lot about these cars but you just have to chill. If you would just search a little and read you would learn soooo much more then asking questions like these, because 9 times out of 10 they have already been asked. So do your homework like the rest of us have and then ask questions that you can't find answers to. I'm just giving ya a heads up and since I don't want any hurt feelings I'll give ya links to the 2 chips talked about above...

Giac - http://www.awe-tuning.com/pages/shar...s&IL=GIACChips

APR - http://www.goapr.com/Audi/products/e...ade_a418t.html

[biketsai]

Usually you can find a local dealer that supplies a flash for the chip that can be done in minutes, if there isn't you can send your ECU out.
Get the testpipe (ebay) or high flow cat (labree)

[my 1.8t]

hay guys thanks i just started doing stuff to my car and dont know where to look that is why im asking so many question thanks for the info and will not try to bother you guys anymore unless i really need it

[biketsai]

btw, there is this FAQ thread in the FAQ thread section

[my 1.8t]

cool thanks man

[slopoke]

no problem, but yea dont bother with the fmic (front mount intercooler) until you go with a k04 or bigger turbo... if your car is running hot and its stock, try a coolant flush and get some coolant flowing good!

[kevin12]

Hey its not a problem I didn't mean to really sound harsh I was just letting ya know that there is more then enough information out there ha and also as to a warning on here it can get brutal most guys know that. But thank god that it has calmed down and almost everyone in the b5 section are good guys. Good luck with the car but be careful modding gets addicting