b6 big turbo upgrade

**cbdaddy** · 12-02-2008 11:27 PM

i have a 05 b6 1.8t fwd cvt w/tip.. so far i have a evo m/s intake an dv and a giac tune... however still looking for a little bit more power but want to keep it safe.. i am interested in the k04 or the gt2871r upgrade.. any insight will be help

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**vinny.dtw** · 12-02-2008 11:32 PM

orlyy? There aren't that many CVT BT cars because they are claimed weaker. There is ONE person that I remember on this board that actually did it, but never heard from him again. Your best bet, is probably to stay where you are if you want to maintain its reliability with the tranny. But then again, you have people like me and quite a few others that run it anyways on our tiptronics...Good Luck

Vince

**ImageX** · 12-03-2008 12:34 AM

think the only ones i've seen with a TIP and is with a GTRS setup... the Torque spike isnt as harsh on the engine...

**GO-GOTEKNO** · 12-03-2008 03:46 AM

go revo and get a 2871r

**A4ringedONE8T** · 12-03-2008 06:45 AM

Ecode did a GTRS CVT, I believe it was the Vorsteiner guy's car, silver car with a ton of custom CF accents. From what I heard it blew the tranny a few weeks later, with even a tweaked file to limit the torque. For CVT, I wouldnt go past 1/1+ unless you have 4-5k on standby to replace the tranny when it goes

**mdzaudi** · 12-03-2008 08:21 AM

I think going BT on a fwd B6 gets you to a point where you have a bit too much power to use it effectively on the track, but i suppose it's ok for straight line.

**widgget** · 12-03-2008 08:53 AM

cvt and tiptronic are two different transmissions, "cvt with tip" is like saying "manual with cvt".

and yeah, don't change the turbo if you have a CVT unless you have $8000 for a new transmission.

**cbdaddy** · 12-03-2008 11:13 PM

lol dam the car salesman was the one that told me it was a cvt tiptronic.. now i jus feel like a dumb ass.. well is the tiptronic 6spd more reliable than the cvt.. an about how much hp is safe for that trans...