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armybug man Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:59 am

I recently bought a 87 cabriolet 1.8 liter and am looking to increase the power out put by 20-30%. I could change out the cam,valves ect but i 'm on a tight budget right now.any suggestions out there? :?

Malevolent Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:55 pm

Cams you can pick up pretty cheap, and they're easy to install. Also, you can look at getting an big bore throttle body.

plasticman1432 Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:03 pm

Plan on freeing up the exhaust as well as adding an upgraded cam, if you wanna make more power; help it breathe on both ends, and you'll be happy.

Techtonics tuning(http://www.techtonicstuning.com/) makes a new downpipe for the more plentiful A2 dual-outlet exhaust manifold, and I'd recommend looking into one of their 'cat back' exhaust systems as well.....and they offer cams too. 'One stop shopping,' so to speak. 8)

KGCoupe Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:45 am

plasticman1432 wrote: Plan on freeing up the exhaust as well as adding an upgraded cam, if you wanna make more power; help it breathe on both ends, and you'll be happy.

Techtonics tuning(http://www.techtonicstuning.com/) makes a new downpipe for the more plentiful A2 dual-outlet exhaust manifold, and I'd recommend looking into one of their 'cat back' exhaust systems as well.....and they offer cams too. 'One stop shopping,' so to speak. 8)

I ran their cat-back stainless steel exhaust on a '91 VW Cabriolet, and it had a very nice sound to it.



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