I had the 2.0 8v in my previous car (Bora), so I knew it ups & downs, and even though the passat offered the 2.0 20v with 130bhp as opposed to 115bhp in the 8v, after driving it, it wasnt enough to persude me buying it.
If you want any kind of power increaase, then it has to be a TDI or the 1.8T.
My TDI is soon to have its brain altered :weirdo:. Woo hoo my neuspeed ARB arrived today too !!
You got it in one there, I want the power increase, but so far, with all my searching there's not much around for the NA petrol engines.
Short of swapping out the engine :crazy: I'm stuck until either some novel invention falls at my feet, or, worst case, I whack the car beyond repair, something I don't want to do!
We've hijacked this poor guy's thread too
I know you had the ARB on your Bora and like the feel, so let me know how it is on the estate. A work chum has a 1.8 tdi estate and wants the ride a little more controlled. Also, are you installing it yourself?
yep, will be installing it myself, took me 3 hours to fit the one on my Bora, but now i have done one before, it should be a little less, although looking at it last night, the bracket design is slightly different, so i may need some clamps, but it is pretty staight forward, if you take your time.
I opened the packaging to find this bar is black too, a little less obvious than the bright red ones !!!
Not sure when i'll fit it, hopefully soon, then it'll be hello Revo !
The only way to increase power a lot on the NA would be a supercharger.
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