got a 1.8t and i want to get a new fuel reg to be able to handle more boost . asked gearhead said i would need a better reg then do a boost controller … anyone have a cheap one? also lookin for a 1.8t vw downpipe … email me at pbsniper4evr89@aol.com
i have a new boost controler it from forge and its blk and a fuel presure regulator for a 1.8t .
Get a chip program. You dont need a FPR on that car for anything running a stock turbo. I wouldnt really mess with a MBC but I have some TurboXS ones in stock. Gearhead doesnt know what hes talking about telling you that. PM me or email me. I recommend a chip and not to bother with that stuff your gonna run into boost issues the chips are pretty much proven to program and go, no worries.
Send me and email or PM me bobby if you have any questions or if you want to order something up
NOOOOOOO! Get the apr chip and downpipe and call it a day. Thats all thats done to my car and she rips. No dv, no n75 , no cold air intake nothing but chip and exhaust.
Well, a FPR is cheap insurance against blowing up your motor if you’re going to increase the boost. I don’t appreciate you talking down about my knowledge of how to tune a car. I’m sure you know it all and everyhting, but there are basics and not everybody wants to spend 400 on a tune when they can achieve the same result for less and have more overall functionality down the road. JVG is a joke anyway, that’s why I’m still here. ;D
Whoa! FPR and any thing that “tricks” your computer is garbage. To state otherwise is purely fuct up, APR and GIAC spent manny years tuning the 1.8t. I think they can do a much better job than some piece of shit plastic box that lies to your mass air flow sensor. Your knowledge of vw is obviously sorely lax.
P.s. with that attitude it’s no wonder everyone i know has no idea who you are :crackup
p.s.s you own that silver beemer?With the huge sticker in the rear window? If so, you drive like an asshole as well. I’ve been in traffic with you a few times.
VW and cheap quick fix mods so to speak, they don’t seem to play well together.
I really think I would rather pay a little more for an APR kit.
Sure I could piece something together, probably save myself about 2k…
But then again I owe too much money on my car to take chances and blow it up.
There are a lot of different things that trick the computer, but neither of the things i mentioned are fooling the computer… Maybe programmng is the way to go with VWs, but there are some low buck things for those who don’t have daddy’s credit card like you. Also, I don’t know everything about all the cars on the road nor do I think I do. I don’t drive a VW or have had any interest in owning one. As with any car there are enthusiasts, and you seem to be one of them.
Well, I’m surprised to see that you failed to notice how JVG is bashing me and my shop. Strange, i think you’re biased. I don’t need to explain my reasons for my comments to you. I think John has some explaining to do to me. ;D
Also , I see you’re color blind as well… Check that pic again. :haha
I do agree with that, but there are some basic tried and true methods that work well and still work well on most any vehicle.
The fuel system on his 1.8t is prefectly capable to handle any power the stock turbo can provide why would you drown it in unnessary fuel that will ruin the motor. Not all cars are the same and I happen to know the 1.8t pretty well and Im still around and in business just as I was before. Sorry I dont come from a rich family that can hand me a shop/Closet my garage and office is still bigger then that.
BTW, I was not bashing you I was simply telling him that the FPR on a 1.8t is unnessary and that the information you gave him was generally because it is apparent you dont have the 1st hand knowledge on a 1.8t that I do.
So you’re telling me that, “Gearhead doesnt know what hes talking about telling you that” isn’t bashing me. You won’t be drowning the engine in anything unless you don’t turn the boost up. Also there are a few missing pieces in there too. I told him he would need to be able to monitor the O2 output in order to properly tune the car. If the stock setup is fine then there would be no need to upgrade the FPR, but with the boost pressure that I heard he wanted to run I didn’t want to see him destroy his car either.
You really think this was all handed to me? It wasn’t. So you’re telling me that a 2 bay garage with a 13’ high ceiling is small. The showroom may be small but at least I don’t have to sub my work out to the closest available person with a wrench and a garage and then tell my customers they have to wait while I take their car to a different location. If you’re still in business then where are you located. “My house” is not an answer.
Get a location, treat your customers right, and get a clue.
i think you need to do more research on the VAG 1.8t motor. i have a 30R and i’m running the 3 bar fpr buttttt i have 630cc injectors… there really is no need for a bigger fpr unles you are running a k04 or revo’s stg2 programing…
get an apr chip and call it a day.
it will be more then enough power for him.
That’s a more acceptable answer. Thank you.
no prob boss :nod
Ohh yeppie I want in on this one!
first off, if you rais the boost anything past 13psi you will limp. Basicly the ECU panics, and slams the TB shut and cuts boost to 3 or 5 psi depending if it is hard limp or soft. hehe. Slap a MBC on there and I dont car what fuel pressure you run… you wont go anywhere. literly.
Second, anyone who knows anything about tuning a car knows that there are more to fueling that a fuel pressure regulator. Like Pete mentioned, a 3 bar FPR and 660 cc injectors will fuel him. He could have gone with 550cc and a 4 bar, 440 and a 4.5 bar… you see where I am going with this. injector duty cycles are something else that comes into play once you change fueling requirements. this goes on for ever.
Third, the stock ECU will adapt you rather well to raised boots. There are tricks to raise the boost, and stay out of limp mode, and the ecu will adapt you to a nice AFR. Do your home work. Anyone who ran in my car, BEFORE APR tuned it… saw 18psi spike and held 15 psi all day. NO MBC, NO aftermarket tuning.
Forth, Like mentioned the stock injectors, FPR and software will ADAPT it self rather well. This is only changing adaption levels NOT fueling tables. That is what you pay $500 to do. When I ran my stock ECU and 18psi. I ran 13.3 afr’s all day. HOWEVER, my off idle addaption percentages (how much the ecu is working extra to provide correct mixture) was around +%14. This means basicly the ecu “raises” the fuel tables %14 to keep a good mixture.
Fiff, newer 1.8t’s HATE MBC’s… this coming from the mouth of someone with an MBC installed. :headbang On top of soft limp, mentioned above… you can now add “part throttle” limp into the picture. Basicly the ECU wants to see, or doesnt want to see for that matter XXpsi of boost. If it requests 5 psi, and your turbo spools to 15 psi becasue you MBC hasnt opend the wastegate yet… LIMP. More so too much boost than requested, not as much a problem with less than requested boost. The only reason I have it is to HOLD a high boost… much longer than any N75 valve I have seen will do. Also, if you drive on the thruway with me and wonder why my headlights are going on and off, I am clearing part throttle limp at 80mph by cutting the ignition and pop starting it!
6th, bimmers arent VW’s. Hondas, are not VW’s. Nissans are not VW’s. every car is different. Nobody can be a real tuner untill they delt with every car under the sun. Never take advice, this isnt basing gearhead… from someone who hasn’t logged a single block of data for the car you are dealing with. simple fact.
haha read read my post… spell check for the loose. :banana fuck it.
:motherland
Why can’t we all just get along? IF we can’t, I’ll put on the mean face and get down to business.
Yeah, be scared.
HAHAHA Not that I read this closer… HAHAHAHA
How would you be monitoring the O2 sensor?
How much boost does this guy think he WANTS to run? And where did this number come from, and why?
How would one properly tune the car, after the o2 was monitored?
It’s not bashing you at all. It’s using information you’ve supplied against you. I would’ve as well. You’re telling him to run all of these little band-aids that will cost just as much as a chip for the ECU and won’t work nearly as well. JVG simply stated that your information is wrong, and by giving wrong information, it shows you simply do not know what you’re talking about. JVG still is in business and is doing mostly online things, which I would too. No overhead, just more money in his pocket. Money in pocket > an actual shop making much less.