I’ve pulled 1.8 60’s on every DSM I’ve ever owned (3 total) and never broke a transmission or even a half-shaft for that matter.
Don’t let the people who are unable to properly operate the leftmost pedal scare you.
if you need any dsm help pm me, you need dyno time, etc. we’ll get you in the right direction.
Lol at the people in this thread.
My bone stock 1G tranny held quite a bit of power (52 lbs/min worth.) It didn’t want to shift from 1-2 at 9500RPM, but that’s not really the trans’ fault, either. It was 14 years old and still shifted 100% butter around town.
DSM daily drivers FTW 
get that intake… i had a 95 gsx and it was all stock just added an intake and i had a friend who switched a few vacuum lines around and it made a pretty big difference… gsx & Tsi are very similar … maybe some one on here has heard of this vacuum line switch… im a new guy on here…but hi and welcome!