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i found this post on briskoda an knew it would be of interest to you all may even tempt me


I came across this magazine article the other day and thought you guys would find it very interesting when you see how competitive the little 1.4TSI twincharged engine can be with only a basic stage 2 remap and suspension mods.

The Polo is a project car is from APR Australia running APR Stage 2 remap (224Hp/250lbft), full exhaust, intake, intercooler with coilovers, lightweight alloys, front and rear anti roll bars and poly bushes.

For comparison these are the outputs of the other cars they used as the Ozzie's quote in kW's

Focus RS Std ( 304hp/324lbft)
Focus ST Stage 2 (265Hp/324lbft)
Golf GTI TSI-K04 Stage 3 (387hp/383lbft)
Mazda 3 MPS Stage 2 (299hp/317lbft)

So a pretty large power deficit, yet its outperforming pretty much everything else on the track except on the main straight where big power takes over, with the second fastest laptime. Thats why this engine is briliant when mapped. Im looking forward to getting my chassis mods sorted as i already have a quicker 1/4 mile and 0-60 time from GTI Inters in crap conditions with less mods.

FWIW APR have now fitted the Polo with a plate differential, and have a hybrid turbo waiting to be fitted. That would undoubtedly have eclipsed the competition.





















full pdf http://goapr.com.au/media/mm-june2011.pdf

Very nice.

Can't wait for some of those mods to be available in the UK (Intercooler! )

Yes, that is correct.

APR have worked in conjunction with a differential supplier to develop a plate-style LSD for the GTI and a specific Hybrid turbo for the Polo GTI, due to the differences between the CAVE spec engine from the other CAV based motors.

That particular GTI has also reportedly never used a drop of oil in it's life and you can imagine how hard it gets worked:)