MK4 Jetta GLX TDI Wagon (Dyno: PD130M6 GTB1756VK)
A few days after upgrading the turbo in my heavy wagon, felting it's more powerful, I decided that I would give it a shot on the dyno. The power seems to be in the same range of my older Golf running on an hybrid vnt20 from S/T.
At the dyno shop, while strapping the car, the guy asked me to guess about the power output. I said 230/350 (crank hp). We did a few pull and the best one was this one :
My guess was actually quite accurate!! I was happy with the results and maybe I could squeeze a few more hp but my poorly balanced injectors and restrictive exhaust are probably limiting from going higher. I wonder if my peak torque comes on too late and if peak hp should be higher ?
Of course, the car is highly enjoyable to drive. Glad these numbers are not affected by the weight of the car as all this power is in my 2004 Jetta Wagon GLX 1.8T swapped to TDI. Don't know if this option is rare but that was the first time I saw an oem VW OnStar GPS system!!
A few days after upgrading the turbo in my heavy wagon, felting it's more powerful, I decided that I would give it a shot on the dyno. The power seems to be in the same range of my older Golf running on an hybrid vnt20 from S/T.
At the dyno shop, while strapping the car, the guy asked me to guess about the power output. I said 230/350 (crank hp). We did a few pull and the best one was this one :
My guess was actually quite accurate!! I was happy with the results and maybe I could squeeze a few more hp but my poorly balanced injectors and restrictive exhaust are probably limiting from going higher. I wonder if my peak torque comes on too late and if peak hp should be higher ?
Of course, the car is highly enjoyable to drive. Glad these numbers are not affected by the weight of the car as all this power is in my 2004 Jetta Wagon GLX 1.8T swapped to TDI. Don't know if this option is rare but that was the first time I saw an oem VW OnStar GPS system!!
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