Agreed , Mods is minimal if you had to mod say a 16 valve to get the same power.missioner wrote: βMon May 11, 2020 10:03 am For 300kW I'd say a turbo, injectors, fuel pump, rods and pistons, CAI, full exhaust and a management system.
To some it may seem like a lot, but that is not even a fully built motor. It has no head work, fancy valves, camshafts, special bearings, nothing really.
The pistons and conrods needed for the additional power are capable of much more than 300, but its to make the motor safe and reliable at that power level, sadly the stock rods are the weak link and known to fail when over 200kW levels.
Cylinder pressure is what its all about and increasing it is what makes more power, reinforcements in strategic places help keep all the ponies and the smoke where they belong.
OEM Management will work with some Thanas magic , Stock head is good for 7.2k rpm but stock turbo dies off at around 5k.
The piston's are semi forged, the rods are the weak point but mainly due to the small turbo's torque at early rpm's. They rated at 400nm max at 3k rpm but move the torque higher in the rev range and the stock rods will be fine but for the sake of sleeping better , spending 10k for rods makes sense.