Power upgrade no turbo A3

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Mricco
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Power upgrade no turbo A3

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Hi guys can you please help me,i sold my Vr6 Jetta last year with the hope of getting myself an Audi 1.8T but ended up getting a non turbo 2001 A3 for R20k.Now being used to Vr power i want to up the power on my 1.8 20v non turbo,what can i do at the moment while trying to save for the T-engine.
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Remove all ideas of modding that motor and save till you afford the turbo motor...else you throwing away money that could be put towards the turbo engine
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Guys when you talk N/A there is only the usual x amount or means of modding a motor to make more power and it ALL involves getting more air into the motor for the reason that more air allows you to burn more fuel(which makes more power). So the usual route is cams, flow, capacity, exhaust.
But as polony rightly pointed out, if your aim is saving for a 20vt then leave the damn thing along and put that money in the piggybank. You'll spend about halve the price of a 20v engine buying just cams alone.
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