Some questions on safe boost to run on a 1.8T

[Ti Kan]

Tyson Varosyan writes:
> A friend is getting a 2005 A4 with 1.8T motor. I had a few questions for
> gearheads on the board.
> ... 
> I would love to squeeze another 20-30HP out of the motor with under $500. In
> my experience with turbo motors, this should not be too hard to do.

Stay with the stock system and buy a chip upgrade from one of many
vendors.  That will get you where you want to be.  Don't bother with the
K&N.  The air intake system on these cars is not where the restrictions
are and the oil from the K&N filter is often blamed for MAF sensor
failures.

-Ti
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