Hi. does anyone know if the 1.8T turbo charger can fit on a 97 2.8?
Many things are possible, but whether there is any benefit, or whether it is going to be cost-effective are entirely different questions. I would think that there would be little point in adapting the 2.8 (12 valve?) engine to take a single KO3 turbo.
if not, is there a turbo for the 2.8?
There is/was a company (PES url:
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producing asupercharger kit for the 2.8 30 valve engine at a price of $5000.Installation is likely to cost a fair few dollars on top. Also, is there a chip for the 2.8?
There are chips for the 12 valve and 30 valve engines, but you're unlikely to get a significant power boost from simply chipping a normally aspirated engine. However, you may gain a significant improvement in smoothness and driveability. You would need to perform other mods (including a change of camshaft profile) to gain much more power. I don't know of anyone offering alternative profiles for the Audi V6.
stock is 170 hp whats the cheapest and easiest way to get it to ~215?
170 hp? Yep, that sounds like the old 12 valve motor. Easiest and cheapest way to get close to 200 bhp+ is to exchange your car for the later 30 valve model (193bhp stock, chipping should get you over
200bhp), an S4 (250bhp stock in US/Canada), or a 1.8T (150bhp-180bhp, depending on age/model, which can be chipped to 210bhp, or so).