hi there - ive bought my audi a4 1997 1.8T quattro about 6 months or so ago and have realised that power for the engine is completely lacking recently. now i have babied this car as best i can. syntectic old, premium gas, new spark plugs, new air filter, engine flush - and ive only had the car for 6 months. ive also recently changed the timing belt - not that it sould matter - but just giving the pro's in the ng some background.
ive got about 116000km on it and was thinking of geting a new turbo. the area i live in is quite hilly, and the car has absolutely no torque from
2000rpm to 3000rpm. now im not sure if the engine is suppd to pick up on this and shift - its an automatic - but the gears are tall and the stupid transmission just will not shift when required - without some coazing in the form of laying off the gas and praying.my mehanic says this is normal. the car idles fine, drives fine, etc etc - just no power. now im not sure if replacing the transmission fluid will be enuf - tho i realllllly doubt this is the case since even highway driving lacks punch. so i was hoping to buy an upgraded turbo and replace the POS one i have now.
my question is ive seen the following turbo from neuspeed -
if anyone has any ideas let me know. im sure there are others with the b5 platform that have faced similar situations.
thanx again