Crossflow heads , carbs and superchargers

[Mellow Yello]

right , ive been looking into tuning my 8v cupra , heard through the grapevine that a mk4 golf 2.0 8v head will fit on my block , and that because these have forward facing inlets are therefore better for carbs , has anyone got any experiance of fitting one of thses heads to an ibiza ? , also im unsure that i will be happy with the power gains from carbs , a cam , 4 branch mani , and a remap , so im also looking at forced induction , id prefer to supercharge it as nothing beats the noise of a charger whinning its nut in , has anyone carried out forced induction on there 8v that would be able to guide me through the basics of what to uprate and what not ? ..... P.s , i dont want a 16v lolol

Many Thanks Cole

 

[AlpineWhite]

I think there's some guides on VWvortex.com. As I understand it, it's the head off a new beetle.

 

[orangemuffin]

buy a 16v ?








I was thinking of a cam a few weeks back but decided agasint it after advice it would turn my daily into a bit of a hooligan.

 

[ibizacupra]

we fitted an eaton m45 charger to a mk3 golf 2.0 8v.
its gets mapped on tuesday, but been running for a few months now. sweetly considering its not mapped anywhere near.

A larger charger would be better if you really want some more power. the e45 is too small imho for a 2ltr motor.
rotrex do a range of chargers.
we left the stock compression knowing the e45 would'nt ever be able to run much boost, so it retains superb throttle pickup

Neuspeed did a charger for the crossflow 8v new bettles.. have a search for that

 

[Mellow Yello]

thanks guys , if i decide to stay with n/a any idea what the best carbs to go for would be ?

http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/NEU491085.htm

found this , also found one for a 1996-1999 golf 2.0 8v for the same price

 

[Mellow Yello]

I was thinking of a cam a few weeks back but decided agasint it after advice it would turn my daily into a bit of a hooligan.

I like the sound of a hooligan

 

[Cupra Kid]

we fitted an eaton m45 charger to a mk3 golf 2.0 8v.
its gets mapped on tuesday, but been running for a few months now. sweetly considering its not mapped anywhere near.

A larger charger would be better if you really want some more power. the e45 is too small imho for a 2ltr motor.
rotrex do a range of chargers.
we left the stock compression knowing the e45 would'nt ever be able to run much boost, so it retains superb throttle pickup

Neuspeed did a charger for the crossflow 8v new bettles.. have a search for that

What are the expected gains from the m45?