I have a question for everyone. After years of working on muscle cars I've decided to build a Sport Compact car for a daily driver. I've decided "I think" on a '90-92 Jetta GLI for various reasons. I've been checking out the after market and want to know what your opinions on tunability are, since VW's seem to be infinatly harder to tune than say a Honda. Part of my reasoning for pickint a Jetta II is cost (its affordable and has descent looks for its year).
What is the potential of the 2.0L 16v motor it comes with....
What are the advantages (in regards to aftermarket support and tunablity) of other motors swapped in (G60, 20vTurbo, ect....)
Are they cost effectve swaps or will it cost me $8000 for the motor and setup which I might as well spend on a turbo kit?
I'm looking for around 300 hp at the wheels potentially with no more that 50-70hp nitrous
I would like a turbo on the 16v motor if anyone knows how to do it without spending $7000 at EIP for the kit.
A few opinions would be greatly appriciated as I am new to the suping up imports scene and its different than building a V8 MoPar engine.
What is the potential of the 2.0L 16v motor it comes with....
What are the advantages (in regards to aftermarket support and tunablity) of other motors swapped in (G60, 20vTurbo, ect....)
Are they cost effectve swaps or will it cost me $8000 for the motor and setup which I might as well spend on a turbo kit?
I'm looking for around 300 hp at the wheels potentially with no more that 50-70hp nitrous
I would like a turbo on the 16v motor if anyone knows how to do it without spending $7000 at EIP for the kit.
A few opinions would be greatly appriciated as I am new to the suping up imports scene and its different than building a V8 MoPar engine.

