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#1 ·
Hey guys , I own mk6 1.8 ‘TSI I’m wondering is it worth putting the money into to performance upgrades or should I just buy a r32 or golf r ?
 
#2 ·
Depends on what you want. I had a nice 17 Passat and it was just a tad slow. So I pulled the snow filter out of the airbox (I live in Florida) and added a BMS JB1 piggy back tuning box and on 93 octane it was a much more fun to play with car.

Side note my JB1 is for sale and works on your car. It's in the Passat classified section.
 
#11 ·
The 2.0 and 1.8 do not have the same turbo.
The 1.8 has a is20 while the 2.0 has a is38.

If I’m not mistaken that is. Those designations may be wrong. But it isn’t the same turbo. The 2.0 just is a bolt on.


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Hi Adam, Pretty sure we don't even get the is20 according to this post.

1.8 - is12 <OOF
2.0 - is20
Golf R - is38

I cannot personally confirm.

As for the thread, JB4 is the way to go if you just want it a little spicier in the short term since you can remove it and resell, got mine used @ $250, worth every penny.
 
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