has anyone supercharged and turbocharged a vw engine ?
jamiesc - December 24th, 2011 at 10:20 PM
i heard or cars having turbochargers and others been supercharged
but has anyone done both to a vw ? always wanted to know if its been done and how powerful is it?
stoker - December 25th, 2011 at 06:44 AM
yes, done both
powerful!! YES you better believe it
jamiesc - December 25th, 2011 at 10:23 AM
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yes, done both
powerful!! YES you better believe it
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do you have a link for it at all mate?
Stanley - December 25th, 2011 at 03:42 PM
There's heaps of inernet sites and forums dedicated to vw turbos and blowers. Try these as a starter. Not to mention search this site
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewforum.php?f=3
http://www.ultimateaircooled.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php
Joel - December 25th, 2011 at 04:22 PM
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yes, done both
powerful!! YES you better believe it
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Both at the same time though?
It's called twin charging by the way.
modulus - December 26th, 2011 at 03:18 PM
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but has anyone done both to a vw ?
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Vw has. The 1.4 TSI engine used in e.g. the Polo GTI is both supercharged and turbocharged.
Perhaps you are referring to an air-cooled engine?
hth
jamiesc - December 26th, 2011 at 05:03 PM
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but has anyone done both to a vw ?
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Vw has. The 1.4 TSI engine used in e.g. the Polo GTI is both supercharged and turbocharged.
Perhaps you are referring to an air-cooled engine?
hth
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i read an article about the polo gti last night but yes i was thinking of an aircooled vw thanks modulus
greedy53 - December 26th, 2011 at 07:09 PM
go on joel give him the link to your build i think it's one of the best around for info onthe how to blow a bug
Joel - December 26th, 2011 at 08:17 PM
I think everyone's read it by now 
Anyway I thought the best way was brick on the accelerator and stand back with a camera
like so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffO--SrYIE4