youve got pretty much everything except the turbo, throw in a manifold lsd and your sorted

Nah, I'd want a new engine, forged internals with lots of head work, bigger injectors and of course the turbo + manifold. Realistically I doubt the FMIC could cope so that would probably mean a new FMIC and pipework (I'd go custom) and a custom exhaust too. It would mean doing everything again pretty much... LSD too, new coilovers, rah...

Nah, I'd want a new engine, forged internals with lots of head work, bigger injectors and of course the turbo + manifold. Realistically I doubt the FMIC could cope so that would probably mean a new FMIC and pipework (I'd go custom) and a custom exhaust too. It would mean doing everything again pretty much... LSD too, new coilovers, rah...

Get to it lol new engine? Or just rebuilt?

I am hovering around the mid to hgih 40s measured over past 2500 miles before I broke it on a trackday. Yet to start tracking it properly since I fitted the longer ratio gearbox. On the fuel light now, so I'll probably tank up with Vpower on sunday, and start the spreadsheet off again.

I do however have high fuelling injectors, so I would suffer a bit more compared to stock nozzles.

What kind of things tend to let go?

Curious where the weak links are in the drivetrain.

I know you have the manifold issue, but I meant other than that...

Get to it lol new engine? Or just rebuilt?

Well, a new engine to me... An additional engine

What kind of things tend to let go?

Curious where the weak links are in the drivetrain.

Depending on the tuning, cracked pistons can be an issue. This tends to be more the case when totally "stock" engines are pushed hard by tuned up bolt-ons. We have flowed heads which can help.

Oh, and in the gearboxes, the shifter forks can break up which knackers the gearboxes too. This is why when I swapped to my long ratio box I did the "shifter fork mod" as per TDIclub, essentially replacing a rivet with a big bolt on two of the forks.

Basically the rivets seen here are weak(ish) elements

and you remove them and use a bolt/weld to achieve

Depending on the tuning, cracked pistons can be an issue. This tends to be more the case when totally "stock" engines are pushed hard by tuned up bolt-ons. We have flowed heads which can help.

I know you have a wealth more knowledge than me, but just to add to that, i`v read of a few that have gone this way, some running fairly low power but all seem to have a smokey map in common. :wonder:

Matt

If I was to aim for 300bhp on the pd130 I'd bore it out to

A 2.0, forged rods and pistons, head work, bigger injectors, custom exhaust manifold, custom turbo, custom 3" exhaust, LSD and a custom intercooler.