248whp on an auto is pretty damn good in my eyes. Especially since GTI owners are upgrading to IS38 or GT2260 and the IS20 is getting easy to find. I find them for about $250 in good shape. I'm really impressed

This is definitely a different car now :) I have since replaced my intercooler with one from a golfR and have upgraded my coil packs to APR. Car runs great and no tranny issues so far. Comotorsports does great work.

Love to see a hybrid TPC IS20 turbo with custom EQT tuning on that Golf 1.8T. Great video...

Thanks for this video I have a mk7 tsi 5 speed with a full racingline intake setup, with elbow turbo muffler delete! It changed the vehicle it now will rev out to redline at least!

Thank you for posting this, I have a 2016 mk7 1.8t auto golf and have done the is20 turbo upgrade, high flow 3" downpipe and full 3"dual exhaust. Since no one does the auto version I never really had number to compare to. I look forward to any more 1.8t upgrade dyno videos.

Love the vids

Thank you for this. I have a scrap IS20 that only needs a new waste gate actuator. I planned to put it on my 1.8T Jetta sport. I know, it’s clocked and hangs differently than the Jetta Garrett/Honeywell setup, but I’m pretty sure I can make it work.

gosh that 135i sounds so sweet

Well I just came back from Canadian autocross nationals and your gas is truly amazing to behold. Irving 91 was used and I had to pull a lot of timing out of my tune, even at cruising speeds. QC superclean 94 isn’t as good as Ultra94 in Ontario, but it’s way better than your 91 octane fuels. I immediately threw 2 degrees back in.

Oh shit! Cool to see you guys dyno an n54! That's actually what my car is! I have an e90 335xi with hybrid 17t turbos and e50 fuel, a whole bunch of other mods, and made 598whp and 573lbs/ft wt on a mustang dyno It's a fun car to drive and crazy fast.

i have the same gearbox on a seat leon 1.8tsi with a ihi rhf5 (gti mk6 turbo), full 3" exhaust with downpipe, CAI, cold spark plugs and a custom stage 2+ tune . With a stage 2 TCU tune. Im currently at 280 HP krank and 380nm. It´s not about power, it´s about torque. You can make a low torque tune that makes a lot of power. People kill the dry clutches with 450nm of torque at 2500 rpm with manual gearboxes tunes. thats the main problem, you need DSG specific tunes.

Awesome video!! I can’t wait to go big turbo on my 99.5 Audi Quattro and go from around 250hp to 400hp+. I’m definitely going to have to upgrade the clutch at the same time.

Cool to see! I'd read that the autos weren't capable of handling the torque from a turbo upgrade, and even just a stage 2 would be more than what they could handle. Definitely hoping to go stage 1 within the next year, but an IS20 upgrade looks very tempting...

I have an auto mk7 1.8tsi with IS20, APR PEX intake, larger tip, and intake tube. I blend about 3 gallons of E85 into every tank and the car feels like it’s making a solid 260-270whp. The addition of E into the tank really wakes it up a lot with no changes to the software

for anything modern VAG you wanna be running higher octane fuel and the stock DP and intecooler should be done for sure

Love to see 1.8t content. I have an IS38 on mine but the auto did not like it. I threw it in the trash and swapped in a GTI 6 speed manual and with my new fuel system it should make some good power. When the car was still automatic it put down 306 whp and 278 lbft of torque on 93 octane. The torque curve fell over before peak and did a weird blip we think due to transmission computer holding the power back. It was down about 30 whp and about 50 lbft of torque from where it should have been on the apr tune I used to run

I skipped the is38 and went gt2260s on my 1.8t mk7. Im using the 09G transmission with an upgraded lpfp and all bolt ons. Cars making about 23psi max, but room for more. Dont want to push it because of the torque. Eventually ill swap a manual trans in. So far it pulls like a freight train.

Sweet! now lets throw an IS38 on it

Dope.

Oh. I’m surprised APR is okay with running on PID loops so much. I’ve always found it better to let your torque and boost management slightly away from the produced power/boost.

Why is it so wavey? Have you pushed it hotter into measurement bc it spooled faster than oem🧐

New to the VW world and I’m curious if this would be the same 1.8t and gear box on the Mk6.5 jettas. I’d love to get the most bang for my buck while still maintaining reliability. Do to carbs in my stat I require a catalytic converter so I originally only planned intake and res delete but I know I’d love some more power.

Going to do this to my 2015 Passat 1.8T tsi. Have the is20 for the upgrade (bought used). Gonna rebuild it first. I feel a little side to side shaft play :( lol, glad I checked. I have a neuspeed module i always run premium. It pulls decent. But is slow asf. Getting a m550 bmw sometime in the next few years. So this should hold me over. Tell me this. Since i see you are a professional. I gutted my downstream cat. And I personally noticed a butt dyno difference, along with much smoth power band overall and quicker revving. Wheel spin increased :(. Anywho. QUESTION IS: Does the upstream cat give more power (removed) or the downstream (removed) or will it give the SAME difference in airflow. It is compressed afterall. I could see a COOLER turbo from gutting the upper vs. Lower. However, it in my opinion they are the same exact material and flow rates. Maybe different metals or quantity of metals to reduce nox emissions between upper and lower cat (1.8tsi Auto FWD). Upgrades Gutted Downstream Cat. Nuespeed module (premium gas (93) K&N Panel Filter Charge Pipe CTS Throttle Pipe CTS Turbo Muffler delete (CTS) G.F.B. Diverter Valve Mod. (Love this one) Cheers! With the Turbo Upgrade (IS20) My local home grown pros VW shop. Will do an APR tune on the car after i install the turbo. My other question is. Is it sufficient to leave the upstream cat in tact, or gut it too. *(I currently do not have any engine light issues etc.) Never did. It does not seem to care at all that the downstream cat was gutted. I would indeed put an o2 spacer or o2 elbow for the oxygen sensor if i did/do the upper cat. Thanks in advance!

i got a 2016 5speed wasnt aware of the power

The gen3 1.8t has cast internals / pistons, rods, crank shaft etc. the 2.0 gen 3 like GTI GLI and the R have all forged internals with the same cast engine block two different boost beasts I’m surprised it safely makes the extra 80hp

Ive got pretty much the same car, but bone stock and its a manual. If im trying to boost horsepower what do you think are the cheapest and most cost-effective modifications i could do?

Any idea what the safe limit for the mk7 1.8T engine is? I just installed EQT is38+ (bolts up like stock fitment) with 3" dp, big intercooler and piping, full awe track exhaust, apr coils, cold plugs, mpi kit with 535gph lpfp and 935cc injectors with flex fuel united motorsport software. Running 29lbs of boost, need to get it dynoed ASAP, guessing around 380 on 93 and roughly 15% more on e85?? Just curious if thats within safe limit on stock all cast internals. Thanks!

for golf 7 1.4 tsi is that suitable for is20 turbo?

What software/ Tune are you working with..or just tuning from stock ecu?

Didnt cobb come out with support for 1.8t? Maybe some tuners like EQT can help with that.

My question is what was the upgrade i want to do it on mine lol

I have a 1.8t mk7 Wolfsburg edition with dsg paddles, I dont see many of them. I'm stage 2 IS20 on 93 thru unitronic and the file says 301HP and 310 torque and it definitely feels like it.

How does the transmission hold up? Does it slip at all because of such a large torque increase?

So let’s have a discussion about IHI. My sisters 2016 Tiguan doesn’t even have 60k on it and she’s already faced with the dreaded P0299 code. Apparently this is dumb common. My friends wife’s Tiguan had a turbo failure at 25k lol. My friend who runs a VW shop in southern maine says their turbos are absolute garrrbage. And he’s been doing a K04 direct replacement on all of the ones with turbo failure, and apparently the OE mapping can handle it without any fiddling 🤷🏼‍♂️

I'm curious to see a 1.8t 20v with a is38 bolted to it. Sounds like a really good 400hp combo to me

hello i have a question and noone can give me a straight answer, on my pre facelift alltrack 1.8tsi 2015 im swapping turbo, on my current is12 i have different type of WG actuator, on my new turbo which is is20 from 2019 i have newer type of actuator (its slightly different and electric plug is on the other side), are those two matching and can i use the newer one from is20 without any issues?

My 1.8 is stage 2 with the is12 and makes like 270 to the wheels

Anyone in chat from nova scotia know somewhere to get a car safetied that has tints front and back?

oh wow I thought you needed a downpipe for the IS20

What do the gen 2 tiguans come with for turbo? Can you upgrade?

You mention clutch upgrade for manuals, which clutch would I be looking at?

I’m sure this is the same as my Audi a3 1.8tfsi mine is a s tronic Quattro and I’m sure they come with a lot of restrictions on the gearbox side wich holds back power unless you manually go in and de restrict them to give you full whack - car sounded good tho I thought I already had a is20 turbo on mine but now I’m thinking I might not mines is a 14 plate 8v 6 speed s tronic model feel free to educate me haha

I've been looking at tuning my mk7, how much can these transmissions handle in terms of power? An is20 upgrade and tune is really all I'm looking for in terms of power

Could you run an IS20 on this car without the software? I know you wouldn't take full advantage of the upgrade, but would the car have any issues? I would never recommend doing this, the only reason I'm asking is because my coworker wants more power, but he's paranoid about his warranty and his ECU being flagged for a tune.

Curious: i have a 1.8t and just did an apr strange 1 if I were to upgrade to an IS20 would I need to remap the tune?

How much HP / TQ can those automatic transmission reliably handle??

is that on stage 1? or stock configuration?

i have an auto mk7 1.8T. im gunna get an intake, downpipe, and exhaust. is there anything i should get to be safe? tune? intercooler? i need help 😅

My stage two is20 auto is catless 280whp 300+trq cant remember it off the top of my head conservatively on 1.8 fueling

Do you need wastegate adjustment when going to IS20 from IS12?

I have 04 jetta wagon 1.8t and I put down 320 hp 335lb torq and mines and auto....

Howd you get the 6at to go sutututu without unplugging dv..?

is this comparable to the mk6.5 1.8t auto jetta?

Does this mod requires ECU software?

My mom had a 1.8t beetle someone crashed into it if she gets another one I'm doing this in secret couldn't find the 2.0t beetle I didn't know people mod these engines

DSG automatic??