turbocharging polo g40

[dinger1991]

hey, i have a few questions,  i am currently saving up for a g40 and when it is bought and insured i would like it not just to be fast but when i put her in gear, not for the car to go forward... but the world to move back , a dont know if this will sound realistic but i would like 300+bhp so going to get big loan from bank and do loads, my thought on a turbo would be can you put a turbo in with the supercharger and if so, how much and who can do it?

[Jezza-7]

Why so much power when its front wheel drive? You wont move anywhere.

[dinger1991]

not really particular botherd if its fwd or 4wd, just the whole power race, my brother in law has a starlet gt limited which he has put out to approx 240bhp and would be very keen to give him a run for his money, as it would be a whole japanese vs german thing and would like to take a few jap fans down a notch or 2 and who wouldnt be suprised if they seen a car half their age and half their engine size fly past them. would new suspension and wishbones with wider tyres not cure it even to the point where it is slightly bearable???

[Etches]

Bang for your buck i'd do an abf turbo dude

[dinger1991]

are they a specialist?  when a get car al b on my way down to g werks to get the lot.  at the bank side am lookin for a 10k ish loan to get car upto scratch and turn into something out of star trek.  av not always been a die hard g40 fan until a seen one but ma brother in law said he would beat me so am determined to destroy him and a few hondas (eg6, ek9.jordan and am not sure wat model but a 55 plate civic type r)

[Richg40]

You wanna spunk 10 g's on a G40? For real?

[dinger1991]

there or near abouts, it depends on how much everything costs, and wat kind of condition a wud buy her in, obv not all in one go but piece by piece. thats crazy money to blow in one go, but it not just gona be all engine tuning cuz shel have too much torque and go nowhere so suspension, brakes tyres, everything would be done, when am finished hopefully itl be the biggest sleeper in scotland (seein as it where i am )

[AlexG40]

I love Mk3 Polos and G40's in particular but I think you'd be better off spending that money on a Mk2 Golf if you want period German metal. For starters you'll have way more options for reaching 300bhp in a MUCH more reliable way.  Secondly you've got half a chance of finding a 4wd set-up for it and thirdly the chassis won't be trying to snap itself in two every time you launch.

Respect for the whole German vs Jap thing but you'll never win that battle IMO.... You'll spend your £10k getting 300bhp in a useable way for a Polo and beat your mate in his Starlet, then he goes and buys a mildly modded Pulsar GTi-R or an old EVO and you're going to be back to square one.  Then you'll be trying to sell up to spend the money on something else only to find (as I have) that people who want to spend serious money on Polo's don't come up that often.

That said, it's only my opinion and you can spend your (or the banks) money on what you like!  Personally if I had my time again with the money and a Polo, I'd go for 200 bhp and some proper chassis upgrades and spend the rest on petrol.

[dub-disaster]

I love Mk3 Polos and G40's in particular but I think you'd be better off spending that money on a Mk2 Golf if you want period German metal. For starters you'll have way more options for reaching 300bhp in a MUCH more reliable way.  Secondly you've got half a chance of finding a 4wd set-up for it and thirdly the chassis won't be trying to snap itself in two every time you launch.

Respect for the whole German vs Jap thing but you'll never win that battle IMO.... You'll spend your £10k getting 300bhp in a useable way for a Polo and beat your mate in his Starlet, then he goes and buys a mildly modded Pulsar GTi-R or an old EVO and you're going to be back to square one.  Then you'll be trying to sell up to spend the money on something else only to find (as I have) that people who want to spend serious money on Polo's don't come up that often.
Very well said mate !
That said, it's only my opinion and you can spend your (or the banks) money on what you like!  Personally if I had my time again with the money and a Polo, I'd go for 200 bhp and some proper chassis upgrades and spend the rest on petrol.

[Yoof]

What do you want to build the car for? Drag racing, circuit, road?

£10k will get you a Polo quick enough to hand BMW M3s, RS4s, and a whole host of other quick cars their arses.

[dinger1991]

so seeing as this site is dedicated to the polo g40 what would be the best route to go down?somewhere in the 200bhp region and then chasis work or 300 bhp and work slightly on chasis? . it would mainly be for road use, circuit on occasion but no drag. a dont think the best way to spend the money is on replacing destroyed gearboxes and clutches

[hayesey]

I would forget aiming for 300bhp, really the best way there is to stick a 20vt engine into the back of it.  Certainly possible for £10k if you can fabricate, probably not if you are just going to pay someone to do all the work.  Plus you said:

somewhere in the 200bhp region and then chasis work or 300 bhp and work slightly on chasis

300bhp would demand significant work on the chassis or you'd be left with a death trap of a car or at very least a car that would simply rip itself to shreds every time you floor the throttle.  Yoof has just over 200bhp and I have just under and we have both spent a significant amount (time and money) on chassis strengthening and modifications just to cope with that much power.  A mk3 polo chassis is essentially a modification of the original design for the mk1 polo, so it's early 70s technology and was probably drawn up with about 70bhp max in mind.  So don't underestimate the amount of work needed to end up with a usable, reliable car after getting to the 200bhp point.

I can't speak for yoof but I know that if I were to simply pay for someone to do all the work I've done on my car then it'd easily cost £10k.  

Replacing destroyed gearboxes is par-for-course on a high power g40, you'll just have to get used to it.  Or spend £10k alone on a fancy S1600 6n2 gearbox.  I currently have 3 gearboxes, one is awaiting a rebuild (wont go into 1st any more), one is on my car and one is a spare.  I've also got a collection of dead gearboxes and a snapped in half LSD.

[lance]

give me 5k for my G40 spend 5k on it and there you go lol

[vwmk3jon]

Some of the crazier stuff is created by the germans. Not 300bhp mind.

[Yoof]

Germans do the crazier stuff, Brits do the quickest