TeamSwift

^ I was just about to post that you'd been through hell and back with the cluster swapping

Welcome to the awesome MK5!! Something very interesting that you should always remember: WesternGTi turbocharged the G13BB, and on a completely stock engine, halfway tuned, and using a CT9 turbo at 7 psi, he made 168 whp I think you've already seen it, but I've gone turbo on mine, and it's already stomped 2 high 13 second cars, although it's still untuned and the turbo is leaking at cracks in the wastegate Can't wait to get it tuned, as 180 whp at 10 psi sounds most doable to me I also really like the supercharged idea.... I've been looking into starting that project on the other MK5 I've got... Damn you Mike for resparking my interest

You need a '98-'01 tach cluster. The earlier clusters won't work. The tach will be inop. Some have said the car's wiring is different for the earlier cars. I had a '96 cluster in my 2000 and the tach was inop but tested good in the '96 car. At any rate, if you go with any other tach, the brown wire in the cluster harness is the tach signal output from the computer.

Go buy a Suzuki RD header for it, you will not be disappointed. Also have Mike carve you a cam with the profile I had in my 2000 LSi. It worked great. Lots of gain everywhere and plenty of low end still with a killer strong mid/topend. Well worth buying that cam profile. Quick bolt on mod...swap the airbox bottom with a GT box bottom. Meaning the part that has the tube going into the fenderwell. You will see what I mean by holding both in your hands. The GT box will flow more air. Get rid of all the inner fenderwell air tube silencer stuff. It is way restrictive. A 54mm TB is plenty. The long shaft 60mm Nissan TB is a bolt on but use the GT throttle plate damper so it isn't such a on/off feeling. You already know this. Set the TPS resistance to 480 ohms at closed throttle. I am pretty sure that is the good spec. Run a SAFC II APEXi to clean up the fuel mixture. 2" OD exhaust is good. GT lower & rear braces are direct bolt on, upper won't clear the master. Check my gallery for Prothane urethane suspension bushing part numbers. They are dirt cheep at JC Whitney. Paragon Performance braided brake lines are excellent. That is the one's I had built for my car. Tommy runs them on his GT. Port match that intake as the runners need it. Run the valve lash at minimum spec. Mike knows the good numbers to set them for.

Mike

nowhere close to 160! 110? maybe

thatd be a huge gain on these lil motors dont ya think? maybe 135-40 tops. and itd cost a ton to make it street reliable. turbo is the quick ez way to make power on any car. but i like the fact your wanting N/A. i like it that approach as well. there are some guys here who do have built na cars that put down like 110-120.

kicking up some dust in here, but western gti, i will be putting my 01 swift on a dyno (i hope) this saturday aug 28th. i have the 3tech cam, 50mm tb,port match manifold,srd header 2"exhaust(no cat) justa a cherry bomb resonator,and a short ram intake. we shall see what she throws down. maybe a video will be taken!! lol.

Betcha mines got more go than yours!

He still lurks LOL