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Originally posted by G22DET
all out power, DET is the way to go...i dont even like those bolt on turbo kits...
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Actually, if you're going to build a stupid fast turbo engine, you may as well start with a DE. The only thing the DET has that is not readily available in the US are the sodium filled valves. For less money than the valves you can get Swain Tech coatings on the valve faces and keep them cooler anyway.
Piston coolers are available from JWT. Once you take a DET over about 250-260 hp, you have to replace so many things the DE makes as much or more sense as a starting point. Install the piston coolers and low compression pistons, get the F-Max kit and go to town. The overall cost will be less starting with the DE
if you are going to fully build it.
BTW, I agree with Glen about the VET..... IMHO a big waste of money if results are what you're after. If you're after exclusivity, you have to pay a huge premium for that. BTW, I feel the same way about the GTi-R engine. It's more stout, but unless you're building a 500+ hp engine, the BB DET is just as good. The GTi-R engine is almost double the price of a BB DET and for the extra money that the GTi-R costs, I can make a faster BB DET.
OK, I'm rambling again. :jump: