04-10-2013, 09:20 AM
.RJ Wrote:SlimKlim Wrote:really wanted to shoot for a 2008.5+ with the updated TSI motor, which is supposedly far more reliable than the outgoing FSI, uses a timing chain instead of a belt, and doesn't have the cam follower or HPFP issues of the FSI.
Any other differences? Power, tuning, etc?
The TSI is supposedly produces more power when you tune it than the FSI, and I think it might make a smidge more from the factory. both of them are rated at 200hp/207ft-lbs but when people actually dyno them they come in a bit higher. APR measures stock power levels as 222hp/222ft-lbs at the crank on the TSI.
Other than that... the FSI cover is gigantic and the TSI cover is closer to the size of the valve cover and doesn't cover the oil filter... that's about it. My cover was missing one of the clips when I got it, and I somehow managed to lose another one during all my fiddling, so now its hanging on my garage wall. :thumbup:
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