Quote Originally Posted by 01gtspecial View Post
now hold up. my buddy has a 1.8t auto with intake and cat back and i get him every time...mods in sig.
1.8T's are detuned like crazy from the factory becuase they run at a really low boost from factory, and the auto trans have a ton of power loss as compared to the 5 or so % in a manual. With a chip (or pcm tune as you GP owners call it) the 1.8T can reach almost 300 hp just becuase it bumps up the boost pressure.