RS 180 & 150 BHP

mahi0375 · 29th June 2005, 21:35

Hi, I like to know the difference between 180bhp & 150bhp RS...
Are they having different engines????? Or detuned???

v12 · 29th June 2005, 21:45

There is no 180 bhp RS in India (I mean stock). The RS (which is sold abroad) is a 180 bhp one. Ours is a detuned RS.

turbo_lover · 29th June 2005, 21:58

180 bhp RS ? they dont have it in india ..

they have the 180bhp RS in UK and yes they are both powered by the same 1.8L turbo charged which is shared by the Golf GTi , Jettas , audi TT etc...
the one in India is a detuned variant of the same 1.8L..
the 1.8L engine can be tuned to 225 bhp incase of the TT ...

v1p3r · 29th June 2005, 22:29

Is it just me, or does a 30bhp downgrade seem a bit much?

turbo_lover · 29th June 2005, 22:46

hell yah !! 30 bhp is a huge difference !

30 more horses will increase performance figures by quite a bit ...

v12 · 29th June 2005, 23:13

30 bhp . that means 16% detuned is a bit too much. But i guess they had to get it down inorder to adapt the engine with the fuel quality. Plus they had to keep a decent fuel efficiency figure.

turbo_lover · 29th June 2005, 23:17

i think it has more to do with the Fuel quality than the FE figures ...because the RS is a guzzler in that department ..

navin · 29th June 2005, 23:30

you can upchip our RS to 180bhp. i know some who had plans to do this. BTW you can get a significant jump in milage if you use 97 octane (BPCL) but i have not done the maths to see if it the jump compensates for the cost differential.

29th June 2005, 21:35	#1
mahi0375 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 116 Thanked: 2 Times	RS 180 & 150 BHP Hi, I like to know the difference between 180bhp & 150bhp RS... Are they having different engines????? Or detuned???
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29th June 2005, 21:45	#2
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	There is no 180 bhp RS in India (I mean stock). The RS (which is sold abroad) is a 180 bhp one. Ours is a detuned RS.
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29th June 2005, 21:58	#3
turbo_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,377 Thanked: 9 Times	180 bhp RS ? they dont have it in india .. they have the 180bhp RS in UK and yes they are both powered by the same 1.8L turbo charged which is shared by the Golf GTi , Jettas , audi TT etc... the one in India is a detuned variant of the same 1.8L.. the 1.8L engine can be tuned to 225 bhp incase of the TT ...
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29th June 2005, 22:29	#4
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Is it just me, or does a 30bhp downgrade seem a bit much?
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29th June 2005, 22:46	#5
turbo_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,377 Thanked: 9 Times	hell yah !! 30 bhp is a huge difference ! 30 more horses will increase performance figures by quite a bit ...
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29th June 2005, 23:13	#6
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	30 bhp . that means 16% detuned is a bit too much. But i guess they had to get it down inorder to adapt the engine with the fuel quality. Plus they had to keep a decent fuel efficiency figure.
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29th June 2005, 23:17	#7
turbo_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,377 Thanked: 9 Times	i think it has more to do with the Fuel quality than the FE figures ...because the RS is a guzzler in that department ..
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29th June 2005, 23:30	#8
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,199 Thanked: 9,307 Times	you can upchip our RS to 180bhp. i know some who had plans to do this. BTW you can get a significant jump in milage if you use 97 octane (BPCL) but i have not done the maths to see if it the jump compensates for the cost differential. Last edited by navin : 29th June 2005 at 23:32.
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