AutoSportWerks-built 2.8L does 578whp!

on Jun 16 in news

We recently had the opportunity to tune a car with a motor and turbo kit put together by one of our partners, AutoSportWerks in Colorado. It is a very complete build with no details left undeveloped. Specs below:

Engine:

-2.7 short block with SuperTech pistons (82.5mm 8.5 to 1 compression ratio) and Pauter rods with oil rifling for the pin. Block was machine bored/honed and internally balanced to 9500 rpm. Total displacement after oversized pistons and boring is 2.8L

-2.8 cylinder heads, custom ported/flowed. Cat Gold titanium valve springs and retainers. 2.8 intake cams and 2.7 exhaust cams. New valve guides and valve stem seals.  Seven angle valve job.

-Tial 770R turbo kit with inlet tubes and hoses, oil feed lines, coolant feed lines, waste gate signal and actuator lines, and lower pressure hoses.

-Evolution Racewerks sidemount intercoolers.

-Hand fabricated ASW divorced down pipes with 3 inch dual center section and stainless bolt together flanges. No catalytic converters. Two three inch stainless resonators and two three inch stainless flex couplers.

-AWE Twin 2 catback exhaust

-EPL fueling kit with 83lb Bosch EV14 injectors. EPL mass air flow sensor housing. RS4 accordion hose. NGK spark plugs gapped to 25 thousandths.

-EPL custom ECU tune for 93 octane fuel

-Two Bosch Motorsport “044” high flow fuel pumps with drop in components/basket, one pump mounted externally with AN fittings/plumbing. External high micron fuel filter and check valve.

-Apikol snub mount.

-Aquamist HFS-6 water/methanol injection system, with twin 1mm nozzles mounted in bi pipe.

-Apikol trunk mounted methanol tank.

-Autometer 60psi boost gauge with center vent mount.

-APR bi pipe

-Hyperboost diverter valves

-SDR X-1 intake

-RS4 engine mounts

-Custom painted Y-pipe, bi-pipe and intake manifold.

Drivetrain

-Custom Southbend clutch and single mass steel flywheel with upgraded throw out bearing.

-RS4 transmission mounts

- Apikol rear diff mount

-Neuspeed 19mm rear sway bar.

-H&R street coilover system

-Redline fluids in transmission and rear diff.

-OZ Allegerita HLT wheels 18×8 18lbs each.

-Yokahama Advan Neova ADO8 tires 255/35/18

-JH Motorsports short shifter

After two days of tuning, we arrived at 578whp at about 29psi of boost on pump fuel: