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Offline MoMartin

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Large turbo on Medium power build?
« on: 25 March 2016, 21:56 »
Hi, I've seen a GT35 setup for the 1.8t that I'm interested in, but with my current specs my car can't exceed 300bhp / 300ftlb. As I'm aware this turbo is overkill for what I'm wanting, but I have big ideas for my car in the near future, so it would be silly to get a smaller turbo just to upgrade it a few months down the line.

Am I being stupid or what?

Thanks in advance
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Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: Large turbo on Medium power build?
« Reply #1 on: 29 March 2016, 08:54 »
you have to start somewhere if chasing more power, may as well start with the most important part  :grin: from what I remember / have read you will need quite a lot of mods to get that running smoothly
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Re: Large turbo on Medium power build?
« Reply #2 on: 30 March 2016, 16:27 »
I've read that I would need to upgrade:
The injectors
Fuel pump
Turbo Intake Pipe
MAF

Then obviously I would also need another remap too.

And I already have a FMIC, uprated clutch, full turbo back 3" exhaust and a forge 008 recirc valve.


However, after reading in to the gt35 a bit more, It looked like a complete overkill for this car. I wanted to eventually see 400ish bhp, but even then, that would be a silly idea on a fwd car.
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Offline barrym381

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Re: Large turbo on Medium power build?
« Reply #3 on: 30 March 2016, 16:38 »
I could be tempted to sell my 1.8t 4 motion for the right offer  :smiley:
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Re: Large turbo on Medium power build?
« Reply #4 on: 31 March 2016, 13:08 »
Quote from: barrym381 on 30 March 2016, 16:38
I could be tempted to sell my 1.8t 4 motion for the right offer  :smiley:

What are it's specs?
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Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: Large turbo on Medium power build?
« Reply #5 on: 01 April 2016, 08:59 »
I struggle to get the power down on mine in second gear, imagine yours with a GT35  :laugh:
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Re: Large turbo on Medium power build?
« Reply #6 on: 01 April 2016, 18:44 »
Yea, Fwd doesn't lend itself well to bigger horsepower. You'll be fine with a gt35 running low boost, but you'll need a low psi wastegate spring. 3" MAF is fine for horsepower goals.
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Offline MoMartin

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Re: Large turbo on Medium power build?
« Reply #7 on: 02 April 2016, 19:24 »
Quote from: Dalo Harkin on 01 April 2016, 08:59
I struggle to get the power down on mine in second gear, imagine yours with a GT35  :laugh:

That's half the fun of it!
Might be going for a not-so powerful k300 hybrid now.

Quote from: rockmonkey69 on 01 April 2016, 18:44
Yea, Fwd doesn't lend itself well to bigger horsepower. You'll be fine with a gt35 running low boost, but you'll need a low psi wastegate spring. 3" MAF is fine for horsepower goals.

Thanks for the tips, I've decided that the GT35 is probably a bit too large for what I'm wanting, well for a fwd car anyway!
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Re: Large turbo on Medium power build?
« Reply #8 on: 03 April 2016, 09:24 »
A maxed K03s is still great fun and surprises enough people for my liking, anything else is too much imho
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Re: Large turbo on Medium power build?
« Reply #9 on: 03 April 2016, 21:00 »
Quote from: Dalo Harkin on 03 April 2016, 09:24
A maxed K03s is still great fun and surprises enough people for my liking, anything else is too much imho

What power are you running?
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