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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: djmagpie on 15 October 2012, 22:34

Title: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: djmagpie on 15 October 2012, 22:34
i have a 1998 agu standard its got 180000 ml on the clock ive got no service history but servise my self a few times myself . is it worth modding it up or is it a waste ov time and better to buy a lower mile engine and spend some money  into that  ?? or  just mod mine till it dies then just swap all parts over ??
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: Xtrhardcore on 15 October 2012, 22:37
Run it till it dies and replace things you need to, look after it and hey presto you have a good car! Mine cost me £850 and i'm not gunna say how much i've put into it, but its a blinding car now, and its my car :) go at it mate!
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: hickles on 16 October 2012, 07:40
It's always worth modding it, pretty sure there is someone on here with 260k on the clock and still going strong, so just look after it and she will do you proud, and when it dies just swap all the parts over so keep all the standard parts, I have parts on my car now that I had on my first golf 3 years ago.
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: leigh_harty on 16 October 2012, 08:55
Blowing up the engine may be the best thing you can do!

Replace it with another that's been built to take more boost  :evil:
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: JimBR on 16 October 2012, 09:20
The blocks are pretty good, it's all the bolt on stuff that tends to die like turbos, flywheels ect ect.
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 16 October 2012, 13:04
Get the mods, you realise what you have been missing out on  :wink:
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: djmagpie on 17 October 2012, 21:55
cheers 4 the advise just ordered my first mods a set ov groved and drilled disks all round and a vr6 clutch and g60 flywheel
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: Xtrhardcore on 17 October 2012, 22:07
Brilliant you'll deffo feel the difference! Modding is an addiction, once you start you just cant stop!
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: Nino on 17 October 2012, 22:19
Quote from: Xtrhardcore on 17 October 2012, 22:07
Brilliant you'll deffo feel the difference! Modding is an addiction, once you start you just cant stop!

+1
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: ReadieeVTS on 17 October 2012, 22:32
Quote from: djmagpie on 15 October 2012, 22:34
i have a 1998 agu standard its got 180000 ml on the clock ive got no service history but servise my self a few times myself . is it worth modding it up or is it a waste ov time and better to buy a lower mile engine and spend some money  into that  ?? or  just mod mine till it dies then just swap all parts over ??

My 1999 agu is on 197k it doesn't smoke use water or oil and I'm running a stage 2 retch map on a k03s turbo and supporting mods pushing 230bhp lol if you look after it mate it will look after you... I love mine... AGU ftw!!! ;D
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: djmagpie on 22 October 2012, 23:35
just fitted vr6 clutch .g60 flywheel and brakes over the moon and a cold feed air filter (ebay job ).. were do u mount the ignation amp as now the car has started missfireing wen boosting and i went on a 90mile trip on the weekend and it loss a lot ov power and waz juddring like made and sounded like it waz running on 3 cylinder for about 20 mins then went bk to driveing with just missfireing under boost again ive got a fault reader on order but havent got it at mo  any advise ???
Title: Re: is it worth mod a high miliage turbs??
Post by: james2 on 23 October 2012, 14:24
its got to be the ignition amp if you removed it from the air box.