Author Topic: Fitting a Turbo  (Read 2492 times)

Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: Fitting a Turbo
« Reply #10 on: 25 August 2009, 12:50 »
Better ring your insurance too and declare a turbo an a modification, the person will then ask how much BHP it increases the car over stock.
as the others have said save for a car that has a turbo on at the start.

In terms of mods there is not much you can do other than uprated air filter or cai, stainless exhaust, and suspension for handling gains
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Offline AlanD

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Re: Fitting a Turbo
« Reply #11 on: 25 August 2009, 12:56 »
With all that in mind, how can I improve performance? (Apart from selling the car and getting one witha turbo?)

At the risk of also sounding negative dont bother. Save your money for the 1.8T.

Offline Adam

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Re: Fitting a Turbo
« Reply #12 on: 25 August 2009, 12:59 »
Why don't you drop a 1.8T lump in?

Can be cheap nowadays.


Check this one out -
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=58241.0

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Re: Fitting a Turbo
« Reply #13 on: 25 August 2009, 13:13 »
and what happened to ashmonds  :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Fitting a Turbo
« Reply #14 on: 25 August 2009, 13:14 »
and what happened to ashmonds  :lipsrsealed:

Duno  :huh: lol didn't end up well did it?

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Re: Fitting a Turbo
« Reply #15 on: 25 August 2009, 13:21 »
a couple fooked engines. not down to the transplant though.
Dia was saying sunday getting the engine in the car is very easy, its the electrics which is tricky
Oh shouldn't your name be TDI Adam  :wink:
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Re: Fitting a Turbo
« Reply #16 on: 25 August 2009, 13:28 »
Dai was saying sunday getting the engine in the car is very easy, its the electrics which is tricky


yep it took him and Bob approx 1 day to swap the engine in and out but the clocks and ECU needed recoding which was easier said than done sadly  :sad: