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[golf-sib]

Thought longer runners helped with torque, also toyosports used to do a t304 kit with manifold nice and cheap with other parts such as the screamer pipe, oil pipes etc, not much fabrication needed, except basically making your own inlet feed (TIP) with a 3" maf in place. Then adapt other side of the compressor to plumb into the current pipework that is heading to TB/IC. Could easily be done for a £500 budget, but you also need, pump, injectors and down pipe adapted to fit ontop 

http://www.toyosports.co.uk/vw-golf-mk4-18-20v-t3-turbo-exhaust-manifold-97-02-9899-692-p.asp

http://www.toyosports.co.uk/t3-t4-turbocharger-turbo-ar-50-27psi-14699-979-p.asp

[Chris.]

I guess .AR 50 is what everyone uses?  just seems small thats all.

We have a small stainless manifold,  I want to chop it off at the flange and weld a right angle pipe on to make it top mount, bbut dunno if it will work or not before I chop up £80 of manifold lol.

Downpipe it the biggest issue.

Tbh, I might just make it underslung as then it will marra up to the OEM piping pretty easy. allowing the standard route and THS piping to be used

Just need to be very careful with the heat of them i think.

[golf-sib]

I guess .AR 50 is what everyone uses?  just seems small thats all.

We have a small stainless manifold,  I want to chop it off at the flange and weld a right angle pipe on to make it top mount, bbut dunno if it will work or not before I chop up £80 of manifold lol.

Downpipe it the biggest issue.

Tbh, I might just make it underslung as then it will marra up to the OEM piping pretty easy. allowing the standard route and THS piping to be used

Just need to be very careful with the heat of them i think.

Well toysports use to do a cracking kit, I don't know why they stopped 

Came with mani, turbo, oil pipes and adapters, oil cooler, oil filter relocation, some spare pipes for fabrication etc... not got a monkey why they stopped it and it was for a really good price.

[Chris.]

Its just the manifold im worried about tbh.  is it going to be good enough for the power I want.  I dont particulary want to push it as the heads start to go into melt down around 400bhp, but with water meth it might help with the cooling.  might have to have a sensible map with smooth power and a aggressive weekend map that pushes it a little bit.  Depends what the limits of the turbo are with WMI.

[RTechUK]

longer manifold runners helps with low down torque and spooling.

Nick

[Chris.]

Got chance of a T3/T4 turbo which is externally wastegated with a cast manifold.  Theres a external wastegate there and loads of oil pipes and silicone and alloy bends etc.  After £250 for the whole kit which ill get if its any good .

Any pointers/information about the kit?

[golf-sib]

longer manifold runners helps with low down torque and spooling.

Nick

o right!

in my mind itd make it slow to pick up.... lol but what do i know.

so the only reason people have short manifolds is for room?


something deffinately to think about if i get a landy td4 

Not that simple Read up on engine pulses and manifold variations,  ie the effects of a 4-2-1 and a 4-1 manifold.

[Wazzzer]

think about the reasons behind a scooby sounding like it does 

[steelandy]

Rtech,


I am considering removing the induction kit as the noise is beginning to annoy me.
What will be the results of doing this on my map?
Powerloss? Or something more serious?

Ps. Had my lambda sensor moved as you recommended to see if cell caused my emissions would go away but it hasbt so might be having a trip down to you at some point.

[redmaster]

My write up from another thread (car is a Mk5 GTI 56 - map was a stage 1 custom spec) - thought I'd put here for future poster ease of reference.




Now I'm a cautious person and even more cautious when it comes to my cars - never had a remap before as a result - so to say I was slightly apprehensive about anyone, but a franchised dealer, touching my GTI would be an understatement!

However after hearing all the great reviews about R-Tech I decided I would just give it a go - suffice to say the service from R-Tech highlights why they get such amazing reviews from every quarter (which in the age of the internet is an amazing achievement).

The workshop / waiting area are kept to a bare minimum to ensure overheads are kept low to offer the most competitive pricing - however the quality of customer service and remap quality is nothing short of pure excellence.

Nick, Ben and Ting-Tong () are a great bunch of guys - very welcoming and took time out to explain what was happening during the entire process and allowed me to get under the car so they could point stuff out (I'm a mechanical novice!).

I was very impressed by the time 3 hours was up and my car was ready for a test drive.

As I fired the car up and turned it around I was not sure what to expect - I kept on remembering the previous customer coming back really chuffed after his test drive - but somehow after owning a variety of cars from 996 to M3s I thought I wouldn't be blown away....I guess I thought the car might *just* feel a tad faster.

Now the weather has been appalling today and a lot of standing water on the road made driving conditions on full beans difficult - but bloody hell even in those conditions the GTI is like a little rocket  as the accelerator goes down!!!

I played a bit on the way home (where conditions allowed) and the pull through in each gear was amazing and the responsiveness in getting the power down was fantastic - 3rd gear is just a dream.

The big concern I had was that the power difference wouldn't be noticeable as my belief was that it wouldn't really be usable (tyres would wheel spin etc) - however I was so wrong and it so straight-forward to get the power down after getting refamiliar with the car...even in the wet conditions, by the time I got home I could call the power up at will without wheel spinning!!!

I have fallen back in love with the GTI and I've typed out the above very quickly as I do need to have some tea (!), but I hope it captures the essence of my experience and helps other posters who are deciding whether to go for a remap and if so who to use.

My final words would be - if you've got a GTI get it remapped, if you want a proper custom remap go to R-TECH !!!