t4 turbo, is this kit any good ?

[richw911]

well me and my brother on both our cars have used this manifold and turbo , turbos lasted fine . and manifolds been good aswell , also we have had the external gates aswell and there good . you get a 6month warranty on all of there turbos anyway

says it all to me 

[golf-sib]

well me and my brother on both our cars have used this manifold and turbo , turbos lasted fine . and manifolds been good aswell , also we have had the external gates aswell and there good . you get a 6month warranty on all of there turbos anyway

What I wanted to hear mate, as I've used quite a few things from toyosports and have been very impressed, chuffed to say the least.

[lord14]

yeh im using most there stuff to be honest , there front mount intercooler and pipe work its cheap and really good to be honest its no where near the price of genuine stuff and if the turbo did go , there only 150 to buy and a garret is over £1200 . so personally i would rather replace one of these

[Dave_IOW]

interesting stuff 

[golf-sib]

yeh im using most there stuff to be honest , there front mount intercooler and pipe work its cheap and really good to be honest its no where near the price of genuine stuff and if the turbo did go , there only 150 to buy and a garret is over £1200 . so personally i would rather replace one of these

Good to hear, I'm using there a4 1.8T FMIC as well as I wanted to keep all the pipework 2" (51mm) and ordered their pipes as well and made the rest of the install myself. So it's all good from there end and my experiences. Want an oil cooler next for a bigger setup for later.

It's like cheap coilovers if they brake after two-three years for £165 its not a big deal and I'd say they paid themselves well over.

[lord14]

yeh thats another thing i have lol , they seem fine and pass mot's

[Dave_IOW]

so

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T3-T4-Turbocharger-Turbo-A-R-50-27PSI-/400191270118?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2d422ce6

this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK4-1-8-20V-T3-TURBO-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD-97-02-/400181219731?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2ca8d193

Oil lines and 38mm screamer pipe?

What else would i need?

Have FMIC, bigger MAF housing, 440cc injectors, would i really need oil cooler?

[lord14]

do you have 3inch maf ?, with  the 1.8t probe bit .
oil lines and make a return
water lines you block off as these dont need it
make a intake pipe which is pretty simple
electronic boost controller . aem. or gizzmo
custom downpipe
and you need a flange lazer cut as no where sells them for some reason
bigger fuel pump
oil cooler we dont really run . and its been fine

[lord14]

38mm is fine with a external wastegate from the same place as the turbo

[golf-sib]

so

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T3-T4-Turbocharger-Turbo-A-R-50-27PSI-/400191270118?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2d422ce6

this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK4-1-8-20V-T3-TURBO-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD-97-02-/400181219731?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2ca8d193

Oil lines and 38mm screamer pipe?

What else would i need?

Have FMIC, bigger MAF housing, 440cc injectors, would i really need oil cooler?

Different TIP to accommodate the turbo inlet, 4FBR, uprated pump, EMBC/MCB, oil cooler not till much bigger bhp... all depends what your aiming to produce. Wideband Maf sensor and not just a 3" housing, as the Bosch M3.8,3 ECU's stock have narrow sensor. Also pipework around 280bhp need to be 2.5" at least from what I have been told. Higher up needs 3", not sure when the 3" pipework is recommended. Then internals become an issue. I do have some figures a tuner sent from VW for recommended max settings on valves, torque for rods etc...