TURBO

[cohiba]

Has anyone had a big turbo kit fitted yet, if so which type and what are the power gains.

[topher]

I dont think anyone here has one yet, to be honest the upgrades available for the k04 (ed30 engine) more than push the traction boundaries already!

[bacillus]

Has anyone had a big turbo kit fitted yet, if so which type and what are the power gains.

Did you not ask Awesome for a drive in their demo Mk5?

[cohiba]

I did go out in it, it felt great, but only put out 357 bhp on the rollers at weekend.

[Hurdy]

I have to say I agree with Topher on this one. Traction is a big issue on my car. I can break traction at 70+mph on a motorway in the damp when I nail the throttle

It gets to the point where the limits of the fwd are only curtailed by the tempering of the right foot.

Simply adding more power would only benefit you once you have reached silly speeds that are well over the legal speed limit.  Only if you are really into trackdays and drag strips on a regular basis would you need the extra power and only then once you have passed the 0-60+ traction barriers!!

my car went back to Awesome for the first time after my mods and tuning were sorted (and the DSG back on song!) and it made 324bhp and 382lbft without the need for an upgrade big turbo. Awesomes car on the same day did just 33bhp more and less torque with their Garrett GT28 upgrade costing £****, so just throwing money at a big turbo will not give you useable rewards IMHO.

My god, did I just say fitting a big turbo wasn't necessary?........I think I did

[Vtec Abuser]

I have to say I agree with Topher on this one. Traction is a big issue on my car. I can break traction at 70+mph on a motorway in the damp when I nail the throttle

It gets to the point where the limits of the fwd are only curtailed by the tempering of the right foot.

Simply adding more power would only benefit you once you have reached silly speeds that are well over the legal speed limit.  Only if you are really into trackdays and drag strips on a regular basis would you need the extra power and only then once you have passed the 0-60+ traction barriers!!

my car went back to Awesome for the first time after my mods and tuning were sorted (and the DSG back on song!) and it made 324bhp and 382lbft without the need for an upgrade big turbo. Awesomes car on the same day did just 33bhp more and less torque with their Garrett GT28 upgrade costing £****, so just throwing money at a big turbo will not give you useable rewards IMHO.

My god, did I just say fitting a big turbo wasn't necessary?........I think I did

[RedRobin]

^^^^

So speak those with direct experience!

The more you push the envelope, the more there is the potential for problems.

[joesgti]

theres a turbo upgrade here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Garrett-GT3071R-Turbo-Kit-for-Golf-Mk5-GTi-Audi-A3-2-0T_W0QQitemZ140279722749QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140279722749&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

and il have the KO4 if you upgrade 

[08micsta]

This one here is is chancer ^^^ 

[T88OMM]

You don't piss about do you Cohiba? You have only had the car two minutes and you are already talking of BIG TURBO upgrades!