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yep, you pay for a big expensive brand name! not saying theyre not good, theyve got a long proven track record. but so have holset, and people in other car scenes have been using them to great effect for years. the swede's love em, and we know they produce some crazy powered cars! also theyre roots are in commercial vehicles, so theyre hugely reliable, but they dont spend a fortune marketing themselves to the performance market, which is why they can be priced more competatively
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was looking at yours but read in your build its T3? or is it double drilled?
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i'd spend half that and get a nice big Holset HX40
http://www.g-s-racing.com/products.html
things that shouldnt be skimped on are turbo and manifold. obviously you shouldnt skimp anywhere, but savings can be made elsewhere to keep the costs down
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mani should work ok as it sits the turbo furtehr down
but like calico said you'd need to lower the comp and get it intercooled. plus the software they send wont be suitable for a UK car, plus youre gonna get stung with a big import duty and VAT bill
people on here have proven that you cna get a VRT up and running and producing respectable figures for about £1k, you just gotta score some bargains, learn how to fit stuff yourself, and get friendly with a decent welder
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Made a bit more progress....
Downpipe's coming together. This is the shape you're aiming for with the ATP. From the top' date=' I used a tight 90, 30 degree section, then a 90 degree and finally a 3" Ilok flex. All from Jetex.
[img']http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x2/kevhaywire/ATP_downpipe1.jpg
Kev, i know its an AGE ago... but is that definately 90, 30 then another 90? last piece looks too shallow, maybe a 60?
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cheers guys, kinda blows the mani i had in mind out of the water though
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think its divided T3...
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can anyone hazard a guess as to the fitting of this?
its a Holset, but pic looks a bit distorted so cant tell
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sorry should have explained it better. you literally flip the turbo upsie down, so the cold side is on the passenger side
youve seen Dougies thread?
http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?241880.90
i had a chat to him and he said the atp reach around clears everything no problems.
he does however use a brake fluid relocation kit from a clio V6 so he doesnt have troubles with the fluid boiling being near the hotside. by all accounts thats pretty easy to do
either way, if youre gonna use a genuine spa thats the best way, just means youll need a custom d/p instead of off the shelf
if you read kevhaywires turbo diy, in the 1st few pages he's got a good shot of the d/p he had made, and says what parts he used from jetex
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you can still use the atp and flip the turbo like you said so the inlet is on the passenger side. atp do a reacharound d/p which fits RHD cars very well
is your spa mani genuine or repro?
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mine was stuck on for a while turned out to be the fluid level sensor on the brake fluid pot cap. replaced the cap with new sensor and sorted
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best to run a hose down to the bottom of the bay with the filter on the end, else youll just have crank case fumes venting into the cabin
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i dont see why he just cant be patient like the rest of us and put up with driving about for years in slow cheap cars to build up no claims. gotta earn your spurs. kids want something for nothing these days
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which is better to go for Sachs or LUK?
i might be mildly boosting soon and ive heard the stock can take a fair bit
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well at the moment he said he's just looking into it
few people backing him up saying well he's unlikely to get caught but you gotta look at the facts. he either cant get insured on a 325 or 328 cos of A. his age, B. previous claims or endorsements. why do people do engine swaps? to go faster. driving fast in south london, youre gonna get tugged. and all the police need is a quick once over on the car and spot the engine doesnt match the insurance.
anyway im no grass but 30 secs of looking and i found a vehicle reg off his old mk3 16v and an ad with his mobile number in really wont take Columbo to track him down
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right, why is it these days people are quite happy to admit that theyre a knob jocky and willing to drive about with invalid insurance just to save a few quid cos theyre too impatient to get some no claims behind them?!
following/posting on a thread on E38 about a guy who wants to convert a cheap E36 316 or 318 auto to a 325. basically admits openly he wants to do a conversion cos he wont tell the insurance.
so he's got a slating cos he's a knob, and he's trying to defend it saying he doesnt care?!!!!
i know E38 has got a reputation as being full of dicks these days, but im usually pretty adamant to defend it cos there are some knowledgable people on there. but PLEASE!!! you might as well admit youre happy to go down the pub and neck 10 pints and then go out for a spin
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FRESH BUMP
would really like to know this as got spare fobs that i wouldnt mind getting coded up so i can use them should i lose one
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before doing that, when was the last iol change? VW's are always tappety sounding so if the oil is old and started to break down itll be thinning out making it a bit more noticable
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i dont see the point unless you want a badly running and unreliable conversion?
just set yourself a budget, work out how much you wanna spend max on each component and just wait for the bargains to come up
if you wanna keep it cheap then go for lower boost means you can use a smaller intercooler off a saab turbo or similar, stock injectors and a rising rate FPR, and a turbo from one of the drift boys when they upgrade. somethings you cant really save on though like the manifold unless you want it to crack and falll apart
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go for the HX40 turbo. same price but the potential for more power. boost comes in later too so will save the strain on 1, 2 and 3 in the grearbox
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if you use 195/40's it should be the same radius as 16's with 205's
Exhaust manifold...which one?
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