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New turbo for my 16vt #1513288
27/10/2014 22:21
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Any suggestions please for my coupe for approx 250- 300bhp with a decat thanks

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513295
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Just get the standard one hybrid that way you get great spool and power

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513296
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=261625531019

Easy 270-290 bhp with minimal extra lag...

Mods needed to get best out of this would be

fmic
Larger down pipe
3 bar for
Live map (max boost 1.3-1.4 bar)

Just check with these cossie turbos that you get a .48ar exhaust housing as for you bhp goal a larger .63ar will make the engine considerably less responsive!

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Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513314
28/10/2014 00:23
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^^

Bang on the money!

Don't forget a 1.2 bar wastegate actuator (fit it using your old Coupe wastegate bracket).

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513418
28/10/2014 17:56
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Is this turbo ok ? With decat ? Is it true it damages turbo seals I'm still running stock turbo at moment with decat pipe ?

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513446
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The 250-300bhp goal is quite a separation, the lower to middle end requires less investment. Is there anything wrong with your current turbo?


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Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513478
28/10/2014 22:58
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No mate it's all good at moment no smoke ect done 50k though

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513482
28/10/2014 23:21
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Also I think my fuel pump is on its way out I was going to buy a walbro 255 are these universal ? There's loads on ebay cheers folks

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513513
29/10/2014 08:43
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as Gillian said you can biuld your own hybrid turbo
using larger compressor wheel for sale in ebay
working your turbo and refurbing with the one of the kits
sold in the bay, then a larger free flow exhaust and a fmic
with a decent map will complete the upgrade

bear in mind that the oem exhaust is cohibented
thereby just opening and removing the inside
will work like a bigger exhaust, you need only to cover
with insulating fibreglass to avoid overheating the oil sump

you have only to buy an aftermarket bend (3inch) for the first part
of downpipe where is placed the lambda

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513536
29/10/2014 11:25
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Originally Posted by Burbum123
Is this turbo ok ? With decat ? Is it true it damages turbo seals I'm still running stock turbo at moment with decat pipe ?


Decats and leaking oil seals only applies to 20VTs and their T28 turbos. T3s are fine.


Originally Posted by burnbike
as Gillian said you can biuld your own hybrid turbo
using larger compressor wheel for sale in ebay
working your turbo and refurbing with the one of the kits...


I've built a few custom hybrid turbos for myself and customers in the past and can tell you building a hybrid turbo isn't even close to being that easy! non-standard compressors don't just fit inside the stock housings. The housing has to be machined to fit. On rare occasions it's possible to buy a wheel and cover combo, but there are still other issues to consider; The rotating assembly has to be balanced. Also, the wastegate actuator usually has to be modified and relocated, involving more custom machining and welding.

Not to put off anyone who wants to try building their own for the challenge, but just be aware it's not just bolt on and drive off!

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513550
29/10/2014 13:54
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yes of course it needs prof machining the compressor housing
far less expensive than buy a new turbo garrett
but you can consider Turbonetics one

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1513606
29/10/2014 19:10
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I was going to say I don't think it's that easy to do

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1514068
01/11/2014 20:28
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Hi, tried to pm you but your box is full..

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: ] #1516757
26/11/2014 18:18
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Not now

Re: New turbo for my 16vt [Re: kj16v] #1518005
09/12/2014 11:55
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Originally Posted by kj16v


Not to put off anyone who wants to try building their own for the challenge, but just be aware it's not just bolt on and drive off!


I agree with this.My short story about 16VT's.

My old original turbo was doing fine at 80,000 miles but, in the quest for more power i stripped it to build a hybrid with a larger compressor housing, change of bearings etc etc. I also built a spare hybrid using different ratios and swapped them in and out. The car ran ok but had alot of niggles, machine shop small costs (that added up) and in the end just took one of the units to turbotechnics and got one of their Custom Integrale hybrids, it worked out to be not that much more expensive than the units i had built and is far better quality. These guys do it for a living.
http://www.turbotechnics.com/www/?page_id=65

My units, whilst cobbled together from ebay bits, did last a few 1000 miles, a couple of trips to the nurburgring etc. But if I had to do it all again, i would go straight for an exchange unit, be it an off the shelf hybrid or something custom built


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