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1000 pounds #468356 27/10/2007 15:35 27/10/2007 15:35
J jjn Unregistered
jjn Unregistered J	My 20vt is standard i have £1000 max to spend on her,i want bit more power what mods would i be able to get for this,bearing in mind my turbo is starting to smoke a litlle.thanks

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: ] #468378 27/10/2007 16:37 27/10/2007 16:37
M Mark20v Unregistered
Mark20v Unregistered M	Spend £900 on a superspool or alike for a start - start saving again for more... $\:P$

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: ] #468381 27/10/2007 16:42 27/10/2007 16:42
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917 J JimO Forum veteran
JimO Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917	deleted, cos I am wrong and now refuse to help anyone

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: JimO] #468390 27/10/2007 17:03 27/10/2007 17:03
S sumplug Unregistered
sumplug Unregistered S	Originally Posted By: JimO I would refurb the turbo - £300 Pro alloy FMIC - £200 Gtech 1 chip - £40 PRV - £40 Boost Gauge - £40 Exhuast - £300 A ruddy good service and fitting - £300 So over your budget a little, but you could always look for second hand or fit yourself. Don't forget a fast car needs tio be able to stop and drive better too so you could, sort the brakes and suspension out, one of the best mods is a strut brace, makes the car no faster, but more sure footed and allows you to push harder, so in effect faster less than a £100. A proper refub of the Turbo is £500 minimum Jim. This includes fatigue checking the housing which is a must !! No recycled parts used as this is plain daft. Andy. $\:\)$

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: ] #468393 27/10/2007 17:07 27/10/2007 17:07
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917 J JimO Forum veteran
JimO Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917	Well don't do it properly then $\:D$ I always thought I saw figures around the £200-300 for a refurb $\:\?$ @ jjn - in that case buy a second hand std turbo, do the other bits, then when you have enough money get a hybrid turbo

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: JimO] #468423 27/10/2007 18:18 27/10/2007 18:18
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,367 Staffordshire Nigel Forum veteran
Nigel Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,367 Staffordshire	where are you going to get a ProAlloy FMIC for £200?

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: Nigel] #468426 27/10/2007 18:25 27/10/2007 18:25
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917 J JimO Forum veteran
JimO Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917	OK so some of my costs are out, I was only trying to help!

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: JimO] #468443 27/10/2007 19:31 27/10/2007 19:31
S sumplug Unregistered
sumplug Unregistered S	Originally Posted By: JimO OK so some of my costs are out, I was only trying to help! $\:D$ Andy. $\:\)$

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: JimO] #468450 27/10/2007 19:58 27/10/2007 19:58
J jjn Unregistered
jjn Unregistered J	thanks for your help guys jim o maybe your list could become a reality if i sourced second hand exhaust etc,i have had info on turbo recon at around 250ish aswell mate.

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: JimO] #468453 27/10/2007 20:16 27/10/2007 20:16
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,459 Both feet in Meldrew Ave Cappo Forum is my life
Cappo Forum is my life Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,459 Both feet in Meldrew Ave	Originally Posted By: JimO OK so some of my costs are out, I was only trying to help! You warm in that coat, Jim?? $\:P$ Habeus Maximus V8 Nihilum

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: Cappo] #468455 27/10/2007 20:20 27/10/2007 20:20
N Nitrous Unregistered
Nitrous Unregistered N	for 1150gbp you could have stage 1 300hp kit for 20vt special offer

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: ] #468459 27/10/2007 20:33 27/10/2007 20:33
S sumplug Unregistered
sumplug Unregistered S	Originally Posted By: jjn thanks for your help guys jim o maybe your list could become a reality if i sourced second hand exhaust etc,i have had info on turbo recon at around 250ish aswell mate. If you read TT and TD website, of what goes into an exchange turbo, then you will realise that the ones offering to refurb for £250.00 are well dodgy and they will not last for many thousands of miles. For one thing, they will use the old actuator and spring. No fatigue checking of the housing. All you will get is new seals and a bearing. Will not even be balanced i bet!! Cheap turbos have ruined many engines, so be warned!! Andy. $\:\)$

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: ] #468469 27/10/2007 21:25 27/10/2007 21:25
T the_mule Unregistered
the_mule Unregistered T	Originally Posted By: Nitrous for 1150gbp you could have stage 1 300hp kit for 20vt special offer what does that consist of nitrous?

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: ] #468470 27/10/2007 21:29 27/10/2007 21:29
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,855 Birmingham B benje My life on the forum
benje My life on the forum B Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,855 Birmingham	Originally Posted By: sumplug Originally Posted By: jjn thanks for your help guys jim o maybe your list could become a reality if i sourced second hand exhaust etc,i have had info on turbo recon at around 250ish aswell mate. If you read TT and TD website, of what goes into an exchange turbo, then you will realise that the ones offering to refurb for £250.00 are well dodgy and they will not last for many thousands of miles. For one thing, they will use the old actuator and spring. No fatigue checking of the housing. All you will get is new seals and a bearing. Will not even be balanced i bet!! Cheap turbos have ruined many engines, so be warned!! Andy. $\:\)$ Andy, Got to disagree with you there mate. My £320 refurb Turbo Dynamics replaced essentially everything, bar the compressor wheel and the hosuings. It was also balanced as well. There was no option of a cheap refurb, it was all or nothing. Ben

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: benje] #468472 27/10/2007 21:40 27/10/2007 21:40
K karlothen Unregistered
karlothen Unregistered K	yep i have had turbo recon's from td for £350 which included everything, that was for a ct20 for a friends gt4. i had one of my ct20 turbos turned into a hybrid (fully rebuilt and balanced) for £560, at work and can't think or find the company who did it, ut it was good for 8k then i sold it on, upon remova there was still no shaft play or endfloat. some of the recons i have read on this forum seem a tad steep to be honest, i'm sure there is nothing drasticly different when comparing a 20vt turbo to any other. karl $\:\)$

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: benje] #468475 27/10/2007 21:54 27/10/2007 21:54
S sumplug Unregistered
sumplug Unregistered S	Originally Posted By: benje2 Originally Posted By: sumplug Originally Posted By: jjn thanks for your help guys jim o maybe your list could become a reality if i sourced second hand exhaust etc,i have had info on turbo recon at around 250ish aswell mate. If you read TT and TD website, of what goes into an exchange turbo, then you will realise that the ones offering to refurb for £250.00 are well dodgy and they will not last for many thousands of miles. For one thing, they will use the old actuator and spring. No fatigue checking of the housing. All you will get is new seals and a bearing. Will not even be balanced i bet!! Cheap turbos have ruined many engines, so be warned!! Andy. $\:\)$ Andy, Got to disagree with you there mate. My £320 refurb Turbo Dynamics replaced essentially everything, bar the compressor wheel and the hosuings. It was also balanced as well. There was no option of a cheap refurb, it was all or nothing. Ben Ben. I stand corrected. Prices must of come down then. Andy. $\:\)$

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: Cappo] #468482 27/10/2007 22:17 27/10/2007 22:17
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917 J JimO Forum veteran
JimO Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917	Originally Posted By: Cappo Originally Posted By: JimO OK so some of my costs are out, I was only trying to help! You warm in that coat, Jim?? $\:P$ I'd like to asnwser you c9p, but I will probably get the asnwer wrong, so I shall remain silent.

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: JimO] #468711 28/10/2007 05:38 28/10/2007 05:38
M Matty Unregistered
Matty Unregistered M	Originally Posted By: JimO so I shall remain silent. If fccuking only. $\:P$ $\:D$

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: ] #468790 28/10/2007 16:21 28/10/2007 16:21
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917 J JimO Forum veteran
JimO Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917	You'd miss me if I did, I shall just remain silent to others not you Matty $\:P$

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: JimO] #468797 28/10/2007 16:32 28/10/2007 16:32
C cooter Unregistered
cooter Unregistered C	what does this kit consist of mate? sounds intersting have you got the website/phone number? ta

Re: 1000 pounds [Re: ] #468954 28/10/2007 21:09 28/10/2007 21:09
O owl10 Unregistered
owl10 Unregistered O	timpyeon offers a similar front mount intercooler to the Pro-Alloy one for a bit less money, look either in the for sale section or group buy section you should find him. not sure of the cost, thought it was about 300 ish. IMO if you are going to upgrade your turbo a FMIC is essential.

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