10-03-2014, 01:06 PM
Cheers for that Steve, missed your post before.
Well, depends how you do it of course, if you want to spunk £500-1000 on a hybrid you can. You could build your own, but then you need some in-depth knowledge to match it all properly, etc... Alternatively a gt17-20, td04, k03s-4 can be had from ebay for well under a ton, and then theres £50 or so to spend on an adapter plate, new oil lines and an elbow. I guess you could include possible worst-case scenario costs, but then you could do the same for any mod.
As said in another thread, people have a tendency to focus purely on the inlet side of turbo mods, which is short-sighted at best, possibly terminal on these engines. They NEED more exhaust flow, as such a hybrid turbo that fits the standard exhaust housing, as is popular, is actually a fairly poor mod, both in terms of efficiency and bang for buck. Much better imo to put on something that's properly matched and designed from the factory. Plus, as you say Dave, the higher boost threshold means less stress on the clutch and injection system, which can't be a bad thing.
Well, depends how you do it of course, if you want to spunk £500-1000 on a hybrid you can. You could build your own, but then you need some in-depth knowledge to match it all properly, etc... Alternatively a gt17-20, td04, k03s-4 can be had from ebay for well under a ton, and then theres £50 or so to spend on an adapter plate, new oil lines and an elbow. I guess you could include possible worst-case scenario costs, but then you could do the same for any mod.
As said in another thread, people have a tendency to focus purely on the inlet side of turbo mods, which is short-sighted at best, possibly terminal on these engines. They NEED more exhaust flow, as such a hybrid turbo that fits the standard exhaust housing, as is popular, is actually a fairly poor mod, both in terms of efficiency and bang for buck. Much better imo to put on something that's properly matched and designed from the factory. Plus, as you say Dave, the higher boost threshold means less stress on the clutch and injection system, which can't be a bad thing.