turbo!!!

forbezGti · Post by **forbezGti** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:19 pm

hi guys, was just on the porka.net forum and saw the guys 1.4 16v turbo, with the ko3 turbo, was wondering if anyone knows how he did it and how much it cost, i have a ko3 for my gti and i dont have a clue how,what to do.

try to pm the guy but cant get logged in..

help please.

Peebo · Post by **Peebo** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:15 pm

was it "Piggy" on porka???
if it was hes doing a crazy design himself...respect to him!!!
cheers jon.

forbezGti · Post by **forbezGti** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:23 pm

yeh thats him, cant get over him doing it himself. must be some dude.

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:21 pm

you can buy a kit i think from rothe motorsport, but its alot of work! you have to bore out to a 1.7, change the compreshion ratio, ECU etc.. you are going to end up with a VERY VERY highly tuned Gti block which may not be very reliable and only pushing out about 225bhp. your also going to end up spending alot of money on it and having to do a DIY install. if you can do the turbo convershion yourself you may as well drop a 1.8T in!

BTW - you may get more replys and more info in the GTI section

forbezGti · Post by **forbezGti** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:54 pm

sounds alot of work,,

do you no how must the kit costs?

me brother and the boy from badger 5 just said it would be better to put in a 1.8t, but do you have any idea how must that would cost, maybe get a engine and everything needed from a right off..

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:05 am

1.8T is big bucks, if your really that interested in speed id sell the GTi and buy something like a Cupra 1.8T, infact, it would be cheaper to keep the polo and buy a Cupra too, the conversion would cost upwards of 8grand, if im not mistaken!

Phill.

forbezGti · Post by **forbezGti** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:20 am

holy s**t thats big money for an engine upgrade. selling the polo had been thought about but i dont want to its too good a car, and i like it far too much to get rid of it.

cheers for the info guys

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:23 pm

A good DIY job would cost you Â£2000 to Â£3000. get JBS to do it and your talking Â£7000!

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:41 pm

perhaps you should consider a nitrous kit as an alternative? josh had one in his before he sold it.

good for the 1/4 miles perhaps

forbezGti · Post by **forbezGti** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:49 pm

not sure about the nitrous, dose it not make your engine go t*ts up??

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:57 pm

not if you look after your engine and control the flow.

forbezGti · Post by **forbezGti** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:26 pm

any idea how the nos costs??

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:53 pm

less than a k, depends on what bhp shot you want.

you can get kits from about 500 I believe

BLACK6N_POLO · Post by **BLACK6N_POLO** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:03 pm

there is an insurance company tht will insure u with ur NoS i think!

forbezGti · Post by **forbezGti** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:51 am

so the nos sounds the better and cheaper option. cheers for the info guys!