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turbo!!!
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:19 pm
by forbezGti
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.
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:15 pm
by Peebo
was it "Piggy" on porka???
if it was hes doing a crazy design himself...respect to him!!!
cheers jon.
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:23 pm
by forbezGti
yeh thats him, cant get over him doing it himself. must be some dude.
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:21 pm
by dubpolo
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
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:54 pm
by forbezGti
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..
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:05 am
by PhilGTi
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:20 am
by forbezGti
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
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:23 pm
by dubpolo
A good DIY job would cost you £2000 to £3000. get JBS to do it and your talking £7000!
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:41 pm
by david burton
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
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:49 pm
by forbezGti
not sure about the nitrous, dose it not make your engine go t*ts up??
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:57 pm
by dubpolo
not if you look after your engine and control the flow.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:26 pm
by forbezGti
any idea how the nos costs??
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:53 pm
by david burton
less than a k, depends on what bhp shot you want.
you can get kits from about 500 I believe
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:03 pm
by BLACK6N_POLO
there is an insurance company tht will insure u with ur NoS i think!
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:51 am
by forbezGti
so the nos sounds the better and cheaper option. cheers for the info guys!