£1500 labour charges
That's a whopping 30hrs labour at £50 an hour
Or do you mean thats them supplying the K04 setup and mapping it along with the labour charges?
£1500 labour charges
That's a whopping 30hrs labour at £50 an hour
Or do you mean thats them supplying the K04 setup and mapping it along with the labour charges?
I looked at the GT2X eliminator but from what I have heard they are experiencing some problems in the US with them going bang and they are very laggy, not fully spooling until nearly 3.5K ( 80mph in fifth on the mway) which is something I dont want. In the real world a well setup K04 with 270 bhp and similar torque would probably be quicker than the equivalent GT2x setup.
The GTRS means getting bigger injectors still, lag and getting near the internals maximum means for me it's not worth the risk, plus the GTRS eliminator kit does not really fit all that well
The GTRS means getting bigger injectors still, lag and getting near the internals maximum means for me it's not worth the risk, plus the GTRS eliminator kit does not really fit all that well
ive got k04 as many know and i would reccomend it! im only changing as im bored and want something to do plus i want more power as always!
HoocH
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Are you not pegged at around 320bhp/320lbft hooch due to internals or are you uprating these in your next project?
What turbo you going for? Have you had a look at the K04 hybrids? 300bhp turbos and no need for ripping out mani/dp again. Would keep you in safe limits of internals also and probably 20-25bhp over what you have now.
Or are you going mad and planning something like Bills
What turbo you going for? Have you had a look at the K04 hybrids? 300bhp turbos and no need for ripping out mani/dp again. Would keep you in safe limits of internals also and probably 20-25bhp over what you have now.
Or are you going mad and planning something like Bills
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you will most certainly need to upgrade to the 4bar, if the engine was fitted with a K03/k03S variant
Fuel pump
Yes thats what I thought as well, seems a few have put hybrids on but not upgraded the Fuel pump, only the FPR which is probably asking for trouble in my opinion, I believe that you can remove the TT 4 Bar pump from the sender module and it will directly replace the 3 bar in the Octy module
Yes thats what I thought as well, seems a few have put hybrids on but not upgraded the Fuel pump, only the FPR which is probably asking for trouble in my opinion, I believe that you can remove the TT 4 Bar pump from the sender module and it will directly replace the 3 bar in the Octy module
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sorry to but into your messages...but if anyone wants a brand new k04....i have one for sale.
Let me know.
Cheers
Let me know.
Cheers
the turbo, injectors, manifold, TIP shipped from the USA is around 1400 or under.
then fitting and mapping after that.
all brand new stuff.
the fitment issuse arnt too bad, more so people read in to it to much. if your giving it to a place to fit they will do a good job of it.
then fitting and mapping after that.
all brand new stuff.
the fitment issuse arnt too bad, more so people read in to it to much. if your giving it to a place to fit they will do a good job of it.
You've still got oil and coolant feed and return lines (£200), gaskets and bolts (£50) maf (£75) and any other pipework needed to fit
Then you've got VAT and import tax on top of that.
Not as cheap as you think
nope, i didnt get hit with tax and you wont if you are prepared to risk lowering the value. i have never had any issues and i have ordered 10s of parcels and no problem touch wood.
all the lines gaskets bolts etc all come with the turbo as part of the turbo kit.
maf and fuel pump really arnt that much extra to source yourself!
it is as cheap as i think as i have done it
all those parts inc fuel pump and maf, plus a eurojet FMIC with new piping all costed me around 2k shipped, i fitted this myself. then there is mapping on top of it lucky for me mapping wasnt much of an issue for me, though it would cost around 500 - 700 for a custom map for any one else.
made 320ish first off with peak temps of the shabby SMIC 80'C, now with the FMIC and a few other tweeks i hope to see 330 and more torque.
not bad on a budget
all the lines gaskets bolts etc all come with the turbo as part of the turbo kit.
maf and fuel pump really arnt that much extra to source yourself!
it is as cheap as i think as i have done it
all those parts inc fuel pump and maf, plus a eurojet FMIC with new piping all costed me around 2k shipped, i fitted this myself. then there is mapping on top of it lucky for me mapping wasnt much of an issue for me, though it would cost around 500 - 700 for a custom map for any one else.
made 320ish first off with peak temps of the shabby SMIC 80'C, now with the FMIC and a few other tweeks i hope to see 330 and more torque.
not bad on a budget
Evading VAT and import tax may bite you in the arse 1 day as if it does go missing, you'll be significantly out of pocket, ie insured value of £100 to dodge taxes but kit value of £2k
I suppose thats the risk you take What turbo have you got?
GT28 eliminator, yep my risk but in the long run im not our of pocket i have saved so much its untrue.
at the end of the day it is very unlikly it will go missing
also last month had another £1500 of parts delivered tax free. yah a bit of a dodgy game. but i been lucky. and the ods of loosing are so slim.
on the other hand you are looking at around an extra 22% or so on top of the total inc the shipping.so around 220 per 1000 on tax
at the end of the day it is very unlikly it will go missing
also last month had another £1500 of parts delivered tax free. yah a bit of a dodgy game. but i been lucky. and the ods of loosing are so slim.
on the other hand you are looking at around an extra 22% or so on top of the total inc the shipping.so around 220 per 1000 on tax
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Right, got all the bits now, I am also going to the jacket the turbo and downpipe to keep underbonnet temps down and increase the scavenging effect of the DP. Question for those in the know re Exhaust wrapping is it a/ okay to wrap the manifold or is it going to cause cracking of the std cast iron manifold and b/ can the Cat also be wrapped?
Right, got all the bits now, I am also going to the jacket the turbo and downpipe to keep underbonnet temps down and increase the scavenging effect of the DP. Question for those in the know re Exhaust wrapping is it a/ okay to wrap the manifold or is it going to cause cracking of the std cast iron manifold and b/ can the Cat also be wrapped?
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rapid heat cool is what thermally stress fatgues.
cast manifolds by nature of their usual gurth and thickness dont suffer as much heat rise/fall compared to tubular versions.
Keeping heat in reduces under bonnet temps & also flows more
For ~ £220 you could get an exhaust manifold ceramic coated. heat wrap degrades... expect it to be knackered in over a year.
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