Intercooler is now on, and what a pain in the arse it was!
Glad that it’s all on and hopefully I’ll never have to touch it again
Glad that it’s all on and hopefully I’ll never have to touch it again
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Definitely! Such a mess about, glad I’ve got time off to sort it all out correctlyYip, is certainly one of those "no going back now" jobs.
This is new info to me! Never heard of that setup before, thank you for the reply! I’m still undecided as to what I do want to do long-term. I do have money saved up to do the turbo upgrade but I’m wanting a second car as well so I don’t really know what my goal is yet. I just want over the 200hp mark, which I’m sure it’ll make with another map now. Plenty for a daily driver.You can try the oem turbo 04L253056M Standard on Passat Tiguan cr190 it is straight swap with few mods on intercooler piping and water cooling pipes. It is capable for 220-230 hp with no loss at low revs and keeping the cost much lower than going hybrid
Turbo costs about 300£ on eBay and you can find it cheaper in Uk yards. Safe remap hardly gives you 400nm and 190 real hp which is 0-200 in 27 sec! I ve gone this way too with standard turbo. With the 04L253056M you start from 400nm 190 hp oem power and with remap you can reach 540nm and 230 Hp And that makes 0-200 In 21 sec which is very fast fast for an oil burnerThis is new info to me! Never heard of that setup before, thank you for the reply! I’m still undecided as to what I do want to do long-term. I do have money saved up to do the turbo upgrade but I’m wanting a second car as well so I don’t really know what my goal is yet. I just want over the 200hp mark, which I’m sure it’ll make with another map now. Plenty for a daily driver.
I like the sound of this. Is there much lag due to it being an upgraded turbo? My initial plan was a hybrid turbo, remap, 4 bar map sensor and labour for £1500 but this seems way cheaper!Turbo costs about 300£ on eBay and you can find it cheaper in Uk yards. Safe remap hardly gives you 400nm and 190 real hp which is 0-200 in 27 sec! I ve gone this way too with standard turbo. With the 04L253056M you start from 400nm 190 hp oem power and with remap you can reach 540nm and 230 Hp And that makes 0-200 In 21 sec which is very fast fast for an oil burner
The turbo is oem on Audi q2 and VW tiguan with 190 hp 400nm and 210-220 hp are Easy to reach but it might be you will need better flywheel and front brakes 312 mm from tt mk1 and intercoller if you drive it hard if you want to have more power a dpf delete and a straight pipe are the solutionI like the sound of this. Is there much lag due to it being an upgraded turbo? My initial plan was a hybrid turbo, remap, 4 bar map sensor and labour for £1500 but this seems way cheaper!
You mentioned changes to intercooler piping and water cooling, what changes are needed exactly?
The turbo is oem on Audi q2 and VW tiguan with 190 hp 400nm and 210-220 hp are Easy to reach but it might be you will need better flywheel and front brakes 312 mm from tt mk1 and intercoller if you drive it hard if you want to have more power a dpf delete and a straight pipe are the solution
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I forgot the lag is not to mention since it is oem it is almost the same at low revs because it is the fastest spooling single turbo and pulls much harder up to 4200 rev. I think it is the best value for money turbo. Avoid the 184 from golf a3 q3 it has different behaviourThe turbo is oem on Audi q2 and VW tiguan with 190 hp 400nm and 210-220 hp are Easy to reach but it might be you will need better flywheel and front brakes 312 mm from tt mk1 and intercoller if you drive it hard if you want to have more power a dpf delete and a straight pipe are the solution
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Does the Q2 turbo just bolt on though? What else is needed to make it work? You mentioned changes to intercooler piping and water pipes?I forgot the lag is not to mention since it is oem it is almost the same at low revs because it is the fastest spooling single turbo and pulls much harder up to 4200 rev. I think it is the best value for money turbo. Avoid the 184 from golf a3 q3 it has different behaviour
Water pipes need to be adapted because the new one has also watercooling pipes ( can be bought together with the turbo)Does the Q2 turbo just bolt on though? What else is needed to make it work? You mentioned changes to intercooler piping and water pipes?
Which water pipes exactly? I have already uprated the intercooler and have just installed a new clutch so that’ll be okay!Water pipes need to be adapted because the new one has also watercooling pipes ( can be bought together with the turbo)
Intercooler Pipe just soft mod to fit on the new turbo.
I mentioned that if you have a Heavy Right foot you should add a bigger intercooler and a better clutch
In the pictures you can see the 2 pipes for the new water cooled turbo that need to be adaptedWhich water pipes exactly? I have already uprated the intercooler and have just installed a new clutch so that’ll be okay!
So them pipes just replace the ones currently on the car, to fit the new turbo? No custom fabrication or anything?View attachment 15103 View attachment 15102
In the pictures you can see the 2 pipes for the new water cooled turbo that need to be adapted
Small custom fabrication is required by your mechanic because the turbo you have now on your car does not have any water cooling Pipes, the existing turbo is not water cooled . You need to adapt these 2 pipes on the existing watercooling circuit of your engine.So them pipes just replace the ones currently on the car, to fit the new turbo? No custom fabrication or anything?
Yeah, I did wonder that as I knew the oem turbo is not watercooled. Where are the new watercooled lines connected to?Small custom fabrication is required by your mechanic because the turbo you have now on your car does not have any water cooling Pipes, the existing turbo is not water cooled . You need to adapt these 2 pipes on the existing watercooling circuit of your engine.
I forgot to mention that on the new turbo is a hole normally for recycling gasses that needs to be sealed.Yeah, I did wonder that as I knew the oem turbo is not watercooled. Where are the new watercooled lines connected to?