gli and 2 big of a turbo charger.

[4dmin]

Before you swap the snail, Do you already have the GLI chipped, DP, 2.5" Exhaust, and the other things to maximize the OEM turbo? If not, you should do that stuff first IMO, It'll probably be enough for you. Big turbo cars have big turbo probs, unless you do a K04 like Paul said....but w/ having a K03s OEM, it wont be as big a difference as if you had a plain K03. Most people want power, and quick spool up, Big turbos generally make that hard unless you get into the head.

[benwaballs]

goapr.com

apr stage 3 +, had a old stage 3 setup on my gti for 4 years put over 50,000 miles on here at 265whp only problem i ever had was a dead fuel pump. the new system puts down 320-330 whp. just be ready to pay out your ass for the kit. but you get what you pay for

[gtikid]

goapr.com

apr stage 3 +, had a old stage 3 setup on my gti for 4 years put over 50,000 miles on here at 265whp only problem i ever had was a dead fuel pump. the new system puts down 320-330 whp. just be ready to pay out your ass for the kit. but you get what you pay for

Are you kidding me?

Like you said, you pay out the ass for that APR kit and you don't get ANYWHERE near the power you should for that kind of money...

[Congogrey]

Really you do not get waht you pay for? I seem to think that APR has a pretty good reputation and that their parts are very reliable. I was going to suggest there Stage 3+ kit for big power.

Maybe next year I will do their K04 upgrade on my MkV.

[4dmin]

Really you do not get waht you pay for? I seem to think that APR has a pretty good reputation and that their parts are very reliable. I was going to suggest there Stage 3+ kit for big power.

Maybe next year I will do their K04 upgrade on my MkV.

john's stgIII made 265?whp/295?lbs... and that kit is like 3-4k....

k04 setup can be done for 2k and you can definately make 250+whp/300+lbs

k03 can make 225whp/290lbs and there is room for more...

if you can make the same power OEM thats the way to go... stg III+, gt28r, gt35r, etc... can definately make more but your talking 4+k setups.

[Jecht]

john's stgIII made 265?whp/295?lbs... and that kit is like 3-4k....

k04 setup can be done for 2k and you can definately make 250+whp/300+lbs

k03 can make 225whp/290lbs and there is room for more...

if you can make the same power OEM thats the way to go... stg III+, gt28r, gt35r, etc... can definately make more but your talking 4+k setups.

I totally agree, I wish people would realize that the car companies don't put so much time into research and design for nothing.

[Congogrey]

john's stgIII made 265?whp/295?lbs... and that kit is like 3-4k....

k04 setup can be done for 2k and you can definately make 250+whp/300+lbs

k03 can make 225whp/290lbs and there is room for more...

if you can make the same power OEM thats the way to go... stg III+, gt28r, gt35r, etc... can definately make more but your talking 4+k setups.

That is my mistake...I was confusing MkIV and MkV products.

The K04 upgrade for the MkV makes 300hp, which is what I am looking to upgrade in the next year or so.

[benwaballs]

That is my mistake...I was confusing MkIV and MkV products.

The K04 upgrade for the MkV makes 300hp, which is what I am looking to upgrade in the next year or so.

the k04 on the mkv is makeing some serious power... i know there is one one up here in MI that put down 320whp on a k04mkv thats just nuts. cant wait to see what a real turbo will produce. 400whp on a 2871?

The shame is few ppl ever actually buy the parts they debate over... They handful of us that do buy, buy enough for everyone!

What are you driving now?!

04 wrx wagon (stock )

[benwaballs]

Are you kidding me?

Like you said, you pay out the ass for that APR kit and you don't get ANYWHERE near the power you should for that kind of money...

1st) you pay for what you get as i said before... i dont know what kind of power your talking about? what bt kit did you have anyway? you can make power for cheaper but its going to break, go up in flames, throw codes, ect. anyway you look at it if you plan on up grading a VW/audi or any german car your paying out your ass.

2nd) k04 is a good upgrade if you wanna do dig runs but falls flat on its face on the highway. best turbo for a 1.8t right now is the gt2871 good spool great top end good price.

3rd) sell your vw and get a subie or something w/ some real power. for what i paid for my fmic on my gti i built a full turbo kit and now pull 5+ cars on my old gti on the highway and 15+ from a dig. for a little over 1,500. and it is a much better daily driver

[4dmin]

1st) you pay for what you get as i said before... i dont know what kind of power your talking about? what bt kit did you have anyway? you can make power for cheaper but its going to break, go up in flames, throw codes, ect. anyway you look at it if you plan on up grading a VW/audi or any german car your paying out your ass.

2nd) k04 is a good upgrade if you wanna do dig runs but falls flat on its face on the highway. best turbo for a 1.8t right now is the gt2871 good spool great top end good price.

3rd) sell your vw and get a subie or something w/ some real power. for what i paid for my fmic on my gti i built a full turbo kit and now pull 5+ cars on my old gti on the highway and 15+ from a dig. for a little over 1,500. and it is a much better daily driver

k04 is the cheapest, gt28 definately going to be lots of pwr over stock... but its still alittle over kill on the price. 2g in upgrades to make 250+whp/300+lbs isn't bad.

subie is definately nice but it is a larger motor you can expect more power + its in a totally different class of car... it would be like running a vr6t. 1.8t is a great buy for the money... in the fwd class your not going to get a better bang for your buck.

[B00sted1.8t]

Damn, it took this thread to see all the V dub heads in here? HAHAHAH Whats up everyone.

[4dmin]

Damn, it took this thread to see all the V dub heads in here? HAHAHAH Whats up everyone.

anytime there is a discussion over software or turbos everyone comes out of the woodwork

[Allstar3.8T]

1st) you pay for what you get as i said before... i dont know what kind of power your talking about? what bt kit did you have anyway? you can make power for cheaper but its going to break, go up in flames, throw codes, ect. anyway you look at it if you plan on up grading a VW/audi or any german car your paying out your ass.

2nd) k04 is a good upgrade if you wanna do dig runs but falls flat on its face on the highway. best turbo for a 1.8t right now is the gt2871 good spool great top end good price.

3rd) sell your vw and get a subie or something w/ some real power. for what i paid for my fmic on my gti i built a full turbo kit and now pull 5+ cars on my old gti on the highway and 15+ from a dig. for a little over 1,500. and it is a much better daily driver

What are you driving now?!