unless the turbo that exploded on you was a vf39, then you would need a tune anyways. yea you could spend $475 on a used turbo thats known to have cracking issues or $1k and get a brand new turbo thats going to kick a vf39 in the vag. up to you

 

+1 for 16g-xt. i love mine

 

Yeah it was a vf39. Going back and reading I didn't really state that.

Main reasons why I cannot get something different and bad timing.

Wifey prego
Wifey needs 2k in dental work that can affect baby if infections sets


As much as I would love a better turbo I cannot swing
Rotation
Bigger turbo inlets
Tunes
FMIC.

 

refinance your auto loan with penfed and use the money you save to get a turbo. if you can't afford it then either ride a bike for a while and save up or you might as well sell your car. modded cars are no bueno for peeps with limited $. if it were my car i would shell out the money now and make the car reliable for when the kid is riding around in it. imagine if the turbo had grenaded going 60 down the H3 in the rain with your kid in the car. you gotta think about safety too. a VF39 will do the job and probably last you a while but then what? unless you plan to get it running and sell it then it just doesn't make sense not to upgrade it.

 

Agreed. I thought I was on the fast track for reliability. Only thing wrong with my car was the ABS and a burnt out, bastardized HID ( arrive in mail today). My TSP is my only option and along with dental work, turbo and uppipe that's 3k. I guess those Clark tuning tunes are gonna be my option if I do go bigger.

Will my 565cc injectors and DW200 be fine for now with a 16g-Xt? I assume so.

 

they are small but will work. you might not get all the power out of it until you upgrade the injectors but it will run ok until you can save up. you'll be able to run 16-18psi with those injectors and it will still pull harder than any VF39 could. when you do decide to upgrade to 750cc injectors you'll be able to get the max benefit but until then you'll still have fun.

 

Ugh oh I have been running 20 from my PDX tune for the last 2 years. Maybe tone it down. I have crunched numbers and cannot ride a bike to work or the bus. I am gonna get an invidia uppipe and the vf39

 

if it is that much play it is almost going out. most of the time you get an oil leak and gray smoke when i goes out

 

Not sure if my engine decided to cut all boost or what but immediately after I heard rattle I lost all boost and **** got hot.

 

Just out of curiosity. Has anybody "rebuilt" a turbo by just using the item in the link?
http://bit.ly/199TJrK

 

20psi on a VF series turbo will be like 16psi on that 16gxt. Flows more air on less psi = same power.

PDX should be able to just swap up your tune(I'm guessing you got an OTS map) for on made for a 16gxt. However, I would just cancel their tune, sell the AP, and do an open source with Clark. Probably come out on top with a free hundred.

 

Dunno, man. According to a few threads he sounds pretty sketchy. Clark Turner (merged thread) - NASIOC Guess they're all pretty old threads though.

 

I have a turbo for sale

 

Outta price range even though it is super tempting. Just can't swing it as the $ used is $ loaned outta Thrift savings plan.

 

dude dont do a tsp loan! thats a huge hit if you cant pay it back in time.. 10%...
go get a penfed or navyfed personal loan, save you some headaches in the short run