Gt2860r

[boost'd]

What is the engine code on the South African GTI's ? These were built in South Africa and not Spain like the Australian GTI's.

Possibly different internals there ?

Stock motor is BJX code. all the same.
Keep in mid that it is the torque that kills these rods.
A K04, K04 hybrid, even a K03s will have massive torques spikes, this is what kills the rods.

With the bigger T3/T4 or even a GT28XX the torque curve is way more linear and and doesnt spike as hard.
The torque is also brought higher into the rev range which is much softer on the internals.

I been driving with this set up daily now for over a year

[Sharkie]

Stock motor is BJX code. all the same.
Keep in mid that it is the torque that kills these rods.
A K04, K04 hybrid, even a K03s will have massive torques spikes, this is what kills the rods.

With the bigger T3/T4 or even a GT28XX the torque curve is way more linear and and doesnt spike as hard.
The torque is also brought higher into the rev range which is much softer on the internals.

I been driving with this set up daily now for over a year

Sounds similar to the T3/T4 I ran on my 16v turbo 2door mk1 ..... See pics in my signature .... Made over 240kw atw in that

its a nice smooth turbo with big top end , awesome, what mani did you use?

[boost'd]

I used a Homebuilt log style mani.
As soon as im back from cape town and in durban, i will be building a topmount tube manifold

[Jmac]

Yeah just saw one of those done on a Lupo, it was mental mate, look forward to you doing that, i contemplated it for my 6N2 but its hard enough getting the thing to mount in the bay as it is
Sam hit Gav up for the tune via Custom code, cant go wrong there when your done.
Cheers
Jmac

[Njay]

thought I would post this video

this guy in the uk is running a k04 hybrid similar to Frankenturbo F23, with rods 440 injectors with stock fuel pump
its his revised tune after running the turbo in. Plenty quick I reckon and its a 2nd gear to 3rd gear pull