turbo-ing a mk1 on a budget......

[WABIT]

using carbie of cource.... yes i know its cheap, but i can always use a OEM turbo.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...%3AIT&viewitem=

dom

[fuzion]

say hello engine rebuild

[RhysQ]

geez you just can't make up your mind what you want dom! i thought you sold the mk1 and were buying a vento.... now you want to turbo the/a mk1?

did the sale fall through with the yellow beast...?

[Retired]

Oh heck yes, no more low and slow? low and quick?

Keep her auto

[Jarred]

that's a pretty comprehensive kit. and if that's a brand new turbo that's a pretty friggin good price.

manifold alone would set you back about 400+AUD landed from the states. I reckon that's a decent price & a good way to make power!

[Mischa]

yeah looks very very cheap. just buy it for the kit even if you use a different turbo when that cheapy one self destructs. just hope it doesnt send pieces of impeller flying through the engine lol.

[Peter Jones]

You could just go with a retro camshaft for old yella.

This just popped up.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VW-GOLF-1600-BILLET-CAMSHAFT_W0QQitemZ270352169805QQcmdZViewItemQQptZA U_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item270352169805&_trk sid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|2 40%3A1318


Pete

[Mrk_Mickey]

Man if only it was that cheap for other vehicles....grrrr. lol.

[thestu]

Man if only it was that cheap for other vehicles....grrrr. lol.

i have found $1k kits for vr6's mickey...

do it dom!

[abreut]

There is a lot of stuff there for that price. Mind you there is the old "you get what you pay for". Number 1 issue I would say (not counting quality of turbo etc) is fuel supply. All that is offered is the fuel pressure regulator and it HAS to be crap. You could spend AUD $300 without a blink of the eye on a half decent one. Almost certainly it is for EFI so if you're going carby its useless and you still have to sort out the entire ignition and fuel system to suit turbo. If you're going EFI you still need to sort out injectors, fuel pump, after market engine management. Either way you still have heaps to do and spend to get this to work.

Oh and oil cooler housing is crap because it isn't thermostatically controlled so you're going to struggle to get the engine to operating temp and most likely damage it.

Fan, Looks laughable - it has "easy zip tie install". Other than that well technically you'll get something almost all hooked up with such a kit but there are a lot of gaps before you get it to actually work.