Tiguan IS38 and Big turbo upgrades

[davman]

Googling mainly - but searching for the part number specifically.
I took the line that I could buy a second hand one with quite a few kays on it for perhaps $800 -1000, or new one was around the $2300 mark - so I tried to find a unit in the middle price wise that was as close to new as possible.

[Melbourne_Tiggy]

No I got this from The Netherlands.

I am going to be doing a build, where the budget is strictly $5,000
So the turbo cost me $1200 landed- being virtually new - however it has been tested prior to sale, but is as clean as a whistle (no soot at all in the exhaust side). The seller had quite a few of them - all the same.
At the moment I am leaning towards taking it to Gordie at Etuners Motorsport in Melb, and he will put a CTS DP, and CTS Inlet pipe on it, then run a Stage 3 and DSG Tune over it all. I have already dropped a BMS air filter into it, and may do the airbox mod.
All in all this should bring it pretty much in on budget. I am not chasing a figure at all, just looking to get the best bang for buck - however by all accounts it will probably end up around the 225awkw - particularly as I am chasing an early spool up as possible - and longevity. That should be heaps enough for me.

Nice one! All the best with your build. Keep posting back with some updates. Have you locked in an install date?

[davman]

Nice one! All the best with your build. Keep posting back with some updates. Have you locked in an install date?

Nah it just came today. It had been sitting in customs for a few weeks, and the tracking had said that it was still there, and then suddenly it arrived - and after a couple of hours all of the tracking updated. Interestingly I wasn't asked to pay duty or GST yet? Anyway that's another thread I suppose - customs experiences. Anyway I will probably start looking at install dates soon.

[davman]

Went and saw Gordie at Etuners Motorsport today and booked in for next week. I wanted him to check out the turbo that I bought firsthand, and he asked me a couple of times was I sure that it wasn't "brand new". I took a bit of a punt on getting it from overseas, but it appears to of paid off so far - fingers crossed.

[Melbourne_Tiggy]

Went and saw Gordie at Etuners Motorsport today and booked in for next week. I wanted him to check out the turbo that I bought firsthand, and he asked me a couple of times was I sure that it wasn't "brand new". I took a bit of a punt on getting it from overseas, but it appears to of paid off so far - fingers crossed.

Let us know how you go! Excited for you, fingers crossed.

[INASNT]

Went and saw Gordie at Etuners Motorsport today and booked in for next week. I wanted him to check out the turbo that I bought firsthand, and he asked me a couple of times was I sure that it wasn't "brand new". I took a bit of a punt on getting it from overseas, but it appears to of paid off so far - fingers crossed.

Sold my study desk desk on the weekend, the guy that came to pick it up used to work at Etuners...... Random..

[davman]

Let us know how you go! Excited for you, fingers crossed.

Yep - quite excited myself too, Drop off Thursday, Pick up this Friday.

So having a chat to Gordie has clarified a few things in regards to some mods that were possibly on the to do list.
From his perspective, there doesn't seem to be any justification for the Muffler Delete or Air Intake Mod for my build. He doesn't see any improvements on the dyno for these.
He did suggest that I put in the dog bone insert though - however even with this addition, and the way things have worked out, I am still bang on my $5K budget for the project, so I am pretty happy about that.

[INASNT]

Yep - quite excited myself too, Drop off Thursday, Pick up this Friday.

So having a chat to Gordie has clarified a few things in regards to some mods that were possibly on the to do list.
From his perspective, there doesn't seem to be any justification for the Muffler Delete or Air Intake Mod for my build. He doesn't see any improvements on the dyno for these.
He did suggest that I put in the dog bone insert though - however even with this addition, and the way things have worked out, I am still bang on my $5K budget for the project, so I am pretty happy about that.

Turbo inlet adda much needed induction sound. As you are changing the turbo the turbo muffler delete is an easy add if you already bought it

[davman]

Turbo inlet adda much needed induction sound. As you are changing the turbo the turbo muffler delete is an easy add if you already bought it

Yep doing the Turbo Inlet, just not the muffler - even though it would be easy to do now.

[Ozsko]

Nah it just came today. It had been sitting in customs for a few weeks, and the tracking had said that it was still there, and then suddenly it arrived - and after a couple of hours all of the tracking updated. Interestingly I wasn't asked to pay duty or GST yet? Anyway that's another thread I suppose - customs experiences. Anyway I will probably start looking at install dates soon.

If you have it and not been asked to pay you are home free.