Would appreciate your opinion- have seen Faz's thread on Turbo upgrade for the same model car but i'm lost in a lot of the techspeak- first turbo car as i'm used to v8s.

Have noticed a fair drop in power since my purchase of the my00 red wagon i've got in April this year, particularly at 3k+ rpm. After service today told the turbo is beginning to get a bit lazy, its the original item. No mods on the car to date except an exhaust.

If i wanted to go for an upgrade was given the option of having the sti turbo fitted, would also require a tune and given a quote.

This car has 235000ks on it, i'm looking to get a bit more poke out of the daily driver. Would you have the sti turbo fitted or is there a better option in around the same price bracket?
Cheers

Who has quoted the work and what tuning have they offered?

Most people go for a VF34 (or the other STi VF series turbos) and being a GC8 99% of people get a standalone computer like a PowerFC. Alternatively you could run the STi computer of the same year as your car.

__________________
[COLOR="Gray"]550Nm off a 2L... Just wish it was in the dak dak...[/COLOR]

Hold on are you replacing the turbo because you think it "may be" on the way out or because you want to?

Oh and as above a a vf34 would be a good up grade if you want a little more poke. You will need injectors a pump and a computer aswell

__________________
Marti


Car: C Red S13 Silvia 2.3l 400+rwhp-SOLD
Daily ae82 4age corolla (light mods)-Sold
Daily:SWB GQ Patrol
Will be a 03-04 STI next

Thanks folks. Mechanic said that it was starting to show its age but if I'm going to replace it I want to improve on the stock item. Ta for the advice

I wonder how much more an engine with 235,000kms can take?

I also have a stock GC8 with about the same distance on the odometer, I wonder if I have missed the boat to modify it and if pushing it any harder now in its life will cause a premature death.

lol

smash it till it dies m8

__________________
http://www.trapster.com - spot da haterz

a 2l wrx motor is known for being fairly durable, jam so boost down it throat and see what happens.

__________________
Marti


Car: C Red S13 Silvia 2.3l 400+rwhp-SOLD
Daily ae82 4age corolla (light mods)-Sold
Daily:SWB GQ Patrol
Will be a 03-04 STI next

matto was told if i do it still have to show a bit of restraint lol.

ps: if you break it and need to drop a new 207 block in it, i'll get you a loan cheap cheap

__________________
[COLOR="Red"][B]Need Finance for a new Car or Mortgage??? Call or email me today:[/b][/COLOR]
[b][color="BLUE"][url]http://www.themortgagegallery.com.au/find-a-broker/manager/sam-zurzolo.aspx[/url][/b][/COLOR]

doesn't sound like symptoms of a failing turbo

does sound like a failing air flow meter though

is your mechanic familiar with wrx's? because thats a pretty bloody common cause for the old hesitation coming onto boost at around 3000rpm

seeing as the latter is only about $200 and takes about 2minutes to fit i would try that 1st (cheaper if you get one from mao at evolution R)

hope this helps

budget for a new bottom end if you go installing a vf34 and smashing more boost