ok everyone i drive an 01 A4 1.8t and my shitty K03 sport turbo blew. now its jsut the gasket inside that broke becuase i **** out nice white smoke. so now i need help in making a decesion. what should i do. i know everyone says k04 but i really didnt want to do a k04 until next year during the summber beucase i hvae to go back and fourth from school and cash is a bit tight right now but the k04 isent out of the question. so please everyone help me out with info on teh following.
Current modds are as follows:
carbino intake
baliyes DV
borla exhaust with Down pipe
my options:
1. rebuild my k03 sport (whats it gonna cost and where are good places for me to go and get the turbo rebuilt). i love in toronto so anywhere around there is cool. and give an estmate in price.
2. K04 what do i need becides the K04 should i buy turbo new/used what do i need becides the turbo for me to have factory relibility (or something close to it) and where can i buy the parts or kit and how much roughly will it cost me to do.
3. any other things i could do ie. screw rebuid buy used or anything else and dont say do a BT cuase right now it wont happen. (but will happen in future when cash and time is on my side)

please guys i really need your help beucase i need my car up and running asap. and leave comments for all of my options with past experience

 

thanks for all the help

 

Hey man , I blew my ko3 too. But I sure do not have money to upgrade to ko4. So I found a used ko3 through classifieds and bought one for 120 that included shipping. I got some really good directions , picked up some tools and just did the job myself yesterday. If you are looking to save money then get a used ko3 and put it in urself. If you really want to do it I have good directions for you.

ko3 used - approx $100
ko3 install kit = $40
labor = pain in the azz but well worth saving a few hundred.


ko4 = $899
ko4 install kit = $40
***you must get the chip upgrade with this turbo cause its basically uselesss without it = $450


You decide what you want to do

Total ko3 upgrade = $200
Total ko4 upgrade $1600

 

Zat you got some huge squirrel nuts

 

Dont rebuild the k03, just find a used one that isnt blown and deal with it until next yr when you may have more funds available for a k04. The cost of a rebuild for a k03 isnt worth it in my oppinion unless you plan on keeping it for a long time. You should be able to find a used k03 for about $100-$200.