Hey all, this is gonna sound nuts, but I was trying to at least fin any mods I can do to my car for kicks and found there is pretty much nothing.... so I started thinking.... I have a background in machining and can build whatever, is it at ALL FEASIBLE to go buy a scrapped (although working) turbo from the 1.8L and build the correct fittings and go with it? I was talking to a friend and he was saying the way the exhaust split, I'd have to put two (so that it'd be a twin turbo). I know there is some chip work to figure out and i'll get to that in time, but I really have no intuition about whether this is POSSIBLE or if it's just crazy. For the time being, let's ignore cost, but it will matter. Thanks, PF

 

eeeh, Its possible but it would be buying another car. Not really worth it. There are a few guys who s/c a 12v who made it work.

 

anythings possible http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1116847

 

you can also do a after tranny turbo.

 

Don't get a K03. If you're gonna do it, do it right. Sounds like a cool idea, though.

 

what is a K03? Sorry y'all, i'm very mechanically inclined, just not with cars yet. So yeah... sorry for the dumb q's.... it's gonna be fun i know... i hope it doesn't kill me interms of price. pf

 

just keep in mind, the hardware is easy, the software isnt

 

^True that^ I often forget these cars need good fuel mapping and such to get them to run correctly, if run at all. Ah, the days of bolting up a supercharger to a car that is mechanically carbeurated is no more.