Yo tom, drop me a line, I need to talk to you about getting some upgraded rods and other internals.

 

good to see ya back tom, but i think you need a hx45 or bigger

 

dan it sounds like you want one of Tom's "small" cast off turbos.

 

Yes it runs! I only changed 1 valve craig, i'm pretty sure that was the only damaged one...I hope, I looked over the others and they looked fine...I guess i will compression test it once its fully together tomorrow. It sounds fine though...just glad it started with no issues

 

Oh yea lmk Dan, I can try and get you a deal!

 

Cameron, not sure on the swap yet, the wiring will be easy because it will be on standalone and I already have the connectors, the mount mounts I will be building solid, just not sure on the clutch/fw situation yet

 

Glad to hear your hangin on to the A4 Tom. Good luck with the project!

 

well i got the car buttoned up fri night, put 8miles on it, changed the oil, then drove it 400mi up to school with no issues!! Whats a relief The only problem is the turbo exhaust housing is too big and doesnt begin spooling til 7k rpm[8D] obviously I'm gonna through on a smaller hotside to move the powerband earlier

 

did you say you had a hx45 hot and cold side, if so you should so a 35 hotside with the 45 cold side to get better spool ya know

 

well i have an hx40 with an 18cm^2 hotside. The hx35 has many different hotsides available, i used to have a 9cm^2 on my last one, this time i will be bolting on a 12cm^2 housing, or a .53 a/r housing from bullseye who make custom holset exhaust sides