Why is that many people has negativity on K04-001 ?

I posted few days ago about my future plan for my car.

A lot of people repiles was negative

I know if you change k03s -> k04, you might get 10-20hp/no torque.

I have to replace my turbo, my car is old(00 TT, 54K), almost 10 yrs lol.

I mean I don't wanna wasting my money on 10yrs old car for BT Setup, it

will be worthless. One point, I thought about to get T3/T4 50trim, but you

need new clutch, rod, FMIC, and etc..... I have 2 cars, it is hard to just

maintain them.(Plus im student and very low income)

I guess my point is that really K04-001 is bad choice for me ??

Thank You,

 

I don't think that it's a bad choice just a lot of time and money and not alot of gains for it. Look into getting a turbo back exhaust clutch and Unitronics stage 2 chip you will have more power than adding a k-04. Hope this help a little.

 

a good used ko3s is $150, a rebuilt one is a few hundred.

 

Tnanks,

Where can i get it? forums?

 

check vwwortex, i bet they have some from time to time

 

Turbo dead at 54k? I doubt that...what makes you think it needs replaced?

 

It is not dead yet, but it is about to...

Oils leaking badly and sometimes when i opens the hood i can see the

steams from turbo. I went to 3 diff shops to check on it, all 3 shops quotes

that I need a new turbo or rebuild.

 

that might not be the turbo that could be a loose/bad line to it. If the turbo was going it sounds like a drill...so I've heard. I'm no mechanic though so I could be wrong.

 

he most likely has a bad seal. My used turbo im on has a seal going and i need it to hold on long enought till i get the rest of my BT setup

 

I can hear drilling sound when i turn off the car...:<