Which turbo to go for...

ChrisCurzon

4WD FTW
Apr 9, 2006
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That be good to see your logs phil and what power it puts out on RR. You'll have to say what you've turned up on lemminwinks to :)
 

pdcupra

Ibiza-less
Aug 11, 2006
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King's Lynn
with the exchange rate against the dollar still being pretty good, im suprised more people are cashing in on it and ordering GT2X's direct from ATP - along with a manifold its about £890 before shipping & customs charges for the pair. Direct fit, not much more hassle than a k03s
 
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Jan 8, 2007
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Isn't it over £300 for the LCR injectors though? I toyed with the idea but I think the total cost of parts easily comes to over a grand even with good exchange rates. Not saying it's not a good idea but it seems to be a LOT more money for 30-40HP more than a properly mapped k03s
 

pdcupra

Ibiza-less
Aug 11, 2006
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King's Lynn
depends if you are buying new injectors or 2nd hand ones i suppose. I think the GT2X is a lot better option for the long run.
 

__B3NNY__

OEM with a 'Twist'
May 5, 2005
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Oxford
Mines on the rollers next weekend according to logs shes running fine, so we should see what stg2 is really up to.

Ill bang some logs up from the rollers along with my results, If all being well it wouldnt surprize me if mine and phils are within a few bhp of each others.

224 on a k03 for me aswell.
 

ChrisCurzon

4WD FTW
Apr 9, 2006
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cool that be good when you get them up.

hope mine aint far off yours and phil's when all sorted but did only get 189 on ko3 :(
 

cupra_matt

Audi Technician
Dec 15, 2004
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Carlisle
When i had my K03s, mine was definatey much better on revo stage 1, i did take it to starperformance for Jim to map, but i asked him to do a before and after run, on revo stage 1 it made 235 BHP iirc, he came through and said that he could not better it and sent me on my way.

But GT2X is the way to go in my opinion, quite cheap to do and 280 BHP and 300 IBFT makes the ickle ibiza quite nippy.
 

thewiizard

Tarmac Tantaliser
Jan 15, 2007
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could it not be the Revo maps that are shite? I've heard a few bad things about them..

I myself am only K03 with dreams of upgrading to K04 or GT2x but as you guys have all mentioned its like a 1500 note setup..

Whats the general verdict on Revo? Worth going for the demo?
 

__B3NNY__

OEM with a 'Twist'
May 5, 2005
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Really enjoyed my stg1 maxxed it out at around 220bhp, went k03s and stg2 and wasnt and still not impressed by it, im not convinced along with other members that stg2 isnt upto the job for a k03s, nice and cheap to upgrade but if you want the most out of it id say a CC or jabba custom map going on results ive seen.


If your not planning on staying standard id personlly stay standard and save for what you really want, if had to start again this is the way id go, that way your taking one big leap rather than aload of little steps if that makes sense? And would also proberly work out cheaper
 

thewiizard

Tarmac Tantaliser
Jan 15, 2007
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Yeah I follow you. So you rate the Stage 1 as being pretty good then?

I think what is holding me down at the moment is I have only had the car just over a week and changing the turbo this early on seems heartless :)

With what I'm running at the moment(or soon to be running (FMIC, TIP, Split-R, N75)) I want to stick with the K03 for now and then in 6-9 months GT2x or K04 it...
 

Cupra_Jeff

Active Member
Mar 8, 2005
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Kent
I never got my GT2x Ibiza rolling roaded, but it was such an improvement over the K03s with Revo stage 2, it was worth every penny....

The power was lovely and linear and held right up to 7,000+ rpm and don't be put off with all the extras (injectors, MAF etc) as they can be had cheaply if you're patient (i bought my S3 injectors for £65 brand new from E-bay)

damn I miss my Ibiza now !!

Oh by the way I've got a spare GT2x that will be for sale soon, it was removed as it was believed the turbo was faulty and ATP sent me another one.... it turned out to be N75 valve after all the hassle (and ATP never asked for it back !!) - fitted for less than 600 miles.
 
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