i would go so far as to say they are crap turbos which i would never advise from the 2-3 i have seen for logging and mapping they all dissapointed. gt2x units and one hybrid'd gt2x
good luck
if its cheap and you can fit it yourself & get over their awefull turbo intake pipe issues you can try it for yourself for not much ££ but if you will have to pay to get this work done, i would worry for you.
+1
now I could take Robs car as an example of a working and good GT2X unit, but with all due respect Rob, if my car barely covered 3000 miles a year, which would probably equate to it sitting on the drive way for 10 months of the year, this for me is not a real world working example....
From my experiences (others may be different so dont take what as I say as gospel)
The quality of the ATP kit when new is piss poor. The parts are of a bad quality, badly fit together and are far from what you would say makes up a complete "kit"
the quality of these parts are reflected throughout the turbo too (new or 2nd hand). Rob's had issues and hence his was turned into a Hybrid to make it more stable. Reliability on the standard unit is very questionnable
Even with it turned into a hybrid, the unit is still laggy, and where as the GT2X is spooling, the Hybrid K03 is pretty much on full chat
The GT2X is oil cooled only, and as said before, this is a backwards step for me
Yes its all very well to say "well try something different" but only when it will yield an outcome of it definitely working Vs cost of the install and how this is justified
not only this, but in terms of consistency for the end result of the product, the K03 hybrid wins out.....and you have to ask yourself where are the results for the GT2X.....not many that I have seen where they have performed as they said they have - alarm bells ringing again
the majority on here opt for the k03 hybrid (no not because we are lemmings) but where we spend our hard earnt cash on our cars, we want them to perform and live up to the results. Hence this is the clear winner for providing consistent results
which brings me onto my final note...
As I have mentioned before, if the well respected tuners on here i.e. Bill (badger5), who is held in high regard by me and many others on here does not sell or push this kit (from his clear and concise opinion as above), then that alone for me starts alarm bells ringing. Not just Badger5 as an example, but neither do AMD, Backdraft, JBS, are just some of the big boys to mention. I have not come across one VAG tuner who rate the GT2x at all
remember, buy cheap buy twice. Good luck....
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