Need help piecing together a BT setup

[gdoggmoney]

X2 my pte sucked ass smoked at idle after only 1500k
now ill be ordering a pag billet 3071

I guess we will see how long my 5857 on the Audi lasts.


On this same subject 4 years maybe 5 now I bought my ATP kit from a user on here who went through two 3071R turbos in 2000 miles. He gave up.


Know what the issue was? The downpipe physically contacted the compressor housing, and heated it up enough to cause it to blow up. He went through two turbos that way, sold a kit for 1/4 of the cost he originally paid not knowing why they went.


Food for thought. Never know what people do.

[iTech]

What nuts are you using that hold the exhaust mani to head???? Are they better than the stock ones

They are actually oem copper lock nuts from the dealer....

N-902-002-01

OEM Part number

[travis_gli]

Silly question but I'm looking at precision and TRE intercoolers and they don't look like they have any sort of mounting brackets welded on. Can I request that or do I have to have somebody weld me on some.

[screwball]

You need to fab mounts yourself. Nothing too hard w/ a chop saw and a welder. PTE350 and PTE600 fit fine under my bumper cover. I cut/ground out my tow hitch and anything else in the way though, fits well right in the lower bumper opening on my setup. outlets end up right in the side vents pretty much centered when I was top mount, now I can prolly get the covers back on if I wanted w/ a PAG bottom mount setup.

[schwartzmagic]

PTE turbo's suck ass as far as reliability goes. they are on par with ebay/china turbos when it comes to quality. I'll prob never buy a PTE turbo

Mine is fine after a year and a half. Explain that one.

I couldnt agree more. PTE can hype their power numbers till the cows come home, but when it comes to reliability stick with Garrett or BorgWarner

Theres no hype. Thats why all the big boys down here run them.

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[formerly silveratljetta]

Mine is fine after a year and a half. Explain that one.

You got lucky, for now.

[Vegeta Gti]

all the big boys i know over the last 20 years....run garrett or borg warner

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[travis_gli]

Mine is fine after a year and a half. Explain that one.



Theres no hype. Thats why all the big boys down here run them.

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No offense man but this isn't a turbo comparison / preference thread. Take it somewhere else, I will be going with a Garrett and no other.

[Big_Tom]

No offense man but this isn't a turbo comparison / preference thread. Take it somewhere else, I will be going with a Garrett and no other.

[travis_gli]

Still awaiting the FX400 arrival. Once it gets here I'll be almost immediately having it installed. Unfortunately the IE rods weren't in stock at another vendor so I have to wait up to 2 weeks for those.

Also should I go with a 3" or 2.5" catback... I already have a techtonics tuning 2.5" downpipe.


EDIT: I guess 3" catback would make sense that way I can always upgrade to a 3" downpipe in the future.

[Big_Tom]

don't do 2.5" exhaust on your big turbo. you'll surely be robbing yourself of significant power 3" all the way

[travis_gli]

don't do 2.5" exhaust on your big turbo. you'll surely be robbing yourself of significant power 3" all the way

Alright I'll have to order the turbo back 3" from 42DD then. Also does $475 sound a bit steep for a clutch install?

[seth_3515]

Alright I'll have to order the turbo back 3" from 42DD then. Also does $475 sound a bit steep for a clutch install?

It does when you could do it yourself

[travis_gli]

It does when you could do it yourself

I don't have the time or resources for that or trust me I would. If this was years ago while I was still in college or highschool then sure but not anymore.

[Big_Tom]

Alright I'll have to order the turbo back 3" from 42DD then. Also does $475 sound a bit steep for a clutch install?

i really don't know, but I paid $300 for my install. i don't know how many hours it takes or the specifics involved w/ the job

[travis_gli]

42DD 3" turbo back on its way No more deafening drives with my 2.5" leaky straight pipe

[Big_Tom]

42DD 3" turbo back on its way No more deafening drives with my 2.5" straight pipe

Blowin Money Fast

[travis_gli]

Blowin Money Fast

Yeh well, tired of neglecting her. Also found out I'll probably be driving her down to Orlando in October for vacation so that exhaust will come in handy for the long drive.

Also just noticed you're from Orlando. I'll have to look you up while we're down there.

[Big_Tom]

Yeh well, tired of neglecting her. Also found out I'll probably be driving her down to Orlando in October for vacation so that exhaust will come in handy for the long drive.

Also just noticed you're from Orlando. I'll have to look you up while we're down there.

kool, I'll be around

[travis_gli]

Where can I get the stock exhaust hangers. Not just the rubber grommets but everything. I removed them when we fabricated my 2.5" and used some heavy duty hangers I know the 42DD exhaust won't line up with them. I'm going to need to replace the stock ones and I definitely didn't hang on to them.

[groggory]

Where can I get the stock exhaust hangers. Not just the rubber grommets but everything. I removed them when we fabricated my 2.5" and used some heavy duty hangers I know the 42DD exhaust won't line up with them. I'm going to need to replace the stock ones and I definitely didn't hang on to them.

I get this kind of stuff from parts4vws.com. Nice people, good prices, support small business.

Or you can ask the guys over at 42dd and you can get the parts through them.

[a4e3y5]

Mine lined up almost perfectly. I just had to heat them up a lil to bend them...

[travis_gli]

germanautoparts.com FTW again. I got all 4 hangers for around $30. I almost forgot about those guys.

[Vegeta Gti]

don't do 2.5" exhaust on your big turbo. you'll surely be robbing yourself of significant power 3" all the way

not true at all, i run a 2.5" from my rear seats back, 3" DP till then from the turbo...and i make sick power and have zero back pressure... it's all about design. the one thing 3" has over 3.5 for sure..is volume.

[travis_gli]

not true at all, i run a 2.5" from my rear seats back, 3" DP till then from the turbo...and i make sick power and have zero back pressure... it's all about design. the one thing 3" has over 3.5 for sure..is volume.

The 3" piping upgrade from 42DD wasn't a whole lot more so I just went with it. I think it was +$30 or something. If it would've been costly I would have went with 2.5"

[travis_gli]

Just got a text message letting me know my clutch arrived on the doorstep.

Scheduled to go in Monday. $250 - $300 at my preferred garage (S&P Automotive) not including any diagnostics for the the rough shifts I was having (most likely caused by the old clutch).

[Big_Tom]

not true at all, i run a 2.5" from my rear seats back, 3" DP till then from the turbo...and i make sick power and have zero back pressure... it's all about design. the one thing 3" has over 3.5 for sure..is volume.

it is ok to switch to a 2.5" inlet muffler or axle back from your 3" downpipe. having a FULL 2.5" exhaust on a BT would be power robbing

[travis_gli]

I was wondering if 350 - 400 was a reasonable goal but with my parts list I should probably be considering 300 - 350.

[MKIII_96]

I was wondering if 350 - 400 was a reasonable goal but with my parts list I should probably be considering 300 - 350.

Nothing a few pounds of boost cant solve

[MKIII_96]

350whp is plenty for a really fun reliable daily anyways

[Big_Tom]

350whp is plenty for a really fun reliable daily anyways

this i have 330whp @ 22 psi daily and it's pretty insane. when i bump boost to 24-25 psi for 350+ it's almost too much at times

[suffocatemymind]

germanautoparts.com FTW again. I got all 4 hangers for around $30. I almost forgot about those guys.

Great company! Really fast shipping. I used to order all of my parts from them when I had my mk3...literally just ordered a new combi valve/gaskets for the mk4 (way cheaper than ECS ) five minutes ago haha.

Sorry...a bit off topic...continue

[Big_Tom]

^^^ i might have to check them out. sometimes shipping is crazy w/ ECS

[seth_3515]

^^ just paid $30 for guaranteed 2 day delivery on a $20 head tool didnt have much choice though. Need to pull the head by this weekend..

[Big_Tom]

^^^ also, supposedly ECS has some type of rewards program. I've spent about $1500 bux there and have yet to get any "rewards" "points" etc.