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Offline dajonic

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K04 onto a K03?
« on: July 22, 2010, 02:11:31 pm »
Is it possible to upgrade from a K03 turbo to a K04? By that I mean a direct swap. I know there are different pipe runs and diverter valves located in different positions which would have to be worked around or is it a non starter of an idea?
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2010, 02:52:06 pm »
no its a fairly straight forward conversion, many have done it, do a search on here there is a list of parts required :happy2:
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2010, 04:12:02 pm »
This link might be useful although i appreciate it talks about more than just the turbo:

http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/tfsik04conversionkit.htm

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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2010, 05:44:22 pm »
Will be doing this on my car shortly as i just bought a turbo :)
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2010, 06:29:44 pm »
I saw your purchase...42 seconds after posting. Now that squick on the draw :laugh:
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2010, 07:01:41 pm »
Quote from: mackit on July 22, 2010, 04:12:02 pm
This link might be useful although i appreciate it talks about more than just the turbo:

http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/tfsik04conversionkit.htm

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Ouch £1900 plus vat....DAMN! I think that conversion can wait a while.
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2010, 12:05:06 pm »
Can do it for less than that!
I had my mate at a TPS price up all the parts and came to £1800 inc the turbo - so thats all brand new!
Get hold of some used bits and pieces and if you're handy with the tools you'll be able to do it for a lot less than that!

Just dont forget the other things you'll need with it like remapping the car
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2010, 12:08:24 pm »
^^^^
But doesn't a new K04 alone cost around £1,000?
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2010, 12:42:16 pm »
^^^ TPS prices are under £1k (subject to your discount level) for a K04 last time I checked.
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2010, 01:27:56 pm »
Current retail price for a K04 is £1128.96+VAT according to my mates TPS screenshot
His cost price is £1061.22+VAT

But if you managed to find a 2nd hand one you'll obviously save a lot - i've just bought one from Owen for £400 and there was another recently that was £450 i think, cant remember.
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2010, 01:39:44 pm »
^^^^
When I needed to replace my K03, both JKM and Kev @ Revo advised me very strongly to avoid secondhand turbo's unless I knew the history regarding mileage and type of driver usage.

Turbo's can be refurbished by a dedicated specialist and then supplied with a new warranty, but it still costs money and can cost about £200 just to have a turbo's condition properly assessed as worth repairing.
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2010, 01:43:42 pm »
the turbo is fine mate, i bought if off a freind who had gone BT, and the K04 had only done 5000ish miles so you dont need to worry about the turbo :happy2:
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Re: K04 onto a K03?
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2010, 09:59:17 am »
And even if it needed a service, £400+£2-300 is still less than £1200
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