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Getting the most from your turbo
« on: December 17, 2013, 07:16:39 pm »
I having a dilemma as wether to go ko4 or just get the most out of my k03 gti

I already have:
Forge twintake
Blueflame tbe with 2'75 sports cat
Currently on custom map from r-tech 265bhp


Will be getting an S3 intercooler next year.

Is it worth going the whole k04 route or can you just bolt on the turbo and injectors?  :confused:
Would hpfp benefit if my car with either turbo on?
What else would help to get the most out of a ko3?

I dont want buy all these mods and for someone to say if you just bolt on a k04 you will have so much more power  :rolleye:


Any help is much appreciated  :smiley:
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2013, 07:25:48 pm »
If your not satisfied wit the 265 you currently have from the K03, then I doubt you'll be impressed with the gains it yet has to offer... from what I've read they are pretty much all done by 280; where as the K04 is just getting started Stage 1 onwards.

I'd also consider, what it would cost you to strip back to standard and buy an Edition 30 / Pirelli, rather than K04 upgrade... worth doing the numbers. :happy2:
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2013, 07:55:08 pm »
Quote from: Scottymon on December 17, 2013, 07:25:48 pm
If your not satisfied wit the 265 you currently have from the K03, then I doubt you'll be impressed with the gains it yet has to offer... from what I've read they are pretty much all done by 280; where as the K04 is just getting started Stage 1 onwards.

I'd also consider, what it would cost you to strip back to standard and buy an Edition 30 / Pirelli, rather than K04 upgrade... worth doing the numbers. :happy2:

So by the time i add intercooler and take a trip to r-tech that will prob be about it for turbo then  :sad1:

I have thought about stripping but have added brakes,xenons,exhaust, coilovers and other bits and would be costly to swap them over. Or to even find another car with the right spec.
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2013, 08:05:09 pm »
YOu could tae a stock GTI then install a K04 turbo, K04 Injectors and DV relocation, add a remap and basically make it work just like a Stage 1 Ed30 with 280-300Hp.  It probably would have cost less than what your current stage 2 setup has as well!!

With what you have already you basically have enough to run a stage 2 setup.  RTec would be able to write software for your current mods in tandem with the K04 with no issues.  Expect the same outputs as a stage 2 Ed30
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2013, 08:44:23 pm »
Quote from: Janner_Sy on December 17, 2013, 08:05:09 pm
YOu could tae a stock GTI then install a K04 turbo, K04 Injectors and DV relocation, add a remap and basically make it work just like a Stage 1 Ed30 with 280-300Hp.  It probably would have cost less than what your current stage 2 setup has as well!!

With what you have already you basically have enough to run a stage 2 setup.  RTec would be able to write software for your current mods in tandem with the K04 with no issues.  Expect the same outputs as a stage 2 Ed30

K03 injectors will flow 300-310bhp so you could leave the stock ones in place for that level of power and save a wad of dollar  :happy2:
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2013, 08:28:29 pm »
I had a std K03 (but with all the upgraded intercooler/hpfp/twintake/exhaust etc...) I went straight to a K04 with stage 3, not been rr yet but I'm expecting around 300-350 and i'm very glad I did it :happy2:, all my parts have been second hand so I have saved a few quid here and there.

Go for it  :smiley:
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2013, 07:29:48 am »
Quote from: Banham on December 17, 2013, 07:16:39 pm
I having a dilemma as wether to go ko4 or just get the most out of my k03 gti

I already have:
Forge twintake
Blueflame tbe with 2'75 sports cat
Currently on custom map from r-tech 265bhp


Will be getting an S3 intercooler next year.

Is it worth going the whole k04 route or can you just bolt on the turbo and injectors?  :confused:
Would hpfp benefit if my car with either turbo on?
What else would help to get the most out of a ko3?

I dont want buy all these mods and for someone to say if you just bolt on a k04 you will have so much more power  :rolleye:


Any help is much appreciated  :smiley:
To get the most from a K03 you do need to upgrade the HPFP. You will also need to have a tune for the HPFP. So, you should consider the HPFP regardless.
A K04 without injectors with the proper tuning will give you more power than a K03 at its limits if the HPFP is upgraded for both. There is a guy here in town that installed the Frankenturbo F23T and kept his oem K03 injectors, and with WMI and a HPFP...he just dyno'd 350 wheel HP = approx. 380bhp. I haven't dyno'd my '07 yet with its new DM K04+ tune, but I'm certain it has much more power now. Realistically, a maxed out K03 will likely give you 25 more hp than you have now. You can expect about 285 to 290bhp.
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2013, 10:08:16 am »
Considered a beach buggy K03 hybrid?
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2013, 11:08:18 am »
So a possibility is i can get a k04 and upgrade the hpfp and get it remapped and will produce more than a k03 with less stress on the turbo? Could i add injectors plus other things later on when funds allow. 

Prob a silly question but what is a beach buggy ko3 hybrid? Stronger than a ko3 but not as much as a ko4? :ashamed:
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2013, 11:32:56 am »
« Last Edit: December 22, 2013, 11:34:34 am by TommyR »
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2013, 07:29:45 am »
Quote from: Banham on December 22, 2013, 11:08:18 am
Could i add injectors plus other things later on when funds allow. 
Yes, you can run a K04 and hpfp without injectors and then tune later for injectors as they go in.
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2013, 08:14:08 am »
Just fit the full K04 kit, HPFP, Replace twintake with a decent intake like REVO

Stage2+ amd your  :laugh:
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2013, 08:22:28 am »
Quote from: Banham on December 17, 2013, 07:16:39 pm
I having a dilemma as wether to go ko4 or just get the most out of my k03 gti

I already have:
Forge twintake
Blueflame tbe with 2'75 sports cat
Currently on custom map from r-tech 265bhp


Will be getting an S3 intercooler next year.

Is it worth going the whole k04 route or can you just bolt on the turbo and injectors?  :confused:
Would hpfp benefit if my car with either turbo on?
What else would help to get the most out of a ko3?

I dont want buy all these mods and for someone to say if you just bolt on a k04 you will have so much more power  :rolleye:


Any help is much appreciated  :smiley:
My advise is to speak to niki Gower  :wink:

He's the best guy to advise on your best choices  :happy2:
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2013, 03:03:56 pm »
no point trying to get more out of your k03

just focus on adding these parts

autotech hpfp
injectors
itg/revo intake
k04 kit and a clutch and an s3 intercooler :)

« Last Edit: December 23, 2013, 03:06:02 pm by Pikey Motorsports »
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Re: Getting the most from your turbo
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2013, 04:27:02 pm »
I spoke with Alex @ AKS regarding the beachbuggy hybrid. For the money definitely worth a shout and is something I'm personally going to look into  :happy2:
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