vw turbocharger
 

just wondering if anybody can help me out. i work as a vw technician and just aquired a turbocharger k03 off of a volkswagen beetle. i have a 97 civic d16y7. just wondering if anybody has installed a vw turbo on a honda and if anybody has any suggestions on the install.

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That turbo is small as my balls in a bucket of icecream. Other than that it should work. I wouldnt plan on pumping too much boost (5-6 psi max) just because of its small size. Also I think VW has a funny bolt pattern on that turbo so you would need a custom adapter plate.

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the internal wastegate is set at 8 psi as far as i know. the exhaust flange is a little weird on vw turbochargers, but im just gonna cut off a flange off of a downpipe laying around the shop and work my down pipe from there. probably gonna run the 450 safc hack for fuel management. that should be sufficient enough.

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you should be ok.. that is the turbo for the 1.8t right? enough to get 180hp from the vw motor should be good for 1.6l

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it is indeed the same turbo on the 1.8T. My buddy Derek has a 1.8 T and is into the VW tuning scene and I know for a fact that those turbos are capable of making far more than 180 HP. They are wastegated at 8 psi but should be good for upwards of 11 psi when all is said and done.

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I have this ko3 turbo and its not too bad
Its installed on my d15z6 and it pump 1.1BAR but at higher Rpm ( above 5500RPM the pressure goes down slowly down to 0.6 at 7000RPM )
it spools fast like hell
i have max pressure at 2800RPM
now iam doing a hybryd and ill try to install a Ko4 rotor to make max pressure more stabile.
its a good turbo anyway, i have done 800Miles on it and its still only oil cooled and it works fine.
and because my turbo is melted to my stock header, ill proudly say that iam a real HMT ghetto constructor ;D ;D

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hahahaha you pulled the welded turbo to a the stock header.

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My experiance is that the wastegate is factory set at 5 psi. Had two (one brand new) and both were set at 5.

Anyway, I would go for a bigger turbo if I were you.

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You got that right Piet ::)