Whats the stock RA turbo capable of?
Sep 30, 2011, 08:35 PM
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Only for that portion of the car. Engine and potentially transmission warranty would be out the door for anything that they could blame on the turbo as a direct cause of the failure/malfunction. Unrelated items, ie. suspension, accessories, etc., will still be covered under factory warranty.
Sep 30, 2011, 09:05 PM
#48
None of the mods you have listed will void your warranty. No modifications will ever completely void your warranty unless they are directly related to whatever it is that went wrong. Example: You change your bpv and develop a resulting compressor surge issue and blow your turbo - No warranty. You change your fmic and pipes and you have a fuel trim issue from boost/vacuum leak - No warranty. You do a turbo swap and your radio starts eating CDs - Warranty OK. You change anything on the car and something completely unrelated brakes - Warranty OK
Make sense?
Sep 30, 2011, 09:53 PM
#49
Skip the intake until you start making more power, if you want my opinion. As of right now, it's not much more than a noisemaker. While that may make the car sound better, that's about all it's doing, and it's one more thing the dealership can get upset about.
None of the mods you have listed will void your warranty. No modifications will ever completely void your warranty unless they are directly related to whatever it is that went wrong. Example: You change your bpv and develop a resulting compressor surge issue and blow your turbo - No warranty. You change your fmic and pipes and you have a fuel trim issue from boost/vacuum leak - No warranty. You do a turbo swap and your radio starts eating CDs - Warranty OK. You change anything on the car and something completely unrelated brakes - Warranty OK
Make sense?
None of the mods you have listed will void your warranty. No modifications will ever completely void your warranty unless they are directly related to whatever it is that went wrong. Example: You change your bpv and develop a resulting compressor surge issue and blow your turbo - No warranty. You change your fmic and pipes and you have a fuel trim issue from boost/vacuum leak - No warranty. You do a turbo swap and your radio starts eating CDs - Warranty OK. You change anything on the car and something completely unrelated brakes - Warranty OK
Make sense?
Sep 30, 2011, 11:26 PM
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If my understanding is correct, that stock frame RAD t/c has a different wastegate setup to hold more boost. That kind of ties you in to a custom tune from that point on, doesn't it?
It's a world away from the boost pill approach, where a quick switcheroo and reflash will have the car driving like stock again, right? While it may look different on the outside, you'd immediately know the torque curve was different driving it around the block... and the ROM image wouldn't (couldn't) be the original factory one.
Or am I way wide of the mark here?
Rich
It's a world away from the boost pill approach, where a quick switcheroo and reflash will have the car driving like stock again, right? While it may look different on the outside, you'd immediately know the torque curve was different driving it around the block... and the ROM image wouldn't (couldn't) be the original factory one.
Or am I way wide of the mark here?
Rich
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Oct 1, 2011, 10:34 AM
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If my understanding is correct, that stock frame RAD t/c has a different wastegate setup to hold more boost. That kind of ties you in to a custom tune from that point on, doesn't it?
It's a world away from the boost pill approach, where a quick switcheroo and reflash will have the car driving like stock again, right? While it may look different on the outside, you'd immediately know the torque curve was different driving it around the block... and the ROM image wouldn't (couldn't) be the original factory one.
Or am I way wide of the mark here?
Rich
It's a world away from the boost pill approach, where a quick switcheroo and reflash will have the car driving like stock again, right? While it may look different on the outside, you'd immediately know the torque curve was different driving it around the block... and the ROM image wouldn't (couldn't) be the original factory one.
Or am I way wide of the mark here?
Rich
Also, I'm thinking a 3-port BCS is going to make a world of a difference once you're tuning for the new turbo (especially when it comes to properly tuning the torque curve such that you don't run into SST issues). I'd recommend adding that to the list of upgrades, not only for a RAD swap, but for any turbo swap.
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You could still run a boost pill on the RAD, the waste-gate is just upgraded to hold higher boost all the way to red-line. As I understand it the waste-gate controls how the boost is held (i.e. 18psi flat), and the boost pill controls how the boost is applied (getting up to your desired boost level). Yes you still need a tune, but you can use a pill (although a 3-port is much wiser imo).
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A quoted above (and many other times):
None of the mods you have listed will void your warranty. No modifications will ever completely void your warranty unless they are directly related to whatever it is that went wrong. Example: You change your bpv and develop a resulting compressor surge issue and blow your turbo - No warranty. You change your fmic and pipes and you have a fuel trim issue from boost/vacuum leak - No warranty. You do a turbo swap and your radio starts eating CDs - Warranty OK. You change anything on the car and something completely unrelated brakes - Warranty OK
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i have been researching evo's and ralliarts, i like the sportback ralliart best but dont know if i can deal with the fake manual. anyhow i never seen such secrecy on pricing. APR advertises it all stage III kit now $4000 for my 01 1.8 jetta, all quality parts inconnel manifold gt ball bearing turbo complete tune included, you will need a better exhaust of course and i am guessing the 12.6 quarter et advertised vid is with a quaife or similar locking front differential differential
Oct 14, 2011, 01:39 PM
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i have been researching evo's and ralliarts, i like the sportback ralliart best but dont know if i can deal with the fake manual. anyhow i never seen such secrecy on pricing. APR advertises it all stage III kit now $4000 for my 01 1.8 jetta, all quality parts inconnel manifold gt ball bearing turbo complete tune included, you will need a better exhaust of course and i am guessing the 12.6 quarter et advertised vid is with a quaife or similar locking front differential differential