Hi y'all,
My car is at 171k & is stock turbo & stock downpipe. I'm on an e30 tune by Adam, and have proper mods to make power, but my car feels very sluggish. It doesn't get into boost very quickly, and it doesn't hit what peak boost SHOULD be in lower gears, despite WGDC being at almost 100% in logs. So, I'm looking to replace my turbo with a lower mile unit & a catless downpipe, as my friend's car (who has almost the exact same mods + fresh turbo & catless downpipe, just less miles) feels so much quicker. However, I'm trying to save as much money as possible. I don't really want to replace any lines/hoses if possible - I only want to replace what I absolutely must. Can I get away with reusing the same oil/coolant feed/drain lines + their banjo bolts and washers? I will be replacing all gaskets possible, and probably will need to replace manifold to turbo studs/nuts & turbo to downpipe studs/nuts, as I've accepted that the old ones will likely snap/shear.
My car is at 171k & is stock turbo & stock downpipe. I'm on an e30 tune by Adam, and have proper mods to make power, but my car feels very sluggish. It doesn't get into boost very quickly, and it doesn't hit what peak boost SHOULD be in lower gears, despite WGDC being at almost 100% in logs. So, I'm looking to replace my turbo with a lower mile unit & a catless downpipe, as my friend's car (who has almost the exact same mods + fresh turbo & catless downpipe, just less miles) feels so much quicker. However, I'm trying to save as much money as possible. I don't really want to replace any lines/hoses if possible - I only want to replace what I absolutely must. Can I get away with reusing the same oil/coolant feed/drain lines + their banjo bolts and washers? I will be replacing all gaskets possible, and probably will need to replace manifold to turbo studs/nuts & turbo to downpipe studs/nuts, as I've accepted that the old ones will likely snap/shear.