Hi,

I will be upgrading my TD04 turbo to a TD05 very soon....Am hoping someone can help me answer the following questions:

How can i be sure that the turbo that i will be purchasing is in good nick?
Is this difficult to fit assuming that it already has the front entry conversion?
Will i notice as much Lag as i do in the TD04?
What will the perfomance differences be?
Do i have to get Metal head Gaskits fiited?

I am running a Fower Fc in my car aslong with other mods.

Thanks
Sam

 

Check to see if there is play in the shaft .

Last time I changed a turbo it took me 3 hours.

TD05 comes in at about 3000-3200rpm for 1 bar.

As for performance depends who is mapping it .

Last question pass

 

hi
i have a tdo5 fitted and i am fitting the fc at the moment
no difficulty to fit the td05.you must have the banjos who are bigger on td 05 and grind a lug of the engine that touch the turbo body if it is a phase2 engine
not necessary to change the head gasket.
improvement is great if the power fc is well mapped (that's the reason i bought the FC)

 

Know who your buying it from...ie from a running car or breakers?

Not too hard if your handy with a spanner. I leave it to more mechanical hands personally. Labour will be around £90.



More. Its a bigger turbo. From memory it hits around 1bar @3100RPM (someone confirm?)

Alot! The TD04 runs out of puff whereas the TD05 just keeps pulling.

Nope.



Also worth having a look at one of me old threads with similar questions :
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...periences+TD05

Bob

 

Bob...

I sent you a email...awaitng reply..

Guys thanks for the comments above...

beryllium you have pm

Sam

 

Anyone got afew pointer for me on how to change the turbo?

I have a drive on ramp..

Sam

 

worth porting it to the gaskets

 

How much am i looking at for the gaskits? Fitted? I assume i would have to also get the heads skimmed?

Sam

 

Sam

Andy Forrest supplied my FE TD05 and has a pretty awesome reputation on the Apexi front

I've gone the EcuTeK route so have no axe to grind

 

I think what he meant to say is port the turbo not heads. Easy DIY job to port them if you want to do it. I'm leaving mine as it is.

Bob