sharpydoo

im looking at buying a secondhand turbo for My00 UK, i am thinking either a td05 or vf28 to upgrade my td04. obvoisly i will want to make sure its it perfect working order before fitting, can anyone suggest somewere to send a turbo to have it serviced/reconed, and how much its likely to cost, or better still were i can buy a recondition turbo at the right price, cheers Paul.

briforbes

As far as I'm aware your car has a TD05 as standard. An ECUTEK remap will improve things dramatically.

sharpydoo

i did post asking what turbo my car had a few weeks ago, a few people said it was a TD04 can anyone confirm or tell me how to find out for sure

sharpydoo

i am upgrading the turbo, upgrading exhaust manifold on a full decat vortex, im looking to get between 300 - 320 MAX bhp

doug2507

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If you want a 'cheap' hybrid vf28 that will prob need a recond (60k) give us a shout...

New_scooby_04

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Your car will have a Td04 as std. If you buy from APi you can be assurred that the turbo wil be in good order. I'd be looking at a VF34/35. Td05s are very highly regarded, but are pretty cruel when mapped to their potential to the gearbox by all accounts.

Very good gains are to be had with supporting mods, see the following thread.

https://www.scoobynet.com/api-and-br....html?t=527345

Ns04

briforbes

Sorry for the crap advice - I was sure they had a tdo5 but I stand corrected.

APIDavid

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Not on a UK 2000 car Bri TD04 on everything that's why they don't go properly, compared to a jdm car. [ Ducks down quickly ]

David APi
www.apiengines.com

rigga

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my00 wrx swaped td04 for a td05........ happy bunny

sharpydoo

i was looking at a td05, my only worry is to much power and nackerin the gearbox etc.

rigga

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not a mapper.but would think it depends on how it is set up,boost profile etc,plus its poss hit or miss whether the box lets go or not,how its driven etc,lots of variables..... good turbos though,very strong and durable

APIDavid

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The original Td05 off an Early WRX will not fit straight on to your car as they have an angled [ snorkel] inlet. Yours is straight and goes under the inlet manifold.

It is easy enough to do but if you just buy a used TD05 it will almost certainly need converting. We do that along with a number of other specialists.

The other thing to watch is that older TD05's crack around the cast iron exhaust housing under where the stainless clamp holds the two halves together. Once cracked it is a throwaway. They also crack under the waste gate 'button' and you'd just need to take off the wastegate actuator rod and look under the button and you'll see the damage immediately if it is there. Also renders it scrap.

They can be repaired but only with a new housing, welding may work for a while but will not last.

Whereas a VF28 / 29 / 30 etc is largely bullet proof and will do all you need without threatening the rest of the running gear. Converted TD05 will be fine too, IF you can find a good used one. New is available but the cost is around £850.00

Perfect used VF from APi is around £350.00 [ with a warranty ]

Good Luck David APi