The mk3 1.9L TD power-quest

**gldgti** · 31-08-2008, 07:35 PM

Ask and thou shalt recieve.. or sommint

I have decided no more k14, its just too small

so i'm going to throw in a nice little... urm i mean BIG T3. woot!

theory will be that with even less exhaust backpressure let the engine breath better at high revs, and i think free it up in the criuse (3000rpm) so that it can jsut tick along at 3-4psi. at the moment, with the electronic wastegating, i can just cruise with no boost, and when i try to overtake someone or go up a hill i'm stuck with 12psi or more, mo matter how light the throttle is - simply 'cos the turbo is so small!

pics of the t3 will be along as soon as i can get time to pull it off the old passat engine.. would have done it today but i might have been building a frankenturbo with a certain other forum member

**GoLfMan** · 31-08-2008, 07:48 PM

sounds awesome mate, ill be PM'ing you soona bout turbo upgrades for my TDI

**Mischa** · 31-08-2008, 08:32 PM

frankenturbo i like the sound of that

are the aussie delivered/sold mk3 diesels the same engine as yours?

**Jarred** · 31-08-2008, 09:44 PM

T3?! Nah no big enough!

Gotta go a GT25/28R, boost it up, yo!

**Mischa** · 31-08-2008, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by Jarred

T3?! Nah no big enough!

Gotta go a GT25/28R, boost it up, yo!

lol boost will hit at 4k and he'll have 1k of power to play with

**gldgti** · 01-09-2008, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by Mischa

lol boost will hit at 4k and he'll have 1k of power to play with

someones on the money

i hope with the t3 that it'll really start to spool about 2500rpm.... right where my peak torque seems to be. then it'll be breathing easy right through the power band, and it should criuse beutifully. I'm sure i can get better economy with a bigger turbo.

**GoLfMan** · 01-09-2008, 05:17 PM

hmmm T3 would be good. how much HP are they rated too?

**Jarred** · 01-09-2008, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by GoLfMan

hmmm T3 would be good. how much HP are they rated too?

depending on trim, but roughly 250Hp i believe

**gldgti** · 01-09-2008, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Jarred

depending on trim, but roughly 250Hp i believe

about right... so way above my needs...

i have seen video of a mk3 caddy (skoda) doing 10 second quarters with an AAZ (my engine) and just a big turbo (t3/4 hybrid i think it was... or equivalent).

the aussie delivered diesels (as far as i know) were all TDI's (mollins 1z engine) and not AAZ's.