Turbo advice for 2004 WRX

Chaps, I'm sliding about on the slippery slope that is modifications. Only a week or so after my greer arranged, andy carr remap, I'm already thinking about the next step ("aarrgh the voices, the voices")

The car is standard apart from the lovely milltek / tsl decat system (you were all correct, decat is best), so I'm looking at the turbo next.

Question : Is there any point in me going for a TD05 turbo over the TD04 that my car will have as standard ?

There seems to be a big jump is prices from a TD05 to anything else.

I'd love to take Gipa's hand off for the one he's selling but I dont have the funds right now so need to compromise (I know, I hate that word too)

a td05 is a top entry turbo, they were only fitted to pre96 cars, they can be converted but good ones are getting harder to come by as they are 15years + in age, imo fit a vf turbo

Thanks for that Andy, I had no idea. Stupidly I thought the TD05 might have been brought out as an upgrade to the TD04 from 2004 onwards. Wrong again, not for a change .

Any advice in that case - I can probably rustle up about £150 to £200 for something suitable. Ive got to consider I'll no doubt have to change other things to match up with it like injectors etc ? (probably wrong again.....again )

injectors and turbo from an STI, and be best an STI intercooler too will see you on the plus side of 300bhp bud

Keith, as Andy says you would be better getting the stuff from an STI a VF35 or VF43 turbo (£250 - £400) with 550cc Pink Injectors (£100-£150) and a STI Intercooler (loads on ebay around £200). That would get you some where near the 350 bhp mark.

Thank you sir, much appreciated advice.

If anyone has any of this stuff lying around, let me know

i have the vf35 sti tmic and 550 injectors tumble valve generator deletes full decat etc welcome to passenger ride to see if u that turbo.

Keith, get a ride out in carlos's car I think you would like it

You will defo be spending more money then.

Whats a tumble valve delete Carlos?

tumble valve generator r some thing to do with emissions they r a cast block under your intake manifold they like gates that open and shut mine jammed open so put deletes in and had the error code that appears when faulty removed when mapped

http://www.scoobytuner.com/products/?vApplicationID=3&sfID1=4&sfID2=33&productID=1547

bit better information

damn i got a TDO5 18G on my bug so it is a ols turbo
now i'm getting worried

keffer wrote:

damn i got a TDO5 18G on my bug so it is a ols turbo
now i'm getting worried

no mate, a td05 16g was an oe part fitted to pre 96, a tdo5 18g is an aftermarket turbo, still available to buy new today

Get a 20g fitted! I think liam is running one on his wrx with no trouble

Just like Baldrick, I'm formulating a cunning plan.

oef
i wouldn't mind a 20G but now i'm happy with the way it drives:d
goes like stink
hehe