flogger
flogger New Reader
11/22/16 9:00 a.m.
John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/22/16 9:07 a.m.
nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
11/22/16 9:08 a.m.
flogger wrote: You read that right. Possible Challenge component: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Orion-Motor-Tech-Turbocharger-Turbo-for-Audi-A4-Quattro-VW-Passat-1-8L-KO3-K03/101957632 What could go wrong?

$158 with free shipping?!

RevRico
RevRico GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/22/16 9:10 a.m.

I'm wondering how hard this would be to adapt to any of my uses. For that price, I can't pull one in a junkyard.

Andy Neuman
Andy Neuman HalfDork
11/22/16 9:19 a.m.

The Only thing a K03 could make faster is a lawn mower. Years ago I bought a K04 used on eBay for $54.

Grtechguy
Grtechguy MegaDork
11/22/16 9:21 a.m.

question is...what's the quality? Hours? Minutes?

Furious_E
Furious_E GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/22/16 3:26 p.m.
John Brown wrote: I see you KKK K03 and raise you https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-T3T4-T04E-Turbo-TB12-Turbo-82-AR-Saat-Golf-GTI-VR6-Jetta-Volvo-Penta/186636919

Saat = Saab I'm guessing?

I can't believe this is actually a thing. Guessing it won't be long before we start seeing "turbo" Civics where the turbo is solely for appearance and is plumbed to nothing.

92dxman
92dxman SuperDork
11/22/16 3:32 p.m.

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/22/16 3:43 p.m.

In reply to Furious_E:

Or Seat?

gearheadmb
gearheadmb Dork
11/22/16 3:52 p.m.

In reply to Furious_E:

I couldn't tell you how many 60's cars I've seen at car shows with a nitrous bottle in the trunk not hooked to anything.

captdownshift
captdownshift GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/22/16 9:21 p.m.

When did Walmart start selling turbos?

jcrosby
jcrosby New Reader
11/22/16 10:56 p.m.

Just string a few together and spool up sequentially as rpms rise

Cooter
Cooter Reader
11/23/16 5:58 a.m.
captdownshift wrote: When did Walmart start selling turbos?

A little while after Sears did.

dculberson
dculberson PowerDork
11/23/16 6:16 a.m.

In both cases it's a "third party seller" thing like Amazon does. Sears and Walmart don't sell turbos, they just lend space on their website to people that do. For a cut of the sale - probably around 10%.

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/23/16 6:51 a.m.

I wonder what the survival rate is of these versus normal Ebay units?

TemptedByT3/T4HybridRenesis

AWSX1686
AWSX1686 GRM+ Memberand Reader
11/23/16 7:32 a.m.

If its small, toss it on a motorcycle?

KyAllroad
KyAllroad UberDork
11/23/16 9:54 a.m.

The 2.7TT in the S4/A6/Allroad uses two KO3 turbos. Good for up to ~350 hp with decent fueling and tune.

RossD
RossD UltimaDork
11/23/16 10:00 a.m.
Grtechguy wrote: question is...what's the quality? Hours? Minutes?

Well at that price you could buy a handful of them and a decent average.

RevRico
RevRico GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/23/16 10:01 a.m.

t3/t4 hybrid should bolt to a 1.6 miata turbo manifold, shouldn't it?

pres589
pres589 UberDork
11/23/16 10:02 a.m.
KyAllroad wrote: The 2.7TT in the S4/A6/Allroad uses two KO3 turbos. Good for up to ~350 hp with decent fueling and tune.

So Suzuki G13 owners should get in on this?

stroker
stroker SuperDork
11/24/16 9:57 a.m.
pres589 wrote:
KyAllroad wrote: The 2.7TT in the S4/A6/Allroad uses two KO3 turbos. Good for up to ~350 hp with decent fueling and tune.
So Suzuki G13 owners should get in on this?

OMG, why did you say that. WHY did you say that... I'm about to acquire my mom's Swift as part of my inheritance...

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