GoremanX
Veteran Member
I'm still not convinced I chose the right turbo. Sometimes I have buyer's remorse. I had originally asked for a GTB2260VK, but then a bunch of members piped in with their own opinions ("that's way too much turbo", "that might be a bit much to run with your setup", "that turbo should work great for your setup", "what's a turbo?"). I ended up changing my order at the 11th hour for a GTB1756VK. I guess I'll find out eventually if I chose right.Those engine parts look great. You should have a very strong capable engine once finished. I'm curious to see the performance of your turbo, might be a good all around turbo. I have the gtb2260 on my Passat, but it surges pretty decently below 2500 rpms when I get on it too hard.
Project is stalled right now. I'm really pissed off. While assembling the head, one of the so-called "reusable" cam cap bolts that's sold by Bora Parts and advocated by Franko6 ended up snapping off in the head. I was tightening it for the second time (first time was for pre-assembly), and it broke right off at the threads, deep inside the head. I've been trying to get the broken piece out for 2 days now, without success. It's infuriating as hell.
Those bolts are crap. The threads don't match up properly with the threads in the head, and they don't have have the necessary humps to properly align the caps. And because they're not stretch bolts, they snap without warning. To add insult to injury, they cost about the same as OEM bolts. Now I'm completely stuck on a build because of those damn things, and I risk damaging the head to get the broken bolt out.
Lesson learned...