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Are you saying the BEW is suited to higher power? What's the message/point here? And the ALH is? Vibration? What do you mean? I put a bunch of the turbo options in order of upgrade earlier in the thread. There are some more that can be added. At VNT17 is still a great turbo for a BEW with...

Isn't there still room for improvement with injectors on a VNT17 BEW? BEW injectors are good to about 170 and the VNT17 about 200? I'm probably going to ask you to tune my car. I thought of getting turbo, injectors and tune from Darkside mostly because they do all 3 and will only tune their...

Regarding GTD turbos Darkside told me We don't recommend the GTD's on PD engines, they generally spool too quick for the VNT system and ECU to cope with, and also put a lot of load through the drivetrain. It's very difficult to control boost. Had issues with them over boosting and failing...

Seconded! I've also ran FSD. I think they ride a little better but the billis are a little rougher feeling and last WAY longer... I have some with 95k.

I bought 2 engines from him. One was a euro only model. Little pricey, but he took care of me when I rebuilt it. Might not go though him for something as common as an ALH...he's in the LA area.

Anyone smog check a 2004 or 2005 MK4 (or maybe MK5?) with a tune recently? I'm seeing threads like this 2013 that had to go back to stock... https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/ecu-swap.531243/. https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/my-tdi-wont-pass-emissions.526452/ MK4 BEWs...

DOHC, smoother running, and higher RPM power (5-6K redline?) were things I'm thinking about compared to a PD. CKRA, CVCA, CRUA are all SCR. I guess CBEA or CJAA are the best of the CRs?

I'm curious. What does it take to make a Common Rail fairly standalone? I'd be installing it in a MK1 or MK3. What are the benefits (or drawbacks) vs a Pump Duse? I think I'm pretty settled on a BEW over ALH, BEWs have 4 injection events. I think that more sophisticated fueling setup helps...

Oh yeah yeah! That's peak boost not peak hp. That would be odd... I was told this... 1. VNT17 can be equipped with 1st or 2nd type of VNT. 2. GTB is equipped with the 3rd type of VNT. 3. GTD is equipped with the 4rd type of VNT - most efficient. GTD2056 isn't even on my list...oi...

Nice! Thanks. What do you guys think of the turbo chart? Some conflicting information so I tried to average were I can. I assume GT = VNT17, GTB = Ball Bearing. I'm not sure where GTD comes in... I think I'll keep around 200+ to save clutch and engine longevity. That pretty much means...

I heard the same so I think some people just beat their stuff... ha ha.

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Where does it fit on the hierarchy of turbos? Turbo naming conventions are so confusing when people convert VNTXXX to GTXXXX or add a couple letters after. I've read 17/26 is great, better than 17/22. Then a post from two years later says the opposite. I asked Peter at XMan and he agreed...

I'm finishing up my BEW Refresh. I didn't want to do a rebuild but found a couple stuck rings from previous drivers who loafed this engine around <2000rpm. Updates/Modifications are a Frank06 Cam, Lite headwork... I'm trying to decide what turbo to go with. Yeah it's been beat to death. I...

Awesome! I just did a bunch of research on this about the size of the pump and flow path. I can't reconcile the difference between BEW injectors vs DLC800s... According to what I've read BEW injectors max out about 165, BHW about 200, and PD150 more than I care about. Pete/DBWLLC says DLC...

My car has an EDC16. I wonder if I should do this based on any extra challenges of the swap, transmission reliability and complexity, dsg vs 6sp mpg. 40K mile service I dont look forward too, but an automatic in traffic would be nice. I wonder how the resale market would be for a DSG vs a 6sp...

Hey. How are the DSG TDI's holding up? I'm either going to DSG or get a 6-speed for my 2005 BEW, unless someone talks me into a 5 :p They still driving? How do they drive? Any issues tuning for the diesel? What did you use? Did you have to swap a whole harness? What MPGs are you getting...

Thanks! So you are running factory clamp style new charge pipes? Any pics? Love to see. I'm surprised they had the id for a 2004! What's avail to the public from this thread starts in 2005. Did they say anything or just fail you?

Any more details? The flash got you? Stage 4 BEW 2004? Did I get that right? What intercooler do you have?

Anyone use DBW LLC? Or just order from Darkside? Peter at X-Man lists them sometimes. I always thought of him more as a turbo guy than an injector guy but maybe he has the equipment/people/experience to do it well. Anyone ran his?