No, just insanely busy getting everything together after having been gone two weeks... Ugh.
Sorry.
To answer your questions:
1) I was reading in another thread (Peter Cheuk) about some hybrid turbos having a little lag, etc, and maybe needing some software changes...I assume this is not the case with this one? This will be plug-n-play?
Most of the lag associated with hybrid turbos was for the old Upsolute III setup--which if I remember right wasn't even a hybrid, but I might be wrong...jet lag is messing with me
Anyway, the exhaust side is exactly the same on this, so it's smaller that most of the old school hybrids, but the compressor side is out of the K04, so it will flow a lot more air from almost the same amount of fuel. I found more boost, less EGTs (~50 degrees) and better economy (~2-3 MPG) out of my hybrid K03/K04 than I did out of the stock K03. Mine was virtually lag free.
2) Is a new oil-feed line to the turbo commonly available locally for my mechanic, or do I need to get one?
Not too available, I used to be able to get them quite cheaply, but now my source has dried up. Ask the dealer for this part:
028 145 736AE
If you ask for the preferred customer discount they should give you 20% off, making the price ~$50. If it's higher then you can buy it from Impex here:
http://worldimpex.com/item_detail.html?sku=78190
3) will this deliver more boost than what I have now, given the UPS chip? Right now it gets up to..ummm...16 or more? I'm blank at the moment...dang...senior moment....before it drops back. I don't have a dawes device on it...will this turbo necessitate something further to control boost?
The turbo comes set for 20 lbs. of boost on the wastegate. Of course it will vary + or - a couple pounds depending on what power setup you have. If you find you have a lot more boost or a lot less boost than you want, then you will want to either adjust the wastegate or get a daws device. They are listed in my signature for less than $30.
Hope that helps, and sorry for the delay.
-BB
PS PM's sent to Whitey and Rickstah on costs