Turbo upgrade suggestions

Nick b7 tdi

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Joined
May 11, 2025
Location
Nevada
TDI
2012 Passat sel
2012 Passat tdi sel (new to me, first diesel) 160,000 miles
Looking to upgrade my stock turbo before it grenades on me I was thinking possibly one of these two

GTC1556vz Turbo Upgrade for Passat CKRA TDI - PerformanceTDI
GTC1556vz hybrid turbo is the best bolt-on turbo upgrade for your 2012-2014 Passat with the CKRA Volkswagen TDI engine. FREE SHIPPING IN CANADA.
performancetdi.com

Or

2.0 TDI Common Rail 200hp Turbo Upgrade for CKRA Engines
Bolt on turbo upgrade for the 2.0 16v TDI CKRA Engines. This turbo is capable of ~195 - 205hp smoke free.
www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk

any advice or suggestions??
 

3L3M3NT

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Joined
Jun 16, 2008
Location
Sturgeon Bay, WI
TDI
04 Jetta GLS TDI, 04 RTDI
You might have better luck posting in either one of these 2 sub-forums and get more responses.
https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?forums/vw-passat-family-nms-and-b7-tdis-2012.86/

https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?forums/tdi-power-enhancements.13/

Then the 2 different turbos to consider are:
https://en.powertdi.pl/turbina-gtb2060vklr-do-19-20-tdi-na-moce-300-km

https://en.powertdi.pl/turbina-gtd2060vz-do-19-20-tdi-na-moce-320-km

Hopefully that helps you out and you figure out which turbo to go with.
 
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