as my turbo is not performing great changing to a vf35 what power have people got out of these on a v3 and whats your spec? also would meth work well? any advise or info be great cheers rob

 

98 uk turbo and vf35 i got

with ported housing
fmic
full decat
injectors

 

...and a walbro 255 probably:P

Turbo is more than capable of braking your gearbox:S

 

331

Full decat, FMIC,

 

I want a 18g if I see 1 for right price but been offered a 35 nearly new for good price so just waiting to see. Pete when u say ported housing what do u mean ? Cheers guys

 

Is a 18 g worth the extra ?

 

the exhaust housing was ported to the gasket and wastgate area cleaned up.

 

Is it easy to do mate? Did it make good improvement cheers

 

i did nt port it i left that job to Rich @ FB Tuning, and yes it did work and i got a good result and wish i never sold my vf35

 

what turbo u stick on after? vf35 good turbo then? how much does rich charge for that?

 

vf35 or 18g what u guy s think?

 

Hiya. depends alot on what your wanting from it. My car from factory had a vf35 and was maxed out at around the 330 mark. the 18g i now have is doing around 375 on petrol. Theres little difference in spool on mine maybe 200 rpm but then i have avs heads that makes a big difference. For me the 18g is far better. bigger kick in the back,more bhp & torque and able to hold on right to the top of the rev range when im brave enough to hold it up there lol.

Mel

 

Right so save up for 18 g then cheers Mel. Went see simon thurs could only get 275 out my car lol turbo doesn't sound to good lol.

 

any others with good results on a sti 3?

 

On a 2 litre with non AVCS heads and if you want to preserve the gearbox VF35 everytime. The 18G won't spool as quick on your car as Turbotits and if you're running the standard box the chanes are it'll shat itself the first time you use it in anger. Less chance of that with the VF35, which is a lovely turbo for the classic! On my MY99 with the usual supporting mods, mine made 340/340 it spooled brilliantly and the gearbox was fine.

 

thanks mate i just brought gt spec headers are they worth putting on a 35 or better to just sell on?

 

bump

 

Dont change your headers unless you are aiming for 400bhp+, have the oe headers ported by Harvey on here and they will be good for 400bhp.

 

As above!

 

Brought gt spec already tho worth just selling on then?