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Old 07-12-2013, 06:09 PM
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Gentlemen,

Since I have decided to keep my car I have been toying with the idea of modified VTG turbos, boost hoses, clutch upgrade and larger IC's.

Who do you think is the best company to go with? FVD, Evoms or other?

For those of you that may have been down this road what kind of costs am I looking at with installation?

Thanks!
Old 07-12-2013, 06:42 PM
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They're all good, fvd has customer service second to none, even way after the sale.
Email Rhonda, she'll give you the brother in law deal.
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Originally Posted by phillipj
Gentlemen,

Since I have decided to keep my car I have been toying with the idea of modified VTG turbos, boost hoses, clutch upgrade and larger IC's.

Who do you think is the best company to go with? FVD, Evoms or other?

For those of you that may have been down this road what kind of costs am I looking at with installation?

Thanks!
Phillip

Why you don't go with Champion Motorsport? They will give you warranty (to me that's a BIG plus)
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New modded vgts reached 700who/700wtq with supporting mods.

New vgts vs alpha3076
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I prefer to go with strong alpha or gt kit over modded vgts
Modded vgts get overheat ( high egt ) after 120mph plus damn actuators sometimes got stuck
Old 07-12-2013, 10:31 PM
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id give Champion a call...
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^+1

And may I suggest the EP exhaust system!
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And may I suggest the EP exhaust system!
EP all the way...
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Originally Posted by Nomak
I prefer to go with strong alpha or gt kit over modded vgts
Modded vgts get overheat ( high egt ) after 120mph plus damn actuators sometimes got stuck
Nomak you sound like you have a lot of experience!

What modifications do you have in your car right now?
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Originally Posted by Leo997TT
Nomak you sound like you have a lot of experience!

What modifications do you have in your car right now?
I have Proto custom gt3076 kit on stock engine

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wow Phillip, looking forward to seeing the final beast if you decide to jump in on these mods. Will definitely follow this thread to see how thing develop. Very cool!
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Originally Posted by TT Surgeon
They're all good, fvd has customer service second to none, even way after the sale.
Email Rhonda, she'll give you the brother in law deal.
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Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Nomak
I have Proto custom gt3076 kit on stock engine

Protomotive 997 GT2 Brutal Acceleration - YouTube

That is insane!

So you mean Protomotive?
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Another vote for Champion. Great intercoolers & they use larger CNC'd compressor housings to get the most out of the HTA compressor wheels. Great customer service as well. You'll probably pay low teens for everything installed.
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i really liked my EVoMS kit, very reliable... call and talk to gabe and say i sent you his way, he'll talk to you for hours about it all.


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