Well after 3 weeks of first time RS ownership my turbo has blew up
Got the chance of a cheap Stage 3 so just wondering how it would run: basically my car is pretty much standard apart from 1.8 Zetec bottom end, full Scorpion, Dumpvalve, K&N and as far as i know it hasnt been chipped.
Just worried about the lag? Thanks, Joe

 

it will be fine

mark

 

stg3 is pretty laggy so im told, how that would work with a 1.8 zetec bottom end i dont know.

 

Yeah thats what im worried about, as am i right in saying that the highest boost i can run is 10psi without it being chipped?

 

u would be right about the boost!...stage 3 aint to much laggy'er! just keep the revs up!

 

yeah around 10psi std.

i suppose james is right about the lag if you keep the revs up, but that aint always possible!

depends really on your future plans, and the price of the stg3!

 

if your new to rs ownership then i would suggest you have the blown turbo looked at.
an expert company will be able to tell you what caused the failure. if it's just wear and tear then fine, but if it's something else then you'll need to get that fixed first otherwise your new turbo will go the same way

 

Yea i know what possibly caused it, a dodgy oil return pipe. But that is all being sorted when it goes to the garage, im just really wondering what its going to be like to drive with this Turbo on compared to the standard turbo before? an in is it going to be going to be horribly undriveable or really slow between gearchanges?
I dont dont really have anything amazing planned for the future just having it chipped. Thanks, Joe

 

i don't think it will be that much different to your old one to be honest. you may find spool up is just slightly slower but if your running standard-ish boost
there won't be much difference. you will be better off when you come to chip it though cos the tuning bug is very contageous and no doubt you'll be planning this and that when you get power hungry. at least you'll have one of the main ingredients to run big power ready and waiting. all you'll need is a larger intercooler and you should see about 175bhp or so at about 15 psi with the chip, maybe even more

with the dodgy oil return, definitely do an oil change and probably a good flush out wouldn't hurt. i would possibly have your oil pressure checked as well, might be a dodgy oil pump causing starvation. never really heard of a return causing failure but hey , they are built by ford

anyway good luck with the turbs

 

the answer is to get it chipped!

 

i fthe turbo is cheap enough buy it if you don't like it take it to a turbo repair place and trade the stage3 and your knackered turbo in for a stg2 or one they might surrgest if not go get the chip evo are having a xmas sale look under traders