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[nefario90]

ohhh nice!! yeah I was looking into HANS and that looks like the one to get for the versatility as you mentioned

 

[Rmzhrb]

I did this last year but just made a video better explaing the process and the mysteries surrounding this process and how it differs between the 38 and 12/20.

Another right of passage completed. IS38 waste gate actuator adjustment. Watched Paul's shopdap video but no way I could spin the rod with my finger. The 10mm jam nut is straightforward to loosen/tighten. I improvised some tethers as one dropped tool is too many for this. I just used some small vice grip needle nose to get on that rod and turn it. It worked and it doesn't look like a boogered the threads. Got my value back in range at ~3.6. Ran the Basic Settings after and it completed so all good. Test drive confirmed success.

When my turbo was installed a few years ago my voltage was ~3.6. Last few track events I was having an EPC only when I came in off-track from a session; never during the session. Code indicated WG needed adjustment. WG volts were at 4.1 which is a bit out of range on the high side. Range should be 3.4-3.9 as I understand it.

Update. Video up on my YouTube explaining a bit more about this and the differences between 12/20/38 w/r to this adjustment.
https://youtu.be/hVyAqOltk-8?si=v8ZBTjwKbXvjutUr

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Hey guys - just installed an APR DTR6054 turbo and trying to adjust the wastage actuator on my car. The YouTube video was super helpful. Wondering if anyone here has done the APR turbo install? Is the APR actuator setup the same as an IS20?

 

[19birel]

Hey guys - just installed an APR DTR6054 turbo and trying to adjust the wastage actuator on my car. The YouTube video was super helpful. Wondering if anyone here has done the APR turbo install? Is the APR actuator setup the same as an IS20?

When I installed mine I simply measured the length of the actuator rod on the IS20 and then made sure to match that length when installing the IS20 actuator on the DTR.

 

[ZuMBLe]

Hey guys - just installed an APR DTR6054 turbo and trying to adjust the wastage actuator on my car. The YouTube video was super helpful. Wondering if anyone here has done the APR turbo install? Is the APR actuator setup the same as an IS20?

Depends if it's a Mahle style or Cooper style actuator. if you used the actuator off you IS12, then it's the cooper style, which is the IS20 type.

Either way you want to adjust the rod length to get the correct voltage.

You installed a DTR on a 1.8. Who APR tune also? Curious how it feels for you.

 

[Rmzhrb]

Depends if it's a Mahle style or Cooper style actuator. if you used the actuator off you IS12, then it's the cooper style, which is the IS20 type.

Either way you want to adjust the rod length to get the correct voltage.

You installed a DTR on a 1.8. Who APR tune also? Curious how it feels for you.

I eventually figured out it was the same style as the IS20 which is where I pulled the actuator from. I put the turbo on my mk7 GTI, and I recorded my full experience for the install on the post below. The GTI now pulls way harder than I expected. Slight turbo lag, but knew that going in.

https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...ocharger-tips-and-tricks.453074/#post-8082164