Alex@Stratified
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Richmond
Upgrading the turbo on our MK7R and this was a perfect opportunity to do a side by side comparison between the IS38 and Garrett Pmax Stg1 which is a great option as a low cost drop in upgrade.
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Garrett Pmax Stage1 Turbo Deep Dive
- Thread starter Alex@Stratified
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brekdown29
J-O-O
- Location
- Phoenix
- Car(s)
- GTI 7.5
Stoked to follow along for this.
Will there be an option to run the Pmax S1 turbo with stock fueling if one only plans to run pump gas? Or would it make more sense to just do the IS38 if those are the plans?
Will there be an option to run the Pmax S1 turbo with stock fueling if one only plans to run pump gas? Or would it make more sense to just do the IS38 if those are the plans?
CaptainRatty
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Car(s)
- MK7 GTI
I still don't see the point if a HPFP is going to be required even for 93, which appears to be the approach EQT is taking. If you're going to make that investment, you might as well spend a couple hundred more and do the Vortex.
EQT likely profits more from sales of the Vortex than Garrett turbo.
CaptainRatty
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Car(s)
- MK7 GTI
Are you suggesting that they would unnecessarily require an expensive add on (HPFP) to a competing product in order to drive more sales of their own (vortex)?
jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Phoenix
- Car(s)
- 2018 SE DSG
EQT recommends the HPFP for their turbo also.
CaptainRatty
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Car(s)
- MK7 GTI
Right. That’s part of my point.
jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Phoenix
- Car(s)
- 2018 SE DSG
The Garrett is still less expensive on the EQT website than their standard Vortex.
Acadia18
Autocross Champion
- Location
- The Greater Boston Metropolitan Area
- Car(s)
- 2019 Golf R
EQT anything is overpriced. They've capitalized hard on their popularity. Which is good for them. I'm happy for their success. And I'm saying that as someone who has a pile of EQT shit in my car.
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Alex@Stratified
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Richmond
We buttoned everything up and went for a first ride. The boost control on this turbo is very good and you can absolutely tune it to stay within the realm of the OEM fuel system. If you have an IS20 this would be a great upgrade if you're looking for IS38 type of response. If you have an IS38 I would consider an HPFP along with this upgrade.
Dyno to come soon.
Dyno to come soon.
Alex@Stratified
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Richmond
Got it tuned and dyno results are in.