So does anyone have a is38 on a gti and ran into any of these problems that wolf listed?
So does anyone have a is38 on a gti and ran into any of these problems that wolf listed?
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This kinda relieves me lol I had mine balanced from littco but was just unsureThere is no proof that any of is38 was blown. Few of my friends running H version of is38 with 0 issues.
There is no proof that any of is38 was blown. Few of my friends running H version of is38 with 0 issues.
There is no proof that any of is38 was blown. Few of my friends running H version of is38 with 0 issues.
You sure? Didn't wolf blow two or three of them (maybe 1 himself + 2 from people he knew)? I remember him mentioning something like that in the other thread. Another tuner on some other site claimed a 1 in 20 failure rate (tuned something like 80 golf Rs). If true, that's significant enough to raise concern.
I doubt its a problem on stock Rs but I wouldn't say there is "no proof any IS38 has blown".
Another tuner on some other site claimed a 1 in 20 failure rate (tuned something like 80 golf Rs).
haha, maybe he should give up tuning?! If I were a tuner and making mistakes, I'd definitely blame the turbo hahaha. My point is, so many variables to all of this. I get your concern, but I would still wager that an insane amount of R's that have been tuned or GTI's that have upgraded to IS38's. All of these "blown turbo's" get heightened on the forums when a few people have issues. With latest revisions, it seems like this has died out, no?
given how much stronger AND Cheaper the littco L380 or is38x turbos are, not to mention the EQT turbo only a few hundred more than oem is38, i just don't see why anyone would ever buy a normal OEM is38.
I just got L380 cheaper from UK with actuator and all that stuff, already calibrated, and shipped for <$1400 with all the stronger internals and balancing.