Turbo Suggestions!!!

[97TalonTsiAwd]

Ok I have a 97 Talon Tsi Awd with 41,000 miles on it... I was suppose to get my friends t3/t4 turbo and intercooler etc..... now he wants to sell his car with everything on it for some reason but he said if this guy don't buy it in a week he will trade the parts with me plus 2000.... but if this deal don't work out i'm outta luck? here are my options i have 2400 bucks to spend either go 16g fp deal = 1125 includes big 16g ported, 2g install kit, joe p manual boost controller, 255lp fuel pump... and then $1000 intercooler, s-afc $400, injectors $400??? that would be like $2925 plus all that shipping... i'm sol!!! or i was thinking about goin 14b ported, fuel pump, maybe injectors (would bigger injectors be too much fuel for a 14b), 1g head, supra side mount, s-afc, boost controller, act 2600? i think the 14b deal would just be around 2000 or alittle more but i want a low 13 sec car or high 12's if it is tuned correctly could the 14b in the low 13 sec or high 12's on a 2g??? also does a 16g wheel in the 14b make a big difference although wouldn't it be a 16g then since the 14b and the 16g use the same housing? thanks alot guys please respond....

 

[Tsi]

14b=16g....both use the TDO5H housings...all your dealing with is different internals (fewer fins moving more air) and port work, depending on the builder. Want alittle more power out of the 16? just try changing the turbine housing to a 7cm...great compliementary modification to that? liberal porting of the exhaust manifold, turbine housing inlet, and o2. All of which can be a do-it-yourself, saving some dough for all of the other things.

Gasket matching is a beautiful thing

 

[chaye]

so adding to that coment on do it yourself porting..
a 14b =16g then the 14b would be a better choice if money is the issue...however the risk would be that seals may be out..
and porting the o2 housing would be basically opening the in and out entries and on the turbo the same thing..as well as the manifold and downpipe am i right? or did i make any sense?

 

[jsigone]

jus go 20g, i had my big16g for 3 months b4 i upgraded from that