I am going to look at a rebuildable core motor. My engine is a turbo 4g63T from a 95 Talon TSI. The block casting # is RVO280. Should the casting # be the same if it's a 7 bolt turbo? Is there anything else I should look for to make sure it's a turbo block/head? Manifolds are off so it's...

Great, wait for a few years. Pretty soon we're going to have giant oil squirting bugs ravaging the land. Anyone remember the Toxic Avenger? Nothing good ever comes from playing with nature like that.

How do they rate on a stock engine? No mods and nothing planned. I want reliability not GOBS of power.

Buying turbo today. What is the differance between the EVO3 16G and the "Small" 16G? Going to order from DSMPARTS.com or Slowboy. Joe from Slowboy PM'd me and has a EVO3, and boost guage for a decent $. Anyone deal with either vender? Are they reputable?

That's going to be ordered when I order the turbo. Can't hurt and is very helpful for diagnostics.

No pics right now. I'm going to order a 16G and hope for the best. It's got to be better than it was. After rebuilding the engine I had a helluva lag and lack of power coming off a stop. It took me revving to 4k just to get any power. I'd bet my bushings were shot from the start and it...

First let me start by saying that I searched and didn't find the answer to my question. My turbo siezed up and I am shopping for a replacement. I have the casting #'s off the intake side of the turbo. It's stamped: Turbocharger Type: TD05 RE.NO:KD070001505It...

I'll bet there is some piston skirt damage. There shouldn't be any contact like that on your cyl walls. From my experience with diesels and larger trucks thats pretty common with overheating. I'd check your compression when you put it back together. Lucky it didn't sieze up.

Do those #'s off the turbo jive with the T25?

I've been having low power issues ever since I built the motor for my 95 TSI talon. I didn't have a boost guage so I built an adapter for my a/c guages. After finding my car wasn't boosting I removed the intake and found the compressor wheels siezed. It's getting oil so I assume a bearing...

Compression was 140 in all 4, timing was right on. I made an adapter for my a/c guages and checked the boost. Nothing! Pulled the intake hose off and the frigging compressor fins are siezed! Crapola.:notgood:

Is the timing adjustable on the 2.0 Turbos? I'm getting a bog/low power when pulling away from a stop and I'm not sure if its a timing issue or auto trans problem. Doesn't seem to slip, just no power until you get some RPM's. Fluid isn't burned and is full. It feels like the timing is...

If the bore is screwed up I would almost gurantee that the pistons are wasted too. I had one hole in my block sleeved to match the .020 bore that I had it punched to. Sleeving actually helps strenthen the bore and works just fine. The cost of the sleeve was almost as much as finding another...

I would think that if the toe was that bad both tires would be wearing, not just the one.

Toe will cause the tread to smear out towards the outside/inside depending on wether it's toe'd in or out too much. Excessive treadware on the inside says it's a camber issue. From what you discribe it sounds like something is bent/worn out.