best place to order a sport k04. not the kit jsut the turbo..
10-26-2004, 12:42 PM
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best place to order a sport k04. not the kit jsut the turbo..
did the new software upgrade to my car and after talking to the guy for a few found out that apr does make k04 software for the 1.8t. i have been around audiworld for a while and had no idea at all. i was going to go larger turbo however i think the sk04 should be fine. i will let u know how the kit is when its all done. thanks
10-26-2004, 11:03 PM
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The Sk04 is where some shop takes a K04 housing
machines it out to fit a larger K04 wheel inside. Bad thing is that they will never get it to balance correctly. This is one of the reasons they tend to start eating up the wheel after the bearings wear down and it gets shaft play.
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10-27-2004, 07:22 AM
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How many hybrid K04's have you seen that lasted?
Also the fact that most of the K04's have different shaft sizes so they need to have the center drilled out for the correct size and that cant always be done correctly every time. If it is not exact then the wheel will never be fully balanced.
10-27-2004, 10:28 PM
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i've seen plenty that have lasted...i've had hybrids on my car for over 35K miles
and right now have K03/16's which isn't exactly a mild hybrid. There are ways to ensure precision in wheels/shafts and balancing. Precision machining will net you a precision wheel 
This allows you to balance the assemblies beyond factory specs.
This allows you to balance the assemblies beyond factory specs.
10-28-2004, 07:17 AM
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Your lucky, wasn't there a S4 here that had K04/16's that lasted about 150 miles?
The thing with hybrids is that it can be a hit or miss and if it does not work out you have to waste more time and money to fix it.