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Old 04-18-2005, 05:04 AM
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Default Which turbos would you do and why? (repost for day crowd)

K03/K04 hybrid
K03/K16 hybrid
K03/K04/K16 Tribrid (AKA K04/K16v2)

Or a straight K04.

This is for a 2000 Tiptronic S4 with the following mods. (willing to upgrade tip in the future to L10 or equivelent)

GIAC-X, TIP CHIP, Forge DV, Smaco TBB, Brullen Exhaust, and blown K03s.
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Out of those options, I'd go straight K04. Hybrids are still relatively new.
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Default K04s are almost impossible to source these days compared to in the past. I'd go k03/K16.

Even if hybrids were still relatively new as you say, althought it's not a true statement, the person who builds them is very honest and will stand behind his products if anything goes wrong.
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agreed - if you do manage to find a pair or K04s, you'll pay a LARGE premium for them
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Why are K04s suddenly so hard to come by? Will they become more available in the future?
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hopefully they will.......BorgWarner just has issues with filling orders a lot.
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