does anyone know a way to make a turbo spool up faster? My car is on crack sometimes. Sometimes, the boost gauge will shoot from 0-22 in no time, then other times like today, it creeps like a god damn snailup to 22psi. I dont know if its because its 50 degrees out or what. I've noticed that it tends to spool a lot faster when its way colder out. Is there a way to make it spool faster on warmer days like above 50 degrees?

 

cold weather will slow spooling. If you want faster spool, about all you can do is coat the turbo manifold and gain another 100rpms. Other than that, its going to lag.

 

thats interesting. When you say coat... what exactly with though? Like heat wraps or something? I have my downpipe wrapped and I used to have the turbo wrapped but not anymore.

 

Not to change the topic but i'm installing a new downpipe this weekend and since reading your post am wondering what the benefits of wrapping the pipe are? I'm assuming only to help keep the engine compartment cooler. Seen it before on bikes but never really gave it much though beyond a way to not burn yourself on the pipe.

Thanks

 

Wrapping makes exhaust gasses move faster which will help spool faster. In addition, you'll lower EGT, and potentially lower IAT, since all of the hot side is right next to your intake box, too.
After putting in turbo blanket and wrapping test pipe through bottom of downpipe, I dropped considerably on EGT and IAT. Which let me bump timing up some. I also spool about 200rpm faster.
Before I had the APRiconelmanifold, which they say shouldn't be ceramic coated, I had my stock manifold ceramic coated on the outside and it helped, too.
I would be warry of ceramic coating the inside of the exhaust manifold as if it flakes, that would potentially break a turbo fan blade.
Wrapping works. Do it.

 

Well what do you expect from such a large damn turbo, its gonna lag a little bit.

 

Lag does suck but its fun when it gets going...

 

hey i want to put a blow off valve on my car its a 05 a4 1.8 whats the best blow off valve to get

 

He is only runninga 3071r, not to mention with a tiny .64 housing. There isnt THAT much lag with that thing. Its just the cold.

If you can, take the time to remove both the manifold and turbine housing and have them coated. It would be well worth it. Should be around $300.

 

lol... but yeah its not a big *** turbo compared to some others but its all our poor 1.8t engine can do to get it spooled up...

buy a turbo blanket, wrap the test pipe and some people are going to a 1.9 or 2.0 for quicker spool as well