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thats what I thought, but I am having trouble working out how to get the pipework to fit from the turbo exhaust flange to the down pipe... plus, the T28 has a crack in the housing so its currently being assessed by TT for a rebuild.

I agree that the S162 does sound very vague.

My other option ...

Just out of curiosity and as a potential backup plan to the T28 problems I've been having in the other thread, has anyone had experience of a S162 turbo?

Thanks

Hi guys,

I have a B5 AEB engined 1.8T VW passat and I am looking to swap the turbo over for a T28 turbo I have picked up from a Nissan Pulsar GTiR, I secured a T4 manifold for the passat on fleabay, so that part is fine, bango pipes and feeds all ok, but I have become stumped with the down pipe ...

hi peeps,

Having an issue with the running of my car that I cant seen to solve and its really doing my head in... car seems to idle fine when starting up but as soon as its warm after a quick drive the idle moves between 700rpm and 1300rpm all by itself, at a continual, regular cycle.

So, I ...

cool, thanks for the feedback so far - good to know some of the paths people are taking with tuning this.

For me, the engine isnt in the car, its going into a B3 audi 80 as we speak, but because the donor is a PASSAT B5 I figured best to chat to you guys in the know.

Already have an intercooler ...

Hi guys,

Been looking around here for a while on tuning for this engine and results appear to be a mixed bag. Some saying that the non-DBW engine is difficult to tune because the ECU is non-flashable, others saying it isn't a problem.

Common concensus, if applied to it not being a problem, is that ...