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I Have Had Many Problems With My Tsi Turbo Kit T25bb. Would Like To Hear From Others That Have Installed This Kit And Are Happy Or Mad .looking For Positive Or Negative Response . Im Very Interested To Compare Notes On The Install And What Problems Others Have Had..also If You Had To Call For Technical Advise How Helpfull Were They When You Called .

For Those That Are Running The Tsi Turbo Kit ,how Would You Rate Your OVERALL Satisfaction With The Kit . Rate The Kit From 1-10
1 Meaning A Big Peice Of Sh@t And 10 Meaning Excellant.

Please Respond To This Thread, If You Have This Kit So Others Can Make A Better Educated Decision On There Turbo Purchase .

ALSO LETS RATE THE INSTALL PROCESS 1-10

RATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE KIT 1-10

RATE THE RELIABILITY OF THE KIT 1-10

ALSO LETS RATE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE/TECH SUPPORT 1-10

THANK YOU FOR READING THIS THREAD ,AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM OTHER MEMBERS HERE .

 
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why dont u post what u would rate everything. i just got my t25bb extreme kit installed...w/ greddy and rsxs injectors. i get my car back from the shop monday. im curious what your opinions are so i can compare them to mine when i get my car back.

 
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also it would be very helpful if u put why u rated it as u did for each subject. that would help me and that goes for everyone. it helps give people a better understanding of the pro's and con's.

 
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This kit seems to be hit or miss. Alot of ppl love it and say they have no issues and alot of people hate it and complain about problems with the install. Apparently, ST8RACE is having issues but I think he's working out some bugs but his experience alone tells me to stay away.

 
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Over All Rate It A 5

Install Process Rate It A 3

Performance -unkown -still Working On It

Reliability-unknowN- Have Not Enjoyed It Yet

Customer Service /tech Support- Rate It 5

Install Process. Had Oil Leaks ,had Fuel Leaks, Missing Parts , Missed Labaled Parts.fuel Block For Injectors Were Not Drilled Out Andd Cleaned Properly. Still Had Metal Shavings In One Injector Hole ,causing Fuel Leak. Oil Leak Caused By Crappy Washers And The Bolt Bottomed Out . Had To Sand Down Each Washer And Oil Line And Cut The Bolt Down One Or Two Threads.
Pain In The ***. Had To Remove The Turbo And Manifold 6 Times To Get It Fixed Trial And Error. Instructions Were Not Very Good.
Had To Modify The Turbo Manifold To Fit, Was Hitting The P/s Pump Bracket . The Air Intake Were The Air Filter Goes On Does Not Fit. It Hits The Hydralic Clutch Line . There Is Not Much Room For It Between The Oil.,two Coolant Lines The Radiator Hose And The O2 Sensor Wiring And The Clutch Line. Give Me A Brake Cant Even Mount The Rubber Elbow On The Turbo. Will Have To Put Screen On The Dam Turbo. I Have A 2005 Civic Ex Coupe 5sp. And This Kit I Tell You Is A Not A Just A Bolt On Kit . Im 30 Yrs Old , Pretty Knowlegable On Imports ,mechanic For Years And Know A Service Director . I Have A Full Shop At My Disposal And Four A Techs On Stand By All The Time With One Dedicated On The Job And We Are On Day #9 On Install. I Mean Come On ,im Ready To Pull My Hair Out.

Packaging Was A Nightmare , Holes In The Boxes, Parts Missing.
The Turbo Had Bash Mark On It The Down Pipe Part Of The Turbo Was Dimpiled ,and The Lined Off The Turbo Was Bent. Was Not Happy When Ups Came To The Shop, Let Me Tell You .

Well I Could Go On And On . But You Get The Point.
I Hope When Im Done I Like This Because Im Just Tired Of The Problems Everytime I Fix Something There Is Another Problem.
I Know This Is Aftermarket Parts But, It Did Not Go As I Hoped .
Because I Probably Would Have Not Purchased The Kit.

You Can See My Thread About The Build Up . If Any One Has Q;

Thank You For Reading My Madness....

 
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What can I say - WOW! That's a lot of issues.

My TSI kit came in 2 boxes. ! with turbo and attached to mani, 2 all other parts.

Nothing is ripped or missing. In fact there was no issues with missing or wrong parts. I'm not a peeky person and I did not pay attention to scratches n'suff.

Yes, mani to be shaves at one corner, 5 min job.

Air filter attachment is hard to fit, but it works. With so little space unde the hood and to fit a tubo in the engine bay that was not desinged for any turbo - I give TSI for it, since many kits (different cars) have no air filter option due to very limited space.

Intercooler piping fits nice, except where it goes in the drive wheel well - rubs a pit when turning wheel to the right 100%, no issues if you turne ot 95%. I concider a little rubbing as better option, then moving whaer bottle or even losing p/s or a/c to in favour i/c piping.

Anyone who is installing turbo kit should realise that any "bolt on" kit requares some extra work. It is not concidered to be LEGO type of thing.

Instructions are not very informative, but again, when installing turbo kit, you cant just accidentaly install blow off valve where WG suppose to be, general knowlege + TSI instructions + 7thgen forums is more than info to do get it done.

I did however made multiple trips to hardware store to pick up some tools to finish install.

I'd have to add, that without help on 7thgen FI board I'd not be able to have my istall done well.

I'd say may be i was a little more prepared to deal with this kit, due to my postings before actualy buying.

I'll agree with Ronaldo9 that TSI is hit and miss product. TSI is a hit when you're prepared, and a miss if you're not.

But I think it is correct statment for any kind of turbo install.



p.s. Dont take my comments personaly, I understad how you feel.

Whispering: "Tsss....When you have so many people helping you, you'll mostly hear negative comments and this drives you mad, you'll succeed by doing this by yourself and with help on one guy who tells the most of positive things about your install, and let others go. You'll see that this is going to be much easier."

 
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Very Good Feed Back . Thank You . I Just Want To Make Sure Im Not The Only One That Had Some Problems. And Yes I Probably Was Not Prepared For This Install . But If The Instructions Were Better Or Had Some Side Notes To Say Hey May Have To Modify Here And There On The Areas Stated . Take The Customers Feedback ,and Make Some Small Updates On The Instructions Monthly Or Annually . I Admit Some Frustration Is On Me. 1.7 El How The Hell Did You Manage To Get The Tube And Filter On . As Soon As You Install The Rubber Elbow On The Turbo Drop It In, It Hits The Hydralic Line And Is Not Round And Can Not Install The Metal Ext. For The Tube . Let Me Know Or If You Have Pictures. Thanks .

 
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If I'm not mistaking, You'll have to attach the metal elbow to the silicone connector 1st and attach this whole assembey to the turbo (may be I have skinnier hands and fingers than you are).
If that is impossible for you, then take the mani with turbo down, install the silicone + elbow while this whole thing is out, and then install this back assemled.

 
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THANKS FOR THE ADVISE . REP FOR YOU .

 
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INSTALL PROCESS: a shop did it for me and they said everything went smoothly.

RATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE KIT: i dont really have anything to compare it to. btu i am very happy with the performance. i have the emanage and injectors for it. also changed the blowoff valve and had tem custom fit an hks ssqv bov. very nice! i dynoed it and got 202 torque and 171 hp.

RATE THE RELIABILITY OF THE KIT: so far it seems pretty reliable. i have it on about 9 psi and its running really well.

ALSO LETS RATE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE/TECH SUPPORT: dont know. havne not needed it.

 
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you should have got the DEZOD kit LOL, but i wont go there anymore. TSI's fuel kit isnt the most reliable. i would stray and go for some new injectors and fuel controller, IE: Emanage at least if not EMS...