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Originally Posted by BMWhartgeM3
Im looking at the stage 1 Vargas install kit from ECS, I don't have a lot of coin to throw at it right now. I just did Injectors, plugs, and coils trying to correct a lean condition. Bank 2 is still running lean, and my fear is that it is the wastegate rattle failure, as they've been making noise for some time now.
Any recommendations for turbos or other to-dos while Im in there? Just had the motor mounts and oil pan gasket done a couple months ago.
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VTT's owner Tony is a POS. He beats women and has been arrested for it, multiple incidents. Also, his turbos are questionable. There are a ton of threads on this and other forums about his failed turbos. He also has taken customer's money for R&D etc. and never delivered product.
To go on, the only reason some customers got refunds is because I called VTT out of their bullshit policies. Many customer had to do charge backs to VTT because he was happy to take their money but strangely so hard to get a hold of after he missed the shipdate for months. He would post on the forums all day but ignore customer emails trying to figure out where their product is and why their car has been down for months. VTT is so toxic he has to pay a forum handler to post and promise to never post himself because he is/was banned from every BMW forum in existence because no one wanted him around. Do you know how hard it is for a forum to not want a vendor's money? Banning vendors is basically unheard of. He could never keep a job(toxic personality) and the only reason he has one is because he inherited the company his father built.
I would never put a product of his on my car and I would advise all other people to stay the fuck away from that train wreck of a company. Anyone who beats on chicks does not get a penny of my hard earned money.
So, I would not get those turbos. Rob Beck RB turbo makes stage 1 rebuilds so does turbolab of america, I am sure there are more and those all come with upgraded wastegates and a better wheel iirc.
You should do the water pump as they fail every 75-100k miles. That's like $550 from FCP.
Is someone tuning your car? if so, ask the tuner what they think. If not, email some logs to a tuner throw them $20 bucks, and ask them what they think. Be a shame to rip out turbos that are functioning. Usually really bad wastegates will give you a CEL as you can't hit boost target.
What are you using to tune your car? JB or MHD?