Re: Formally Northern California Turbo

[Tim Valencia <tvmworks@yahoo.com>]

---Anton Gaidos <anton_gaidos@mentorg.com> wrote:
>
> All,
> I'd like to make a plug for this company. They are no longer in
> California but Golden, Colorado. I spent about one half hour speaking
> with Holly Latour and she is extremely knowledgable about our turbo
> charged cars. Holly told me during our conversation that they have
been
> building a lot of specialized turbos for Audi rally applications.
Also,
> on any given day they have three or four KKK turbos in their shop for
> rebuild.
>  She also made mention of a dealer supplied kit for converting to the
> water cooled turbo. Anyone know the cost of this kit?
>  Anyway through our conversation she talked about an interesting
> upgrade. Evidently you can replace your compressor side wheel with a
> larger one increasing overall airflow by 27%.
>  She assured me there QA guy is a perfectionist and is notorious for
> sending turbos back if they don't meet his standards. For $310 they'll
> balance and blueprint, use all  OE parts and send it back as in new
> condition.
> FYI
> Anton
> disclaimer: I have not decided if this is where I am going with my
turbo
> but it makes a nice option.
> 
> Changing the compressor side of a KKK turbo can be done but, it's
not that easy if your looking for an efficiant turbo. You should give
Ned Ritchie at Intented Acceleration a call(360-754-1411). Ned has
Audi sport spec. hybrid turbos that were designed to give the most air
volume with efficiency.
(http://www.intendedacceleration.com)


Tim 
Tim Valencia Motorsports
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