PD130 Turbo replacement
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aaron_2000

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5,407 posts

113 months

Sunday 8th November 2020
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Looking to replace the blown turbo on my 2003 Alhambra PD130, will the turbo from a PD130 Passat fit?

AJB88

15,848 posts

201 months

Sunday 8th November 2020
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Passat turbo is turbo + manifold, Alhambra is turbo part of the manifold. Plenty of options for the PD130 though! GT1752 "hybrid" are about £400 these days.

aaron_2000

Original Poster:

5,407 posts

113 months

Sunday 8th November 2020
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AJB88 said:
Passat turbo is turbo + manifold, Alhambra is turbo part of the manifold. Plenty of options for the PD130 though! GT1752 "hybrid" are about £400 these days.
Do you know which turbo it is I need? It's a Borg unit, some have said it's the KP39 and others have said it's a BV39. As much as I'd love to boost bus it, it's just gotta be a reliable cruiser to take 4000 miles across Europe in

AJB88

15,848 posts

201 months

Sunday 8th November 2020
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Get a GT1752 with a nice steady Stage 1 file on it. be good then.