The Bostig turbo

[HeftySmurf]

[jyl]

[dredward]

[j_dirge]

I thought you were done?

Give it a rest, man.
1.8T = awesome. Stephan = The Man.

This is not a 1.8T thread, however
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[PDXWesty]

[Beetsport]

Kudos on the project ! Looks like this will be another QUALITY Bostig conversion option for the Vanagon community On a personal note, I would like to thank you (Jim) for the “SAH plug” and link for CA conversion options.
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I feel the need at this point to chime in here a bit…I want all to know that I feel 1.8T discussions should remain off this thread as this is about the Bostig I/M Turbo Project. As a Vanagon owner and enthusiast, I applaud every individual, shop, and supplier that promotes the sustainability of the Vanagon.



On a side note, if your looking to discuss engine options this link should help..
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=408642


-Stephan
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[Zeitgeist 13]

Yeah, that was the rationale for the earlier comments about Bostig. Given their product focus on Ford engines, I'm highly unlikely to ever be a customer, but that doesn't mean I don't recognize quality, integrity and commitment to customer satisfaction when it presents itself. I've been following their on-going iterative engineering advancements from the beginning and have been very impressed throughout. Kudos indeed. If I were to go with an off-brand conversion, they'd get my dollars.
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'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
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y u rune klassik?

[dredward]

[dredward]

[AA Transaxle]

You guys will like the turbo setup. I am the 4th install and the only non Bostig employee so far to do it. it is going great. Well thought out and just a few little details have needed to be ironed out so far. Mine is up and running with the old V2.0 gropup 2 harness. Just got a new cusom harness to put the computer under the back seat and I can give it a test beat.Taking notes and checking the documentation and taking pics.
Only the oil pan really needs to be changed. I have the 2010 cradle assy as well but the old coolant setup modified to fit on the pass side.
I will post pics at some point and always glad to answer questions.

The sweet part of this conversion is its adaptability. Plenty of room on a simple engine seems to be a good compromise. Yes, there are other conversions. Take your pick, but I have not been sorry about my choice.
Daryl of AA Transaxle

[ftp2leta]

[tencentlife]

Hear hear, Mr. Ben. Well said.

Massive props to Jim and the boys, it's exciting, even for me, to finally see the rollout on this long-awaited project, and with the usual precision and thoroughness that typifies Bostig. Well done!

Big howdy to Daryl, we're all jazzed to see you back at what you do so well. Whatever we've got in the back burning the juice, we need you man, to make the wheels turn, so take care of yourself.

The controversy created by a single member has made a wreck of what should have been an exciting and enjoyable thread. I was looking forward to some fun reading and shared enthusiasm, the things that are great about these forums, and instead stumbled into the equivalent of a cramped smelly room with one little kid throwing his poop at the walls. If something gets your back up, dude, go ahead, write whatever you want to say, put it all in caps if you want, then read it over once or twice (correcting spelling and punctuation as you go, of course!), and then delete it. It's good therapy, and you get to keep your friends that way. Remember, it's just cars we're talking about, how are you going to deal with something that really matters if this is how you approach something so trivial. Perspective. Breath deeply. Vow to cut down on the caffeine. Walk away. "Just my opinion" doesn't buy you a pass when your opinion isn't helping anyone but just pissing everyone off. Give your opinions when you are asked; if you only have one, give it once and be quiet. Otherwise read, listen, learn, and hopefully laugh.

I hope everyone enjoys the holidays with their family and friends, in good health and high spirits! Even you, Dr. Dread.
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[dredward]

I will begin by saying i approached this subject wrong. I think it should be clear that the only reason i got on this thread was the fact i was angry with what i percieved as someone ratting on a friend and his work, leading to a BAR visit. The Bostig folks cleared up they had no ill intentions and i accept that. While someone did rat someone out(provideing pics and false info) for whatever reason, the way i handled it was wrong. The Bostig folks do fine work and the Turbo kit looks very promising and i am sure it will have happy customers even though its not for me.
Everybody have a good christmas
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[Williamtaylor33]

Remember the "voodoo child" video of bradys supercharged syncro? I would love to see a revised version with the turbo.
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89 Bostig powered syncro westy

[insyncro]

[shmcquilkin]

Haven't seen this yet. Yeah, baby!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MIl84JUTW4

Great timing with the STI sliding by... nice irony!
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1987 VW Vanagon Syncro tin top (Winry)
1987 VW Cabriolet
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2019 VW Alltrack

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[boulderdrop]

...last week, i stopped off at daryls for a locker. His rig with the turbo beta installed looks pretty awesome. Theres some reworking of the cooling and oilpan if you dont have a 2010 Bostig, but its a really smart and efficient design. They sell the 2010 cradle, cooling stack, hc oilpan as individual items for pre 2010 kits. I have a group 10 install with 4k miles on it now. In looking at the upgrade path to turbo, it looks like i just need the redesigned 2010 hc oilpan (but the cradle and cooling would he nice). Im totally in for it, but i would like to put some more time in on my install. I have never had a problem because of the bostig-kit, but the upgrades to the roling chassis and trans have taken up a lot of resources to bring the rest of the van to be on-par with the shiney, hitech, educating bostig.

[Vango Conversions]

The turbo looks like people can finally get the kind of power that they want out of the Ztec in their vans. Looks like a cool setup.

The main advantage I see to this setup is that people can install the Ztec normally aspirated first (especially if the budget is tight and your waterboxer is blown) get the thing done and drivable, then down the road add a turbo to get the kind of power they'd like. Cool setup.

[BlackDogVan]

@ the Bostig crew - give your CAD guy (or girl!) a raise. Very nice.
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[g_ride]

hmmmmm
for the price of the upgrades and the turbo kit,
i can get an ej instead. (the initial bostig install could have got me an ej ++++)
i'm no engine genius, but after driving an ej 22, and checking out an svx westy, i think i will cut my losses and start hunting for something that i will be more happy with.

my westy goes with the zetec, but after looking (and touching and feeling) at the many good options available these days, it just doesn't make sense to me ( $$$ or otherwise) to invest any more cash into it.