ALI EXPRESS HYBRID IS38 TURBO REVIEW 585BHP

I bought the Adatec hybrid is38 turbo off Alibaba after seeing it advertised as 585BHP.
Link to turbo:
a.aliexpress.c...
My Golf GTi Clubsport is forged and my main aim was to get it over 500BHP.
Here are my findings!
Filmed by ‪@Conormk4‬

[@KillAllWipers]

Just to clarify: the performance monitor provides a reading of 46psi which includes atmospheric pressure. If you minus atmospheric pressure, the total is 2.17bar! 😀

[@adatecturbo2101]

Thanks for your testing . we have developed a new type to get more HP .

[@josecasados8509]

Hi. Ineed 1 gor my. Golf mk7r

[@MartelMartin736]

The fact that you took time out to watch his video say a lot of good things

[@avishant1407]

Hi, will this work on an EA211 1.4TFSi?

[@runova1304]

Based on your mod list, your HP is pretty much what its supposed to be. I don't think regular 97RON is going to allow you to make 500+HP, atleast in the states, a EA888.3 needs to be on 100OCT+ like E85 to make 500+HP on a turbo that size. Unless I am missing something from your mod list your horsepower figures are pretty much what they are supposed to be

[@anthonyortiz4538]

Relabeling chinese turbos sounds like mabotec

[@onelowvdub]

You talking about boost is confusing . Basically without the actual barometric pressure you were only pushing 30psi. I can see them saying more boost ,5 bar map sensor most need to get to 500hp

[@KillAllWipers]

Yeah man i’ve pinned a comment at the top to explain properly! The turbo has blown up after i sold it in July. Apparently it only did 1/2 a mile down the road and blew up so i ended up refunding the guy even though it’s months and months after i sold it. Another video coming soon with the Flastline FL530 turbo i’m running.

[@onelowvdub]

@@KillAllWipers I'm have a 20 GTI I'm budget building .just finding good deals but I got a rev9 turbo with massive center section for only $400 cad with 2500 kms on it lol it's been runing good on jb4 but it has so much power I cant get over 22psi or map1 and I get throttle closure so now I'm going with open-source tuning and doing it myself .cant wait to see whaT it's like around 400hp

[@KillAllWipers]

@@onelowvdub 400 will blow your mind man haha. It’s crazy how quick they pick their feet up. I feel like 400 was the most aggressive the car was! I’m over 500 now 🤣🤣

[@LuisMunoz-oo9um]

Excuse me, are you talking about horsepower to the wheels, or to the engine?

[@kratcliffe5680]

Littco L500 is bang for buck the best turbo on the market.....period

[@KillAllWipers]

Agreed with that man! Tried to do something a little different using this turbo! I have another turbo going on next to compare against this haha.

[@kratcliffe5680]

@@KillAllWipers venom 550 look like a good contender

[@FrankA-973]

I have the l450 with a stock motor.

[@TheBiggspuds]

It was hard work watching you clean them wheels Man!

[@KillAllWipers]

Worst wheels to clean I swear

[@solimanabosamra4635]

After that time please tell me is it worth the money or not Cause i want to buy it for my mk7 gti chhb engine “ stock internals “ Is it good or not 💁🏻‍♂️ Thanks in advance 🙏🏻

[@KillAllWipers]

It’s been on the car since 23/07/21 and still going strong. No issues whatsoever. It is coming off for a different turbo by Fastline where I compare the turbos 😎

[@yacluck8343]

I'm is20 do you think it's a good gain if I go with this turbo without fueling upgrades?

[@runova1304]

Not the right man to be asking, he thinks hes gonna make 500HP on basically stock fueling and 93oct and then gets mad at the manufacturer because it isnt making what it states it will make at maxed out fueling

[@chaselaframboise2511]

If you’re going above a stage 2 Is38 (R and S3) OTS file then yes

[@stevenyammine2908]

i have a mk7 gti with a stock is20 turbo and i want to upgrade to this is38 hybrid but this one does not include the blow off valve motor and the wastegate motor can i just put the one of the is20 or they don't fit on each other (sorry for my bad english)

[@KillAllWipers]

Hey mate, you would need to get the is38 actuator I believe but if you send me the part number on your current turbo i can cross reference it for you?

[@stevenyammine2908]

okay will send it to you soon one more question is your turbo still in good condition? just asking because as i hear from others that Chinese turbos won't last long they'll blow and start leaking oil

[@lilsleepy4life]

Its been 2 years now. How's the AliExpress turbo doing?

[@KillAllWipers]

Hey man, i sold the turbo and apparently it blew up, so i gave the guy his money back, it was after like 6 months of selling it and he said he’d done only 1 mile and it blew up! It honestly got for a Fastline Turbo or a Littco 🙏🏻

[@lilsleepy4life]

@KillAllWipers Awesome. Good to know brother. I was going to buy one or the XS power K04-023 just to fix my issue for now. I'm getting all my parts for big turbo build and built bottom end. All I'm waiting on is little stuff and I'm done buying. However I'm not doing the labor until next year so I just want something cheap for now just to cruise in.

[@JewelCity1]

Show us the turbo next time?

[@KillAllWipers]

@2:40 and @2:53 there is a short clip of it 🤘🏻

[@markrs59]

How much boost!!! Christ that blower is working serious overtime to make power

[@KillAllWipers]

Haha yup!!! Got another turbo coming in January to compare it against! Should see over 500bhp with less boost

[@chubsnscrubs1754]

Another banger

[@andyisere2010]

How you getting on with the rts clutch? Got one in my golf r, it's knackered after a year on standard power only done like 13k miles on it

[@KillAllWipers]

Hey mate! I previously had a sachs clutch for stage 2 and I believe the weight of it caused my engine to crank walk twice in the space of 8k miles. I ended up forging my original engine and then put the lighter weight RTS clutch in and i've had absolutely no problems so far! It was a bit of a pig to bed in but now it's properly bedded in, it's been great dude! Ill let you know after 12 months of stage 3 how i get on haha

[@andyisere2010]

@@KillAllWipers yeah nice one, mines going back in for a replacement rts, I'm hoping I just had a bad one, it's going stage 1 after it's done, I get what you mean about bedding it in they judder like mad at first 👍

[@Kolega.kolegi.]

hello, do you had stock pump and injecions ? it had safely margin in fuel ?

[@KillAllWipers]

Hello, stock injectors, a autotech high pressure fuel pump but you would benefit from an RS3 Brushless fuel pump and module too. I replaced this down the line when i upgrade to a FastLine FL530 turbo (I have another video on that)

[@Kolega.kolegi.]

@@KillAllWipers ok, thx, i have Tt 8s chhb, and im looking for Best mods 😂 i would like 500hp and good powerband from 3-7k. Before a had S3 limo 440hp, but it was to heavy 😂 thx

[@666ChrisAsh]

hey! nice review! Is the turbo still kicking?

[@KillAllWipers]

Hey man, no it blew up apparently (i sold it and then took it back 6 months later off the person I sold it too as they said it blew up after one mile of use) 🤣

[@666ChrisAsh]

​@@KillAllWipers use or abuse hahah you had it for like a year no issues so...unlucky dude. Im about to get me one of those adatec turbos, let's see how it goes

[@Surfo1980]

​@@666ChrisAshfor 460bhp ok, but if you really want more power, don't... We also did a lot of testings, many hours on dyno, meth Injection, etc... Never achieved the 500hp.

[@ReedScott-le6vw]

@@Surfo1980what’s the most you got with meth and e85

[@yiannikalantzis7999]

@@666ChrisAsh hey mate did you get it? How has it held up?

[@williammullener5742]

Is it direct swap or do you need to tune for it?

[@KillAllWipers]

You will need a tune but it does directly fit on !

[@SassiTV]

This turbo still kicking?

[@KillAllWipers]

yes dude it sure is! i daily my car and it’s not given me any issues at all!

[@wokitlikeyoutalkit5619]

Is this the ball bearing or journal bearing adatec turbo?

[@KillAllWipers]

Ceramic ball bearing one bud.

[@wokitlikeyoutalkit5619]

@KillAllWipers I guess you get what you pay for, but decent gains still and for most people it's a good option especially if the stock one fails

[@KillAllWipers]

@@wokitlikeyoutalkit5619 I’ve got a new turbo video dropping tonight man! 🙌🏻

[@wokitlikeyoutalkit5619]

@@KillAllWipers I'm actually a bmw guy 😂😜

[@KillAllWipers]

@@wokitlikeyoutalkit5619 haha nothing wrong with that man!! Have a top day dude

[@samphillips8434]

Big booooost. That golf is lovely👌🏻👌🏻

[@seek_the_truth9531]

Rubbish turbos, I bought the hybrid for my Mk5 Gti and during tuning the seals blew at 24 psi and my plan was to take it up to 28 psi. Contacted Adatec and their support was next to none (that I've dealt with), pure rubbish. I've since upgraded to big turbo and have been happy with the GTX3076r gen 2 from powerspirit. I guess it depends on your luck with these ADAtec turbos cause apparently it's working good for you. (and I'm pretty sure you mean 2 bar, no way that tiny turbo can handle 3 bar especially an ADAtec production one)

[@KillAllWipers]

I've had no issues with mine to be honest and it's been running 46psi (including atmospheric pressure) for over a year with zero issues at my side. I've now swapped it out for a Fastline FL530 which i have a new video being uploaded soon!

[@TheShameous]

Can you share link where u bought?

[@KillAllWipers]

@@TheShameous ￡656.66 25％ Off | RHF5 IS38 Upgrade Turbo With Ball Bearing 06K145722T 06K145722H Turbine Cartridge for Volkswagen Polo Gti Mk7 Golf 7 585HP a.aliexpress.com/_Ewyv6Z7 Here you go man!

[@NikezSoIcey]

It costs €1,400 now

[@KillAllWipers]

1000% not worth that price! I have another turbo review coming comparing it to the Ali Express turbo! Just working on it

[@adatecturbo2101]

@@KillAllWipers Hello my friend, maybe you can test our G30-770 type . the biggest wheel with ball bearing

[@KillAllWipers]

@@adatecturbo2101 Hello! I am always up for testing the turbo in real life environments. If you would like to get in touch with me please email [e-mail] 😎

[@simonbarnes7789]

I still can't believe you did this lol

[@KillAllWipers]

Hahaha I know ! 😆

[@guilhermeescaliante]

It’s 3 bar of boost, counting 1 bar of atmospheric pressure? Or atmosphere plus 3 bar? Hahaha

[@KillAllWipers]

Haha it’s 46PSI on the Performance monitor but that includes atmospheric pressure 😀

[@FrankA-973]

Is the motor stock internals ?

[@KillAllWipers]

Mine has been forged as it crank walked, 🤦🏻‍♂️ I’ve changed the clutch setup now as mine is a manual and it’s been great!

[@the_a3_8v94]

3bar of boost 😂😂

[@KillAllWipers]

Hahaha I know! Mental

[@simonbarnes7789]

It will only be running 2 bar of boost, 3 bar will be including 1 bar of atmospheric pressure.

[@KillAllWipers]

@@simonbarnes7789 it’s on a 4 bar map sensor so 1 bar for atmospheric 👊🏻

[@TheDsantander]

I am waiting for the explosion

[@KillAllWipers]

Haha 8 months deep and it’s been great. Got another turbo from Fastline turbos going on very soon!

[@bigeater1310]

Too much boost, pointless amount of boost.

[@zero_to_1000]

Pointless