VW MK7 GTI Gets a BIG TURBO! 500+ WHP!

[@tracywomer6518]

Great sound! I'm FBO with IS20. I have an upgraded clutch (Stage 4 Ringer Racing) and short throw shifter as well. I went with TVS Stage 2+ tune (they are located in the Atlanta area). The upgraded turbo is the next step for me. You did great providing all the info I needed to get started on my purchases. I will likely need to have it Tuned again but, that's all good. I went from bone stock back in April 2024 to dropping it off and picking it up with everything done to it. It is a complete monster compared to stock. Now it's October, just about 7 months after upgrades and I'm already itching for more power. I LOVE IT! Thanks again for the content.

[@onelowvdub]

No ! I thought it was an old video and now I'm seeing it's a day old .wtf lol car looks amazing my man

[@Sus_blues]

DOOOD!!! Let’s gooo!!!! You officially have my dream build!!!

[@JacesOwnWorld]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for not getting the generic EQT hybrid! It’s good to know there are those who like to be different out there 🤙

[@chavang3699]

Picked up my first Vortex... ouch lmao

[@Commonginger]

Nothing wrong with the Vortex. Its a proven and reliable turbo that makes great power

[@SheekTresSesenta]

@@Commonginger and not riddled in controversial talks of build quality. I wouldn’t touch tpc with a ten ft pole dude. That’s just my opinion but I can’t justify this grand cost on a turbo from a company that historically does not make reliable turbos.

[@deanmarr785]

Nice work. Solo install. Impresive

[@DNO_Fitness]

Love this! Excellent build and review. Thanks for sharing.

[@achudathanshiju5720]

Excited to see how she pulls 😍 great video brother!

[@nineD1talonz]

"Let's go ahead and check that turbine." Proceeds to spin the compressor wheel lol. Shaft play isn't checked by spinning the shaft. The most important things to check are thrust (in and out) and axial (side to side) play.

[@slayednpked1]

That wastegate rattle is normal on the is20s mine was like that brand new from dealer 2017 gti s ran it 74k before swapping to tpc20 and it was still in good shape

[@HaydenCroix]

I would not say it is normal for the is20 wastegate to rattle. It is however very common.

[@amIthebatman]

I got a eqt is38+ it rattles the same as the is20

[@ThraxJay]

Same turbo I been plotting on. tpc20/25 is the new wave

[@cre8tivegarage157]

supporting from Las Vegas , love the content ,congrats on turbo

[@HaydenCroix]

Thank you for the support!🤘

[@Trystan46]

WAW ! You take of that Hayden !! 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️. 😮

[@JordieG8]

I feel if you don’t know the difference between the turbine and compressor you should probably avoid working in engines?

[@goon9818]

Rad man. Can’t wait to upgrade my Mk7

[@HaydenCroix]

You’re going to love it!

[@GOODSATIVA]

Props for diy I'ma just take mine to my shop I got a Garrett powermax waiting on the new ie tune to drop

[@HaydenCroix]

Thanks! And I don’t blame you! It was not easy but definitely doable!

[@thomasmk6]

@@HaydenCroix hell yea man very nice to see you get this done, especially with no lift

[@nathanelliott6770]

Does ie make custom tunes? I know they have stage 1&2 and Is38 tune.

[@mattyice2325]

Are you just running a hpfp? What about a lpfp or mpi?

[@diegorodri19]

Clean install

[@ejectnolook6543]

Yeah there are a lot of good guides on changing these turbos. I swapped my golf r turbo twice and it’s a little harder with the awd in the way

[@Commonginger]

Very nice man! Im installing my Vortex next week. Just gonna be on a hpfp and 93, but its plenty for a daily.

[@shannonmcatee9610]

I'm jealous, awesome build

[@HaydenCroix]

Thanks for the support!

[@tiltedtoken1450]

Hearing that turbo makes me filled with regret that I went with the IS38 turbo upgrade :(

[@user-nd7sw1ki6p]

nice i have the tpc38 the older version one making 460whp. Any reason why you went with the is20 hotside rather than the is38?

[@HaydenCroix]

Very nice! And honestly just for drivability, I live in a pretty busy town and and have a decent bit of stop and go traffic. The TPC20 spools just a bit faster than their tpc38 so for that reason I went with the tpc20.

[@lukaspippos5433]

link to the tail lights? did they come tinted?

[@corystevenson2041]

No catch can? I love the carbon fiber. Custom program?

[@HaydenCroix]

Nope, no catch can. (I do have the latest PCV in the car). And yessir, custom tuned through Sneekytuned.

[@corystevenson2041]

@@HaydenCroix what's your average to high temperatures of oil and water? Have they changed any since turbo upgrade?

[@HaydenCroix]

@@corystevenson2041 it depends on the weather but I generally am around 180-200 for coolant and 200-220 for oil temps.

[@NotMk7Felipe]

where did you buy this turbo from im looking into getting it?

[@HaydenCroix]

I ordered it from TurboPartsCanada

[@1FastMKVSupra]

Can't wait for you to take me for a rip in that beast!

[@HaydenCroix]

You know it!

[@rockyarchambeau5820]

Great video brother 👍🏻👍🏻we are all in suspense now lol…..gotta see how she lays down the power now !!

[@HaydenCroix]

Thanks Rocky! I’m excited to share what she can do!

[@juicecity77]

Bern waiting for this. Congrats bro

[@b58.soupra]

been a year homie. you and the car good?

[@HaydenCroix]

Yeah bro, traded the gti for a trackhawk, needed the space since the wife and I had a baby. Didn’t leave any room for the Great Dane in the car so had to upgrade.

[@b58.soupra]

@@HaydenCroix dude that is a MASSIVE upgrade. i know your channel was focused on the gti, but i can guarantee people would come/stay if you started posting the hawk. (obviously if you want to post). either way, congrats on the trackhawk and the baby!

[@StreetPulls]

Hayden can you give me a ballpark price range for 500whp. Appreciate you

[@HaydenCroix]

If you do the installs yourself around $4,500 if you take it to a shop it could be as high as $6,500

[@ianevans96]

What exhaust do you have on your mk7?

[@HaydenCroix]

It is a custom made 3 inch exhaust with a catless downpipe, vibrant ultra quiet resonator, and 2 flowmaster 40's in the rear.

[@ButteryZombieVids]

Whats the front lip? Looks great

[@HaydenCroix]

Thanks! It’s from ECS Tuning it’s their carbon lip for the mk7 gti. I believe their is a link in my channel description if not there is on the video with the install

[@brianwilhelm9464]

Have you done any boost leak checks with the new turbo? I went garrett powermax on my gti, the IS20 had the notches on the compressor side that i plugged my APR air compressor adapter to and charged the system to help look for boost leaks, very easy. Our turbos do not have those notches, wondering if and how you’ve checked for leaks

[@HaydenCroix]

I used a torque solutions boost leak kit along with my compressor

[@brianwilhelm9464]

@@HaydenCroix you throwing that onto your inlet elbow and blocking the PCV? If so, the o-ring between the elbow and the compressor tight enough to not leak there to let the system after the turbo charge sufficiently?

[@HaydenCroix]

@@brianwilhelm9464 I was able to press 21 psi before the o ring blew out. I have also had my car smoke tested at the shop. If you are listening to that scream under boost it was a torn dv

[@Abangkaren]

Hi Bro. What spoiler you are using? Is it Osir?

[@HaydenCroix]

This one is actually the carbon fiber rep from ECS Tuning

[@Timbo1969]

If you take it over 430whp you’re on borrowed time on the stock bottom end. You’ll need to upgrade rods & pistons for the engine to live very long at that mark

[@stevesanchez1975]

People run 550whp on stock internals so I think 450-500 is a good spot to be at, as long as torque is low he is fine.

[@Timbo1969]

@@stevesanchez1975 it won’t live long if you daily it at those levels

[@originalmk7251]

Buddy has a 500whp MK7 GTI with meth no problems at all. Thing is always running never see it in the shop.

[@chavang3699]

@@Timbo1969 daily is fine. Beating the fuck out of it and track days/drag days all year round. Yup id build internals

[@Timbo1969]

@@chavang3699 fair enough

[@beastmeetbybeastexhaust835]

Do you have the turbo un-install vid?

[@HaydenCroix]

I do not since it is pretty straight forward and was rather hard to film by myself.

[@beastmeetbybeastexhaust835]

@@HaydenCroix darn! Thanks though.

[@beastmeetbybeastexhaust835]

@@HaydenCroix Im doing a big turbo install on my GLI I cant figure out how to get the heat shield off. Did your have a single bolt on top and other others under the top?

[@HaydenCroix]

@@beastmeetbybeastexhaust835 It was 3 along the top and 2 on the underside for my car

[@beastmeetbybeastexhaust835]

Hey bro when you installed your turbo did you have to do a waste gate adjustment?

[@HaydenCroix]

Yes, just a minor adjustment though. (I did it once installed even though it can be done off the car with the IS38 actuator)

[@beastmeetbybeastexhaust835]

@@HaydenCroix Thanks I appreciate the info

[@alvaroperez7879]

Must be sneeky tuned if you chose TPC

[@ejectnolook6543]

Does it have an is38 cold side?

[@HaydenCroix]

It is a modified is38 cold side yes

[@lucianomiguel3519]

Will this turbo blow the engine ?

[@HaydenCroix]

No

[@anthonyjohn.1601]

Nooooooo! Where the test drive

[@HaydenCroix]

I’m sorry, had to make it wait till next week or this video would have been over 20 minutes long.

[@terryn8056]

Is the turbo a plug and play?

[@HaydenCroix]

Yes it is, it does require tuning and supporting hardwares though. But it is considered a “direct swap” or “plug and play”

[@bobbob1415]

“Big” turbo

[@coclegend0286]

Lol that’s what I said. But still a sweet ride

[@Kill3rWhAlE1]

You would be surprised

[@adonismetolli210]

You running a stock LPFP

[@HaydenCroix]

Not anymore. I am now running a rs3 brushless lpfp

[@BoostedFB6]

What exhaust is on this car?

[@HaydenCroix]

It’s a custom made 3 inch with a vibrant ultra quiet resonator and 2 flowmaster super 10’s

[@ponloeurleung118]

Put a diverter valve spacer

[@HaydenCroix]

HAHAHA no thank you

[@LoXHumaN]

Where’s the dyno sheet?

[@HaydenCroix]

Don’t worry it will be coming. I am still dialing in the tune. That’s why I only gave a ball park of power numbers. Once the tune is dialed I will be doing a video of getting it on the dyno. I am very curious to see what it makes when done.

[@LoXHumaN]

@@HaydenCroix I read your video title and thought you were claiming your car is already making 500+ whp

[@HaydenCroix]

@@LoXHumaN No, sorry for the confusion it is more so that this turbo is capable of making that. I hopefully will be down the road one day.

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

Didn't SportyMK7 make like 460WHP on E85 with that turbo?

[@HaydenCroix]

I believe it was around that. That was also on an older turbo revision that this one. This one was just released last month.

[@getadifit]

I believe it was around 500wheel when I last talked to him before he took parts off and sold the car.

[@dp.mk7419]

do you ever get a rotten smell when you floor it with your catless downpipe? I just installed a catless downpipe and when i rev it to about 5k i end up getting a nasty smell that doesn’t smell like gas

[@HaydenCroix]

I do not, Don't get me wrong I deal with the standard catless DP smells but nothing noticeable when moving. Only time I smell gas while driving is if I have a crazy backfire, then I smell fuel for about 5 seconds after until it has filtered out of the car.

[@dp.mk7419]

@@HaydenCroix Thank you, i’m not sure what i’m smelling then because it’s definitely not gas

[@HaydenCroix]

@@dp.mk7419 it could be clutch slipping you are smelling. Clutch fails generally smells rotten

[@dp.mk7419]

@@HaydenCroix I’ll do some testing and see if that’s it

[@HaydenCroix]

@@dp.mk7419 Generally the only other thing that would cause a sulfur or rotten smell would be a clogged cat but since you are catless I'd say that's not it

[@eedrays]

nice video

[@Charles-ry8kl]

The internals are stock? Im curious how much power i could get outta my gti with stock internals

[@HaydenCroix]

Yepp all stock internals. And you can get around 500 reliably as long as you keep the torque low as in under 430 ft lbs

[@SamuelCerwinske]

Didn't you get this turbo awhile ago?? That's not a "big turbo," it's a hybrid.

[@leozhang9300]

hello can i contact with you about cooperation

[@lemonmuffin4990]

Anyone know where he's from?

[@HaydenCroix]

Charlotte NC 🤘

[@Jess_in_Vegas]

Where's the big turbo? lol just kidding nice car!

[@Sleepy_RR]

on you on e?

[@HaydenCroix]

Not yet, I was running e30 on my IS20 but we will be dialing in the 93octane tune first

[@LoXHumaN]

@@HaydenCroix 500whp on 93 with a tpc20?

[@HaydenCroix]

@@LoXHumaN No, not without methanol injection.

[@danielcamejo2603]

13,000 deal or no deal

[@HaydenCroix]

Hard pass

[@pryofireworkguy852]

Wastegate rattle is perfectly normal. lol

[@HaydenCroix]

Yes it is on most turbos, but that being said it doesn’t make it any less annoying to hear it.

[@That540iMSport]

500whp more like 350whp

[@HaydenCroix]

🤣🤣 that’s stage 2 numbers. This turbo is 550 whp capable

[@That540iMSport]

@@HaydenCroix good luck with that lmao

[@HaydenCroix]

@@That540iMSport dyno numbers are coming soon

[@MK6CHRIS]

I really want a 2dr mk7 GTI with 500whp but I think I should just spend the money on a big ole v8

[@зз-щ5щ]

this is not big turbo

[@bun8438]

Bruh wtf you do for living for all this cash 😂😂

[@HaydenCroix]

🤣🤣 Corporate Recruiting

[@bun8438]

Do you have the link for that carbon front lip? Looks sick

[@HaydenCroix]

@@bun8438 you can find a link to that as well as a few other part in my channel description.

[@gtijr8834]

500+whp ? And no MPI ? Lol ok

[@HaydenCroix]

If you watch the video and listen you will hear me speak about having to do mpi for those kind of numbers. I plan to sit around 430whp on 93 octane at first until lpfp and mpi down the road.