RP Turbo K04 Car Consolidation Thread

[GramCracker]

Hey all. Since it seems as though everyone with RP's is in hiding (or haven't posted), this thread is to have all those owners post up their experience, be it good or bad. This is for the progression of the community and for others to learn.

Some things that you should mention:
-mile's since install
-how you're running them (stage 2+, stage 3-, full blown stage 3)
-boost level that you are using the turbos at (PSI)
-any problems
-quality of the turbos
-feel free to mention other things about the turbos as well

Thanks guys! Hopefully this thread will help those make the decision to purchase RP K04s in the future.



(let me know if i need to add anything to the OP)

[drkenan]

I've got approximately 50 miles on mine so far. If I didn't have a coolant leak to deal with, I'd have thousands. I'm running a full blown SSP stage 3 tune and have hit the peak of my boost gauge (25 psi). Quality of the turbos *seemed* just fine - hopefully that's it. I'll write a much better report once I get this coolant leak fixed and put some miles on which should be soon.. I plan on getting dyno'd ASAP and will do some logs.
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[GramCracker]

Awesome drkenan, thanks for adding (rather being the first) to this thread!

[fdation]

my car is in the shop now rp ko4s apr stage 3 ill post next week when its out.i went today to check it out the motor was out and one turbo was on so its almost done.ill post video on youtube and ill link it to this thread.ill add that i have piggies apr srt exhaust rs4 mounts apr snub mount gaskets on motor are all done timing belt kit baily dvs and a few other things.by june ill have a bbk and suspension done and that all i want to do to it until something breaks.its my dd and thats about it.

[washyourrhands]

i will start my car up in the next few weeks

i will be a fully built 2.8 motor with rp k04s on it

[VR6Bomber]

i will start my car up in the next few weeks

i will be a fully built 2.8 motor with rp k04s on it

I'm doing the same, do you have a build thread so I can copy you?

[washyourrhands]

WHAT!?!? you have to be kidding me...



wow.. fully built with k04's?? you going for a lot of low end thunder?? how much more power can you get on a k04 setup than with these guys with out a built engine with k04's?? i havent seen many built blocks with k04's.. so just trying to see what your goals are. good luck..

I'm doing the same, do you have a build thread so I can copy you?

well i was originally doing a 3.0 GT car, then things took a turn for the worse. I got a deal on this brand new 2.8 built block. it had been 6 months since i had driven my car and the show season is coming up FAST. So i got the idea of using the 2.8 block with 2.8 heads and k04s for now. GREAT for the track for all the low end and should still be faster than your average k04 car.

Yeah i do have a build thread although ill be the first to tell you its not the greatest of them. Soon ill be updating it when i pick up the motor from 034.

[bigern45]

well i was originally doing a 3.0 GT car, then things took a turn for the worse. I got a deal on this brand new 2.8 built block. it had been 6 months since i had driven my car and the show season is coming up FAST. So i got the idea of using the 2.8 block with 2.8 heads and k04s for now. GREAT for the track for all the low end and should still be faster than your average k04 car.

Yeah i do have a build thread although ill be the first to tell you its not the greatest of them. Soon ill be updating it when i pick up the motor from 034.

oh.. well thats cool. do you have a different compression ratio? they arent as strong as the turbo blocks are they? i guess with being built and all, you wont have to run the same boost to achieve the same power as a k04 stage 3 2.7, seeing as how youll have more compression.. i think i may have read about your build somewhere else.. you may get some serious power, depending on how far you can push that block.. oh well.. interesting build, i hope it goes well..

[VR6Bomber]

Have some RP's on hand that will be going on a 2.8 build up on most likely VAST or ASP fueling.
-Don't hold your breathe watching this build

[luvgroovesalad]

I have mine mocked up to the motor, but have to take the drivers side off to grind the housing to fit the coolant supply banjo bolt... The rest of the fit was spot on :-)

I am doing the RP K04's, Vast Stage 3 Clutch, LWFW, piggies, SSAC cat back, FMIC (may wait till later to do, but have the parts already), Blitz boost gauge / turbo timer, silicone hose kit, 710n's, timing belt, water pump, thermostat, after run pump, alternator, starter, ceramic coated manifolds, rebuilt Transmission, B&M short shifter.

[stamps]

I have mine mocked up to the motor, but have to take the drivers side off to grind the housing to fit the coolant supply banjo bolt... The rest of the fit was spot on :-)

I am doing the RP K04's, Vast Stage 3 Clutch, LWFW, piggies, SSAC cat back, FMIC (may wait till later to do, but have the parts already), Blitz boost gauge / turbo timer, silicone hose kit, 710n's, timing belt, water pump, thermostat, after run pump, alternator, starter, ceramic coated manifolds, rebuilt Transmission, B&M short shifter.

What! All that and no mounts??

mostly the same as above minus the sex change (rebuilt trany), and fmic.
Add JHM shifter trio and 034 track mounts all around, coil overs, control arms, painted calipers, RMS and all seals, snub + cage, avic z110bt, weighted stock knob, piano black trim
Sub ssac downpipes, ASP fueling


I've had them on for 1.5k no issues but most of that was break in. Oh yeah, after break in I was only pushing like 11lbs of boost due to a massive leak caused by me cross threading the boost reference line. The turbo is back from the machine shop and installed. I am just waiting on my rear cam caps to come in tomorrow to put everything back in and see what stage 3 feels like, hell what a new car feels like.

[luvgroovesalad]

What! All that and no mounts??

The trans mounts were replaced just before the car was taken apart. The stock motor mounts looked just as fresh. My friend who is helping with the build has access to a lift and can bang out doing the mounts in no time, so I was planning on waiting till I kill the stock ones, unless I hit the lottery, then all bets are off and I'll go nutz with my baby

[Jayco88]

My car is at JHM's just waiting for a set to become available. For some reason RP's are out of stock everywhere... anybody has a set for sale?

[GramCracker]

Awesome! To those that are installing their turbos, good luck.

Lets keep the contributions going!

[spokismB5S4]

i have had them on for 4000 miles. Full stage 3 ssp tune. Dont know about the boost because my boost gauge is broken ATM. Everything seems good so far, crossing my fingers.

[drkenan]

FYI - you don't have to grind the housing on the driver's side. I had my wife come out and help me get that bolt lined up. It was frustrating and took forever, but I think that's better than grinding.

[stamps]

FYI - you don't have to grind the housing on the driver's side. I had my wife come out and help me get that bolt lined up. It was frustrating and took forever, but I think that's better than grinding.

kenan, your wife is a better man than I, haha. I screwed that thing 7 ways to sunday... no dice. So glad I did do the grinding since I had to remove it twice since.

Get your coolant plugged up so you can give a review on these RPs

[drkenan]

kenan, your wife is a better man than I, haha. I screwed that thing 7 ways to sunday... no dice. So glad I did do the grinding since I had to remove it twice since.

Get your coolant plugged up so you can give a review on these RPs

Well she DOES have the GI Joe Kung Fu grip.

I can't wait to get this coolant leak taken care of. Maybe tomorrow...if only.

[salvaged]

FYI - you don't have to grind the housing on the driver's side. I had my wife come out and help me get that bolt lined up. It was frustrating and took forever, but I think that's better than grinding.

had 2 on mine man.. there was no way around it

[97B518TQM]

I did NOT grind anything at all to install mine. I was waiting for getting stuck on something and finally seeing what everyone was talking about, grinding stuff and all, but I managed to install them just fine and everything came together nicely. Where exactly do you people grind?

[Jtime]

danm im sorry to hear this guys. i was going to order some in the next week but obviusly im going to have to hold off and get BW. if these things are really having this many problems then they honestly are no better at all than ebay china ko4s. dont mean to offend anyone, just saying that from my hours of research on rp's and the chinas, they seem to have the same reliability rate, meaning, sometimes they work great, and sometimes the suck great. and of course borgs have there problems too, but thats about 1 out of every 10, or less. goodluck and i hope youguys get this figured out....

[kylel2838]

Just sold mine last week......

[S4UCE]

Just sold mine last week......

Okay, I'll bite - why?

[kylel2838]

Okay, I'll bite - why?

Decided not to go stage 3..The car is fast enough and $4000.00 is a lot of jack to drop for power that will never get used.

[bigern45]

Decided not to go stage 3..The car is fast enough and $4000.00 is a lot of jack to drop for power that will never get used.

WHAT!?!? you have to be kidding me...

i will start my car up in the next few weeks

i will be a fully built 2.8 motor with rp k04s on it

wow.. fully built with k04's?? you going for a lot of low end thunder?? how much more power can you get on a k04 setup than with these guys with out a built engine with k04's?? i havent seen many built blocks with k04's.. so just trying to see what your goals are. good luck..

[kylel2838]

WHAT!?!? you have to be kidding me..

Yeah, never going to track the car, and seeing how fast you can get to 60mph gets old after a while. Like I said, the car is fast enough for me as it is.

[alexverve]

WHAT!?!? you have to be kidding me...



wow.. fully built with k04's?? you going for a lot of low end thunder?? how much more power can you get on a k04 setup than with these guys with out a built engine with k04's?? i havent seen many built blocks with k04's.. so just trying to see what your goals are. good luck..

was wondering exact same thing... why build engine, especially 2.8L for K04? people are too cheap spend $800 for proper BW K04's but spending at least $2K+ more to buid engine????????? how does that make sense?

[S4UCE]

Decided not to go stage 3..The car is fast enough and $4000.00 is a lot of jack to drop for power that will never get used.

I didn't realize you could choose when to go stage 3.. I thought the car decided for you

[DiscoPotato]

I didn't realize you could choose when to go stage 3.. I thought the car decided for you

+1 my car just decided for me... Its awesome.

[_muppet_]

I didn't realize you could choose when to go stage 3.. I thought the car decided for you

Mine just decided, hope I didn't make a mistake. I wanted to go bigger, but this is still my daily, and needs to get back on the road.

[Bashar Khalifeh]

I get mine tomorrow according to UPS online Tracking.

I already have 710N's and GIAC XR chip on my A6

I ordered:
- RP k04's along with the 034 inlets,
- 034 mounts (snub, motor, and trans) all street density all from Clay @ CTS Turbo.
- timing belt with all accessories (water pump, aux pump, thermostat, etc...).
- Also Sam from 517 Trans had shipped my TC today so hopefully I'll have all parts this week and start the install.

Will be removing the stock down pipes and throwing in custom 3" dp's as well

I can't wait to get this thing on the road, been waiting on the turbos for a month now because they were out of stock

My car is an 01 A6 2.7T tip btw...

I'll keep you guys informed about how they hold up so others could finally benefit from this.

[GramCracker]

Update your posts after your installs

[wednesday]

Getting ready to order mine. Thank you for making this thread. This will definitely help future lads like me.

[Bashar Khalifeh]

^

[Brandywine050]

i have 800 miles on mine. stock fueling at the moment not really getting above atmospheric. until i get fueling and a tune : (

[AudiSportB5S4]

Washyourhands only went with the RPs because of money issues I believe..

He had plans of putting GT's on, but something happened financially to cause him to sell the kit.. He's not THAT crazy!

[washyourrhands]

Washyourhands only went with the RPs because of money issues I believe..

He had plans of putting GT's on, but something happened financially to cause him to sell the kit.. He's not THAT crazy!

this also....
next winter ill have an agtronic kit

[A1 A2 German]

Jezzzz...start a new thread..all this and have only ~3 people reporting in and the rest is nothing.

But yeah, talk about the owners being in hiding, I've had B5 A4 RP turbo Roll Call Threads here and Vortex for a week plus and nothing.

[Adam_S4]

Got mine the other day.... Hoping to have them fitted this weekend. Will be running standard fueling for now untill i can get some new injectors and fuel pump and then another remap:

[GramCracker]

Guys, I don't mind the car discussion but can we please keep this thread on track? Thanks!

I'm trying to encourage the RP owners to come outta the wood work, I have a feeling a bunch are still shy