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Just a quick question...i could be getting a t4 turbo with internal gate for free off a friend...nothing wrong with it...and am on tight budget...i currently have a safc and wondering if it could be tuned for safe driving with it...i DONT have enough money for a powerfc, so please dont say buy one....any advice would be great....i heard it can be done...cheers

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Just a quick question...i could be getting a t4 turbo with internal gate for free off a friend...nothing wrong with it...and am on tight budget...i currently have a safc and wondering if it could be tuned for safe driving with it...i DONT have enough money for a powerfc, so please dont say buy one....any advice would be great....i heard it can be done...cheers

I have a piece of string, how far will it reach?

Saying "t4 turbo" is like "piece of string", more specific details on exactly what t4 we are dealing with here?

:D cheers :D

do you have injectors? good tyres? suspension? fmic? good sized 3" exhaust? and some extra cash, its one of those units that u got for free buy will end up costing 2400 to make it work and when you fit it, its more laggier and doesnt give the result you expect, so its not exactly "free" and "awesome" anymore. if its an old school t04 then its probably older than your standard unit. hard to say like the others have said without specs and wheel trims etc.

discopotatoe may be able to commment on the model, does it have any plates or part no#s?

all to the above..but still have stock injectors, but i have a fuel reg...i cant see any other markings on it except for the garett brand name...im just wondering if the safc would be enough to tune it and for it to run safely...yeah i know what you mean about the cost, but i can have a new pump etc made up also for free...im on a REALLY tight budget, so my trusty safc is my only option

what?

you still havent answered even half of the questions.

If you cant give the detail, you cant expect the answers or advice!

If your "mate" doesnt know the spec of the turbo, because you dont... then thats pretty much made the thread useless as thats the key to the thread.

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