Can I put a Subaru turbo on my VW Golf GTI 1.8T?

Tiny
EDDY91
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  • 1999 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
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My turbo car is dead and its price here 500$. Can I put w subaru turbo wich is very cheap 200$ and more powerful than my old one? It will work fine?Thx for any help and sorry about my english language I am from lebanon
Sunday, March 4th, 2012 AT 4:08 PM

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Tiny
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I am not familiar with Subaru Turbo, but I would assume that they are mounted different / have different bolt patterns than the VW Turbo. The money you save on the Turbo, will be lost when you have to spend more money to make it fit.
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Sunday, March 4th, 2012 AT 7:08 PM
Tiny
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We only recommend direct fit parts.
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Monday, March 5th, 2012 AT 5:03 PM

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