leew 0 Posted January 15, 2003 Hello all, This is my first post on here so be gentle :wink: I'm currently looking to purchase my first G60. My brother had one a while back and I removed and refitted the supercharger after Jabbasport had done their thing. After bolting back together it went like stink! Sorry getting side tracked, the reason for the post is that most of the G60's advertised here and there are high mileage (100,000miles and above) and have never had the supercharger reconditioned. Is this going to be a problem? How much is a supercharger rebuild? My brothers rebuild and port came with a new chip is this normal? Thanks for your advice and I hope I haven't sent any of you to sleep :) Lee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon TDI 0 Posted January 15, 2003 Welcome to the forum! G60s are getting on for 12 years old now so finding a low mileage one will be difficult. At that age, it is highly recommended to get the G-lader rebuilt (Jabba advise to get it done at 70,000 miles). There are various stages of rebuild. Jabba do the Stage 2, Stage 4 & R1. Stage 2 will be about £400 (standard rebuild with uprated bearings, new seals wider toothed belt), but most people will go for the Stage 4 (as Stage 2 but outlet is ported) which is a little bit more. R1 is as Stage 4 but the inlet is opened up & is used with their induction kit. The chip is normally sold separately & used in conjunction with a smaller G-lader pulley, to increase boost levels. Hope this helps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leew 0 Posted January 15, 2003 Thanks for the reply Would uprating a supercharger on a high milage C cause any problems? More stress on the engine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon TDI 0 Posted January 15, 2003 As long as the engine is mechanically sound, it can cope with the extra power. Mine has done 20,000 miles since the rebuild an is still going strong. I recommend the 68mm pulley & chip. Still puts a smile on my face every time I drive it!! (which is every day) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted January 15, 2003 Welcome to the forums .......... you'll never leave :evil: :lol: We'll just move this thread to 'general' as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana Man 0 Posted January 15, 2003 I would seriously advise you buy a G60 that has already had the charger rebuild done there are plenty of g60's with this done already. I bought my G60 2 years ago with 90,000miles on the clock and when I got round to taking it upto jabba to have it serviced it was knackered so I ended up paying out £1200 for a recon and taken out to stg4 charger. If your looking at a g60 with over 70,000miles on the clock and it hasn't had the charger done, walk away from it or bargain the rebuild cost into the price of the sale. Welcome to the forum by the way!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leew 0 Posted January 15, 2003 If the car has a full service history does that mean that the SC would have been changed? Did VW recommend to change the SC in their servicing schedule? :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted January 15, 2003 unfortunatly vw never address'd the charger in servicing that why so many go bang.. check our site for some more charger info.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leew 0 Posted January 15, 2003 unfortunatly vw never address'd the charger in servicing that why so many go bang.. check our site for some more charger info.... Nice site. Do you do the smaller pully and the chip upgrade? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted January 15, 2003 yes we can undertake all g60 servicing and modding please contact me direct for more details cheers mailto:[email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bazgreener 0 Posted January 16, 2003 When I bought my G60 it had 121k on the clock with FSH, I immediately sent the charger to jabba for a stage 4, I phoned them to see how they were getting on with it and asked anout the general condition, they said it was in excellent shape with very little wear. You just can`t tell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubcharged 0 Posted January 22, 2003 Get it checked out and make sure that whoever rebuilds your charger uses Good quality seals. We recommend Pitstop Developments for this since they use High Pressure Uprated seals which can withstand the heat and pressure from small pulleys: :mrgreen: http://www.pitstopdevelopments.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leew 0 Posted January 22, 2003 Dubcharged The products listed on pitstop developments site are all DIY. How difficult is it to rebuild the supercharger yourself??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubcharged 0 Posted January 22, 2003 They do the rebuilds and porting too. They're still updating their site :wink: Give Steve a call, he's very helpful. Also, if you dont like digifant lag (who does) then i'd be glad to advise you on our patented No Lag © maps :) SNS UK: 07779 273 403 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam M 0 Posted February 9, 2003 Dubcharged, you havent seriously patented these chips have you? I only ask because I dont believe it is possible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubcharged 0 Posted February 10, 2003 We have copyrighted the No Lag feature since its a very significant step in Digifant mapping. We wouldn't want anyone to steal our code now would we? :x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
