Garrett PowerMax Turbos in Canada
Garrett Motion is the turbocharger institution — the company whose turbos came factory-fitted on generations of performance cars, including the VW Group's own. Its PowerMax line is the interesting part for tuners: bolt-on performance turbos built by the original manufacturer, using a larger, more efficient compressor in a housing designed to drop into the factory position. No adapter fabrication, no questionable provenance — a genuine Garrett core with headroom.
At WCT the Garrett range is one product that matters: the PowerMax Stage 1 GT2260S performance turbocharger for the MQB EA888 cars. Eleven sold in 24 months at roughly $1,900 each — every one a considered purchase by a MK7 GTI or Golf R owner whose stock IS20/IS38 had given all it had, or given up. It's the hybrid-turbo answer from the one company that can legitimately call itself OEM: supports healthy Stage 2+ power with factory fitment and factory-grade bearing engineering behind it.
Buying Garrett in Canada.
A turbo is the heaviest high-value single part most builds buy, and importing one yourself stacks USD conversion, freight and brokerage on top of a part your build schedule depends on. WCT carries the PowerMax priced in Canadian dollars, shipped from within Canada, with free shipping on most orders over $399. A turbo swap is never just a turbo: supporting hardware, tuning and the condition of what it bolts to all matter — talk to us about the whole package before ordering at 905-604-7077 or sales@wctperformance.ca. GTA pickup at Unit 5, 151 Amber St, Markham; delivery typically 1 business day in the GTA, 2–3 to Alberta, 3–4 to BC. Rated 4.9 stars from 427 Google reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: PowerMax GT2260S or a bigger hybrid?
A: The GT2260S is the balanced answer: genuine Garrett engineering, factory fitment, and enough headroom for most street builds. Chasing maximum power means bigger hybrids and more supporting mods — tell us the goal and we'll spec honestly.
Q: What else do I need with the turbo?
A: At minimum: the right tune for the turbo, fresh gaskets and hardware, healthy charge plumbing and intercooler capacity, and oil/feed-line attention. We'll walk the checklist before you order.
Q: Do you install turbos?
A: We don't install. Almost Racing, SFG Autohaus and Unique Workshop (Markham) and Fast Auto Concepts (Oshawa) all do MQB turbo work regularly.