Turbonetics Experience
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Daniel: It's not the stages im concered with (stage 3, stage 5 etc), im concered with Turbonetics themselves, i was told that they had a problem with their single ball bearing turbos.
Im not planning for any engine work (stock block and head), so i would need to dig more into the stage 3 vs stage 5 BB, it's the manufacturer taht concerns me and i couldnt find much info on the search
PS: Did you upload the videos? i downloaded two of yours, any more?
Im not planning for any engine work (stock block and head), so i would need to dig more into the stage 3 vs stage 5 BB, it's the manufacturer taht concerns me and i couldnt find much info on the search
PS: Did you upload the videos? i downloaded two of yours, any more?
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Originally Posted by hosrom_951
Daniel: It's not the stages im concered with (stage 3, stage 5 etc), im concered with Turbonetics themselves, i was told that they had a problem with their single ball bearing turbos.
Im not planning for any engine work (stock block and head), so i would need to dig more into the stage 3 vs stage 5 BB, it's the manufacturer taht concerns me and i couldnt find much info on the search
PS: Did you upload the videos? i downloaded two of yours, any more?
Im not planning for any engine work (stock block and head), so i would need to dig more into the stage 3 vs stage 5 BB, it's the manufacturer taht concerns me and i couldnt find much info on the search
PS: Did you upload the videos? i downloaded two of yours, any more?
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Yeah everyone has their bad stories about each brand, looks like Doobs may have a bad turbo new from a vendor (T04E)... you have to make the best decision at the time. I got a good deal on my Turbonetics, so I got that. If any company ad such a big issue, then they would not be in business!
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Originally Posted by daniel951
Other then that it seems like alot of people in the import world go with this company
Maybe because of the price??????
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I know one person down here in colorado went to turbonetics in golden Cpt_Koolbeenz and got a bad turbo made by them and screwed up his rod bearings and bottom end of the engine.
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Three to four weeks to manufacture….
Ha.
Ha Ha.
Ha Ha Ha Ha.
Ain’t going to happen. I have been waiting in a 60-1 from Turbonetics since July. Turbonetics was purchased by another company last year and the service has gotten really crappy. Most shops are having a serious problem getting anything with a #8 hot side.
I had to bolt on an old slightly leaky turbo just to run a couple of track events at the end of the season. I hate the smell of burnt oil….
Chris White
Ha.
Ha Ha.
Ha Ha Ha Ha.
Ain’t going to happen. I have been waiting in a 60-1 from Turbonetics since July. Turbonetics was purchased by another company last year and the service has gotten really crappy. Most shops are having a serious problem getting anything with a #8 hot side.
I had to bolt on an old slightly leaky turbo just to run a couple of track events at the end of the season. I hate the smell of burnt oil….
Chris White
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As far as the stage 5 goes. Tony had no power til 4k is that what you want? Also, with out head work and exhaust, I think your building a lag monster no BB on earth is going to help fix. just my 2c
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To each his own. Problem with majority of us me included
are so obsess with big hp one time or another that we all
forget is the area under the curve is what makes a fast car.
are so obsess with big hp one time or another that we all
forget is the area under the curve is what makes a fast car.
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Originally Posted by Chris White
Three to four weeks to manufacture….
Ha.
Ha Ha.
Ha Ha Ha Ha.
Ain’t going to happen. I have been waiting in a 60-1 from Turbonetics since July. Turbonetics was purchased by another company last year and the service has gotten really crappy. Most shops are having a serious problem getting anything with a #8 hot side.
I had to bolt on an old slightly leaky turbo just to run a couple of track events at the end of the season. I hate the smell of burnt oil….
Chris White
Ha.
Ha Ha.
Ha Ha Ha Ha.
Ain’t going to happen. I have been waiting in a 60-1 from Turbonetics since July. Turbonetics was purchased by another company last year and the service has gotten really crappy. Most shops are having a serious problem getting anything with a #8 hot side.
I had to bolt on an old slightly leaky turbo just to run a couple of track events at the end of the season. I hate the smell of burnt oil….
Chris White
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Stupid question, but what exactly is "dual ball bearing" and what's the advantage? I was under the impression that turbos did not use ball bearings due to the rotational speeds involved, rather they just "float" the shaft on a film of oil known as a "plane bearing" system. Is this untrue? If there are ball bearings in our turbos (dunno, I've never taken one apart), where would the second ring of them go or do? Someone edumicate me on this. . .
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Serial: are you using the same set-up as i mentioned? (#8 hotside, oil lubricated and water cooled etc)
PS: is that a 60-1 or a 60-1 HIFI (your intake looks more than 2.75")
PS: is that a 60-1 or a 60-1 HIFI (your intake looks more than 2.75")
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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Stupid question, but what exactly is "dual ball bearing" and what's the advantage?
I was under the impression that turbos did not use ball bearings due to the rotational speeds involved, rather they just "float" the shaft on a film of oil known as a "plane bearing" system. Is this untrue? If there are ball bearings in our turbos (dunno, I've never taken one apart), where would the second ring of them go or do? Someone edumicate me on this. . .
Ordinary,"stock" turbos just have the plane bearing...race turbos have one plane bearing and one ball bearing.... or two ball bearings. All to get less friction,for more power down low with a big turbo. Only problem with dual BB is that at extreme shaft speeds/surge condition you can have "shaft wobble",because there is no "dampening" oil film to stabilize the shaft. Repeat it too many times and the turbo will self-destruct.