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Turbo
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 7:09 pm
by XXXL80
this time tomorrow night i will be the pround owner of a new turbo on the 80!!
getting it done at turbo glide wollongong tomorrow and pick it up tomorrow arvo
can't wait to aim it at some of those hills on the F6 and hold 110kmh all the way to the top for the first time in years!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 7:43 pm
by slowhilux
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 7:50 pm
by XXXL80
Re: Turbo
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 8:16 pm
by MUSS
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 7:11 am
by hypo
cool is the piping as bling as mine
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 9:39 am
by XXXL80
hypolux wrote:cool is the piping as bling as mine
nah it's just plain black pipe
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 7:22 pm
by XXXL80
well all i can say is.... FAAARRRKKK, i should have fitted the turbo sooner!!! its unreal!! and the bling factor is sky high with the turbo whistle!!! my recomendations to anyone with a diesel motor is go buy a turbo before any other mods!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 9:43 pm
by JK
Cool!!! Keen to check it out tomorrow. You will be leaving me WAY behind on the freeway
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:17 pm
by Ruggers
i was wondering ive driven a fw cars with turbos and they all get the wine happening. but mine doesnt. im only running 4psi of boost when i turn this up will it start to whine. or do you guys reckon theres something wrong with mine.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:25 pm
by bogged
Ruggers wrote:i was wondering ive driven a fw cars with turbos and they all get the wine happening. but mine doesnt. im only running 4psi of boost when i turn this up will it start to whine. or do you guys reckon theres something wrong with mine.
4psi, Im suprised that would do anything, I didnt notice any power difference on mine with the std 8psi!
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:47 am
by XXXL80
DirtPigs wrote:Cool!!! Keen to check it out tomorrow. You will be leaving me WAY behind on the freeway
yeah i may leave you behind on the freeway but you will kill me with those swampers......
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:01 pm
by murcod
Ruggers wrote:i was wondering ive driven a fw cars with turbos and they all get the wine happening. but mine doesnt. im only running 4psi of boost when i turn this up will it start to whine. or do you guys reckon theres something wrong with mine.
I read somewhere once the "whine" has to do with the turbo being balanced correctly. The better balanced it is, the less whine.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 4:59 pm
by dumbdunce
inlet and exhaust plumbing will have a lot to do with how much whine you hear - get rid of your muffler(s) and you'll hear some nice whistle.
I have also heard that whistle is related to bearing wear and/or out of balance, and believe there may be some truth in that.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 5:06 pm
by Ruggers
well i bought the turbo second hand but it was only suppose to have 80k's on it cause the idiot rode of his car. but when i checked it, it spun ok and there was no play in the bearings and looked bran new. i have single muffler and my intake pipe in to the inlet manifold has a 90 degree cut and shut bend. ive been going top get a new mandral one made but havent had the chance maybe nows the time.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 5:23 pm
by dumbdunce
ruggers first thing I would do is wind you boost up to somewhere in the 8 - 10 psi range, then you'll be getting your money's worth :)
free up the exhaust and you'll hear it whistle a bit, even if it's in top condition.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:29 pm
by Ruggers
im not fussed about the wistle if was i would put a bov on it. just for the woosh factor. just wasnt sure if it was normal not to whistle. i will turn the boost up but im waiting for my intake pipe and get the injector pump timed to suit
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:15 pm
by dumbdunce
a BOV is pointless on a diesel. not to mention it probably wouldn't even work.
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:29 pm
by Ruggers
only my car it will work as my car has a throtle body on it. so when i back to change gears i over boost then loose boost and have to wait to build up pressure which isnt long she make pressure at just over 1000 rpm and full boost at 2500-3000 rpm
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:50 pm
by dumbdunce
ruggers which engine is this? most diesels that have a throttle also have a sizeable throttle bypass and boost spiking on gearchanges is minimal.
turbo diesels should hit peak boost before around 2000rpm. even my revvy little 2.4 4 cylinder (4800rpm redline from memory) makes peak boost by around 2200rpm, peak torque is around 2400. if you're waiting to almost 3000 for peak boost it would appear that the turbo isn't matched real well to the engine.
if you just want BOV noises:
http://www.sunamiturbo.com/
super!
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 2:09 pm
by greg
dumbdunce wrote:ruggers first thing I would do is wind you boost up to somewhere in the 8 - 10 psi range, then you'll be getting your money's worth
free up the exhaust and you'll hear it whistle a bit, even if it's in top condition.
I'm not sure about the specifics of the Diesel turbo vs a petrol one but thought you may be interested in this stuff from Turbosmart if you are talking about playing with Boost pressure etc...
http://www.turbosmart.com.au/
I got the duel stage boost controller so that we can run one on max pressure, and then a more "safe" pressure for when the car is running on fuel of "questionable" quality - or when just cruising around town.
Cheers
