Subject	The damage to the GT2530's was FOD to the comp wheel.
Posted by	Ash's Z on November 21, 2006 at 6:06 PM
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In Reply To	Maybe the newer GT have the built in orfice. But posted by AzHeat on November 21, 2006 at 05:57 PM
Message	You can see the comp wheel's damage here: Note the damaged leading edges of the inducer. [ ashspecz.com ] [ agpowers@bellsouth.net ] Enthusiasts soon understand each other. --W. Irving. Are you an enthusiast? If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. Albert Einstein
Follow Ups	Your Thanksgiving Turbo Treat! GT turbos, ALREADY JETTED. - Ash's Z 16:27:16 11/21/06 always thinking ahead... (n/m) - inf 16:31:58 11/21/06 good info. Considering there are 2 2530's sitting on my - spotz 16:45:21 11/21/06 Very nice info - - bankruptedz 16:46:04 11/21/06 Nice (n/m) - Spongerider :) 16:58:23 11/21/06 Something that may be of interest to you. - Ash's Z 17:14:44 11/21/06 That is not why I responded to that link. - Spongerider :) 17:23:21 11/21/06 I understand why you responded. Just linked to it as I - Ash's Z 17:32:36 11/21/06 OK. Your MASSIVES (1) in tests flow more air - 240Z FeO2 19:00:52 11/21/06 I'm working on the 2.5" pipe kit just about every day. - Ash's Z 20:23:12 11/21/06 [Total hits: more than 6] :P (n/m) - vorpalZ 00:09:50 11/22/06 Nice ! (n/m) - The Devils Z 07:27:45 11/22/06 Maybe the newer GT have the built in orfice. But - AzHeat 17:57:46 11/21/06 It is possible that they weren't all this way. I know these - Ash's Z 18:03:17 11/21/06 The damage to the GT2530's was FOD to the comp wheel. - Ash's Z 18:06:29 11/21/06 your post says you have two dead cartridges?? (n/m) - AzHeat 19:56:40 11/21/06 compressor wheels are part of the cartridge (n/m) - aliaZ 20:05:14 11/21/06 Yep, both of them suffered compressor wheel FOD. (n/m) - Ash's Z 20:20:25 11/21/06 What got sucked in both turbos? (n/m) - AzHeat 20:40:49 11/21/06 No idea. Ask Mike Lapoore - it was his car before DEe - Ash's Z 20:45:34 11/21/06 Only one turbo was bad. I sold the one good turbo to - The Devils Z 04:57:32 11/22/06 what does it mean to "jet the oil feed lines?" - Zlicious (Seattle) 19:02:46 11/21/06 Ok, so ball-bearing turbos require less oil than non-ball - Zlicious (Seattle) 19:14:00 11/21/06 Correct. One thing that might be occuring also is not - Ash's Z 20:39:09 11/21/06 hmm. I've laid down a smoke screen during a road trip (very - Zlicious (Seattle) 20:50:20 11/21/06 Did you use the lines provided by HKS with the 2530's - Ash's Z 21:15:50 11/21/06 my mechanic did the install. I'm guessing he used stock - Zlicious (Seattle) 21:47:35 11/21/06 one turbo was used, one was "rebuilt" - Zlicious (Seattle) 21:49:03 11/21/06 The restricted lines were in response to noted failures - CaliguyPurdue 18:11:14 11/21/06 I hear ya - bankruptedz 18:40:06 11/21/06 Beings that the restrictor is 0.035" and aftermarket lines - Ash's Z 20:17:39 11/21/06 Its interesting that HKS oil lines have restrictors built in - ztunerz 18:44:45 11/21/06 It is. Do you know the orifice size in the HKS jets? (n/m) - Ash's Z 20:45:05 11/21/06 Very Very small - EricTTZ 21:33:09 11/21/06 wooow... thats small (n/m) - SpecNATT (Houston) 21:58:07 11/21/06 I made my own by welding shut a fitting and then - AzHeat 22:50:43 11/21/06 And my new turbos will be ready when? (n/m) - Izzy 19:34:41 11/21/06 Re: Your Thanksgiving Turbo Treat! GT turbos, ALREADY JETTED - wrxfl 19:52:32 11/21/06 My personal experience with my 700s - Seb (specialty-Z) 21:02:06 11/21/06 sorry for the short brief post.... - Seb (specialty-Z) 21:03:06 11/21/06 No problem - what size orifice are you using in your jets? - Ash's Z 21:14:54 11/21/06 Re: No problem - what size orifice are you using in your jet - Seb (specialty-Z) 21:37:12 11/21/06 my gt2560 bb turbos smoked slightly, over time a build up of - SpecNATT (Houston) 21:51:21 11/21/06 my Gt28rs has no restrictor and runs an open pipe - The Devils Z 05:00:07 11/22/06 what do you mean by "open pipe"? - Seb (specialty-Z) 10:34:26 11/22/06 I was not clear enuff .. and I thought about it after - The Devils Z 17:57:35 11/22/06 The PE1420 kit has a brass restrictor... - ltd 21:43:53 11/21/06 sweet info Ash. Ill have to see what turbos>> - Shawn Lane(NO VA) 22:13:40 11/21/06 Perhaps the biggest reason why you should look into - smartbomb 23:06:31 11/21/06 Can you elaborate on the point about water plumbing? - RSR 07:53:08 11/22/06 My guess would be that some people simply don't use - sfarrah 10:35:20 11/22/06 Ah, ok. (n/m) - RSR 10:41:13 11/22/06 No you jsut have to hook up the water to them. (n/m) - smartbomb 11:58:53 11/22/06 im no fluid dynamics expert, but... - AntiHero 10:23:28 11/22/06
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