TwinTurbo.NET: Nissan 300ZX forum - Not yet, thank god. (n/m)
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Not yet, thank god. (n/m)
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ztunerz
on August 29, 2013 at 7:09 PM
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Have you observed this issue Harry? (n/m)
posted by ZXoltan
on August 29, 2013 at 04:13 PM
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Anyone here experience Sport 550 failure?
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aliaZ
19:13:00 08/28/13
Does it have an "off-the-shelf" Garrett variant?
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LJZTT
19:38:58 08/28/13
Its the Garrett 2854 turbo
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ZXoltan
20:05:13 08/28/13
same here, I was thinking 550bb or whatever turbo is used
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LJZTT
07:29:03 08/29/13
Did Greg indicate a common mode of failure among them? (n/m)
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ZXoltan
20:07:58 08/28/13
no, but the failed ones I have seen are all leaking oil
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aliaZ
21:20:20 08/28/13
Bearing failure, but also lots people without issues. (n/m)
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Greg D. (Specialty-Z)
20:11:00 08/29/13
I know of at least one that failed due to.....
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Greg D. (Specialty-Z)
20:47:02 08/29/13
I believe my 530's are doing the same thing..
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Stanky
01:44:54 08/29/13
They share the same housing design --- Hmmm...
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ZXoltan
08:58:27 08/29/13
With all the breather mods available today, it seems that
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MixManMash
09:10:29 08/29/13
Unless you dont have/ dont want bigger pipes ;-) (n/m)
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ZXoltan
09:14:50 08/29/13
if you have same breather mods on a 530 car , it will spool
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ztunerz
14:51:26 08/29/13
Not from what I have seen. Marginal difference. (n/m)
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MixManMash
15:15:09 08/29/13
Off topic but how do you like your iridium plugs?
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ChaseGrayTT
17:54:38 08/29/13
Had them for about 5000 miles. Like them. Work well. (n/m)
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MixManMash
21:35:21 08/29/13
I have lots of data that shows differently......
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Greg D. (Specialty-Z)
20:07:48 08/29/13
Berry interesting. I have a e85 question for you that I will
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ztunerz
21:02:52 08/29/13
Do you have any partial throttle dyno charts?
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michaell32 (FL)
21:09:40 08/29/13
if i didn't already have jwt550bb turbos, i would get the
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vulcanrush
09:14:33 08/29/13
I think you should buy the GTX and give me the old, worn out
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ZXoltan
16:14:18 08/29/13
I think he should put his turbo kit on the g35 first :) (n/m)
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ztunerz
19:10:52 08/29/13
I have :-(
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Cutting Z Edge
03:32:57 08/29/13
Disheartening, I have these sitting in my motor now.
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Jkova300z
06:28:19 08/29/13
Not sure. I do drive my car hard though.
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Cutting Z Edge
10:02:02 08/29/13
Could just the clocking a BB turbo cause oil to leak?
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Jkova300z
12:27:44 08/29/13
The oil leak didn't bother me much.
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Cutting Z Edge
12:51:32 08/29/13
Did you blow smoke at the three month point out the exhaust?
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Jkova300z
17:16:59 08/29/13
Just oil accumulating.
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Cutting Z Edge
20:24:50 08/29/13
Ok.These had proper oil lines and proper draining returns?
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Jkova300z
20:46:25 08/29/13
no (n/m)
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ztunerz
14:50:01 08/29/13
Have you observed this issue Harry? (n/m)
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ZXoltan
16:13:28 08/29/13
Not yet, thank god. (n/m) -
ztunerz
19:09:49 08/29/13
Glad you posted this (n/m)
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OverZealous (CT)
14:43:33 08/29/13
I do not hear of turbo failure that often with BB turbos ...
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Greg D. (Specialty-Z)
20:18:48 08/29/13
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