Subject	You heard wrong >>>
Posted by	Bernowt on March 01, 2002 at 6:42 PM
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In Reply To	I've heard DPs & TPs contribute to premature seal failure. posted by teahead on March 01, 2002 at 06:07 PM
Message	One of the most common causes of turbo failure on FD's is clogged precats. Most FD owners install a downpipe just as a safety measure even without modding the car. Smoke at startup is perfectly normal on a car w/o cats.
Follow Ups	what's the avg. lifespan of stock turbos - Spidey 17:28:25 03/01/02 Mine lasted 125k (n/m) - ThaTwinTurbozZ 17:31:48 03/01/02 101K on mine and still going strong >>> - SpdDemon13 (Baltimore) 17:46:52 03/01/02 I've heard DPs & TPs contribute to premature seal failure. - teahead 18:07:14 03/01/02 Re: I've heard DPs & TPs contribute to premature seal failur - Seb 18:24:56 03/01/02 Also less back pressure for the turbos to work against. - Spongerider 18:31:24 03/01/02 Your car probably smokes because it doesn't have cats... - Brad (JSpecZ32) 18:35:57 03/01/02 You heard wrong >>> - Bernowt 18:42:54 03/01/02 I agree except for the smoke on start up. - Spongerider 18:53:43 03/01/02 that is complete crap - Diamond Don 18:59:51 03/01/02 I've been running sans cats for 2yrs - no smoke.. - Dave (CA) 21:38:20 03/01/02 143K on my 90 stg IV+, just had one go out..had been smoking - speedr300z 18:34:01 03/01/02 155k on my 90 Stage ~Vish, still going strong (n/m) - Dave 90TT 19:05:24 03/01/02 Re: what's the avg. lifespan of stock turbos - smooth 20:31:13 03/01/02 75k on first set. 70k+ on second set. Time for upgrade... (n/m) - TTony 20:31:50 03/01/02 well my stage 3 91 TT has 140,000>> - wild300 20:50:03 03/01/02 Re: what's the avg. lifespan of stock turbos - Spidey 00:27:42 03/02/02
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