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On Jun 13, 2006, at 10:13 PM, John Slade wrote:
Joe, Buly
I think the bottom line on my "escapades" is that the stock turbo just isn't up to the task. So far I have about 25 hours on my T04 Turbonetics + external wastegate setup with zero problems. The engine is purring very smoothly these days. Just a matter of using the right tools for the job.
John
Just came from the hangar. Managed to convert the engine to NA in 3 hours. Didn't run it since it was almost 11PM and I was missing one plug for the cooling port for the turbo.
While doing it, I opened up John's old stock turbo that he imported from NZ. Many of the turbine blades were missing chunks.
That convinced me that it was the right thing to do. At the moment I'm not up-to spending another 2G's for a T4 turbo after I just spent $2,400 for a prop. Hope I'm able to spin the prop to the static RPM needed? The good part is I can convert it to a 2 blade fast :)
Buly
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