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On Jun 14, 2006, at 9:18 AM, Steve Brooks wrote:
Buly,
With your engine, removing the turbo makes sense. You can probably get enough
horsepower with the NA setup.
In my case, with a lower compression turbo engine, I'll have to stick with the
turbo to get enough power.
I have about 42 hours now on my already used stock turbo, with no problems. I
have been nursing it along though, and don't exceed 5-6 lbs of boost on
takeoff, and usually fly at 0-2 lbs of boost max. Sometimes I cruise around
at less power than that to conserve fuel, if I'm just flying around.
I do think that the stock turbo is going to fail, and I have all of the parts
to convert to a T04 turbo, which appears to be the best long term turbo
solution.
As I recall, when Dave had his turbo trouble, he gutted the turbo, and still
used his same exhaust system. Is that what you did, or did you redo your
exhaust ?
Steve Brooks
Hi Steve,
My stock turbo is OK and resting under the bench. I used an old hot section casting and made a 3/16" block-off plate for the back where the compressor was. This will be my muffler/exhaust system. Used the same pipe with the O2 sensor.
Now I'm trying to find some kind of a fresh air duct/hose for the intake. Scat tubing comes to mind, but I know it is prone to inner wall collapse. Any suggestions?
Buly
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