Turbonetics Turbo question
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Originally Posted by Mightygnu
Originally Posted by Smokincivics
yea but i dont plan to go crazy and do other crap and personaly i dont beat on my car would that make a dfference
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The problem with going through 3 turbo's though is not a specific turbonetics flaw. That's with all the turbo kits on the market. The tC likes to wear out the oil seals in the turbine after say.....1 1/2 to 2 years of use. My club member has a Dezod kit for example. He has the upgraded turbine on his. He has been boosted for about 4 - 5 months and now his turbo kit is giving a hint of smoke coming from under the hood when he comes to a stop (oil seals on the turbo I presume).
So, to the OP, if you want to go turbo, you need to be aware of this innate ability of the tC to blow turbo seals after some hard or not so hard use. There is not one kit out there that is Anti-seal blowing. And they will tell you up and down that it's the way the oil feed and return lines are that causing the blown seals, but that's not true. My boy's Dezod oil setup is picture perfect.
PS....Don't you just love that pic Schuller? I stopped her and was like can I get you to pose by the car real quick. Then she bent over and stuck it out....yum..
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isnt the seal issue due to the high oil pressure in the tC? I am going to put a restrictor in the line to the turbo and monitor it with a gauge to make sure its at a safe level.
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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
^^oil pressure is real high, so I believe the issues are due to that.
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^^oil pressure is real high, so I believe the issues are due to that.
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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
The problem with going through 3 turbo's though is not a specific turbonetics flaw. That's with all the turbo kits on the market. The tC likes to wear out the oil seals in the turbine after say.....1 1/2 to 2 years of use. My club member has a Dezod kit for example. He has the upgraded turbine on his. He has been boosted for about 4 - 5 months and now his turbo kit is giving a hint of smoke coming from under the hood when he comes to a stop (oil seals on the turbo I presume).
So, to the OP, if you want to go turbo, you need to be aware of this innate ability of the tC to blow turbo seals after some hard or not so hard use. There is not one kit out there that is Anti-seal blowing. And they will tell you up and down that it's the way the oil feed and return lines are that causing the blown seals, but that's not true. My boy's Dezod oil setup is picture perfect.
So, to the OP, if you want to go turbo, you need to be aware of this innate ability of the tC to blow turbo seals after some hard or not so hard use. There is not one kit out there that is Anti-seal blowing. And they will tell you up and down that it's the way the oil feed and return lines are that causing the blown seals, but that's not true. My boy's Dezod oil setup is picture perfect.
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Originally Posted by Smokincivics
Yea i heard about the zpi watercooled kit i am also considering it who has one
Here are your options:
Dezod
TurboToyota's
Turbonetics
Treadstone
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for a great deal! 
Greddy
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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
Originally Posted by Smokincivics
yea i know that sucks they supposally stole $$$$$$$$
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