White hot Turbo housing
11-11-2007, 08:59 AM
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White hot Turbo housing
Anyone got those pics of the extremely hot turbo that has gone almost translucent?
11-11-2007, 09:51 AM
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Do you mean this one??
11-11-2007, 09:56 AM
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11-11-2007, 10:38 AM
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I wonder at what point EGT sensors melt?
11-11-2007, 11:18 AM
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I wonder at what point EGT sensors melt?
normally they are type k thermocouple, so start loosing there linear output at about 1100-1200 degrees and melt about 1400 degrees i think
11-11-2007, 01:15 PM
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I wonder at what point EGT sensors melt?
normally they are type k thermocouple, so start loosing there linear output at about 1100-1200 degrees and melt about 1400 degrees i think
I wonder at what point turbine housings melt?
11-11-2007, 01:20 PM
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Take a hammer to it at that temperature and get yourself a forged turbine housing
11-11-2007, 04:09 PM
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Had mine looking a little like that the other day after a very good time behind the wheel.
11-11-2007, 04:14 PM
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Do you mean this one??
Ah cheers, I was thinking of a different one where you could see the blades almost but that's the sort of thing
11-11-2007, 04:16 PM
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Bizarly enough i have a strange notion to touch that
11-11-2007, 04:36 PM
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why paint it purple?
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Not white but it still looks great
11-11-2007, 05:35 PM
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Not white but it still looks great
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11-11-2007, 05:41 PM
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Im sure Karl told me at one point he had a turbo go seethru so u could see the blades
11-11-2007, 06:00 PM
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you know what,i have never looked under my bonnet at my hot turbo since i had my series two years ago.gonna be a good few years more the way im going
11-11-2007, 06:17 PM
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I wish I had something on my car that would go RED hot like that
11-11-2007, 06:19 PM
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I wish I had something on my car that would go RED hot like that
drive with your foot on the brake mate.then check the discs
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Im sure Karl told me at one point he had a turbo go seethru so u could see the blades
Seen that before too on a stg1 2wd sapph, freaky
12-11-2007, 11:23 AM
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12-11-2007, 11:36 AM
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Has that had to much lsd as it gone hippyfied purple ?
Would go well in TFTF 2 to match the colured flames
12-11-2007, 12:45 PM
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there's a turbo technics pic of one of their twin turbo engines with 2 glowing turbo's
12-11-2007, 12:51 PM
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