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    LOOK at this.. fins on turbo chipped










    Okay so can I safely continue to drive around with this turbo? ..For all I know it's been like this for the past 15k miles..

    What does it appear happened to the fins? I wouldn't imagine anything foreign could get past the cone filter..so obviously something did and it was tough enough to cause this. The shaft play on the turbo feels VERY minimal..so does this mean I can continue to run it until that day comes and it seizes? Will it eventually go out of balance and break beyond repair? Do I have to send it off to be rebuilt or can I hunt down a vj-11 center section and produce the same 10psi? If I were to install a center section from a vj-11 would I have to get it balanced?? So many questions...sorry. Anyone know of a reputable turbo rebuilder? haha
    Last edited by cis2711; 05-20-2010, 08:50 PM.
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    #2
    wow i wouldnt run that anymore, find something to hyrbid it up with, you dont want anything more shooting into the motor.....
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      #3
      You know I know you are right...I just don't want to mentally admit it. I've discovered so much I have to fix on this heap in the past week that it disgusts me. I don't even want to look at the car right now I'm so stressed about all this I had no clue about. I thought I was driving a very functional car around..quite the contrary.
      Last edited by cis2711; 05-20-2010, 10:56 PM.

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        #4
        Looks like someone drove around with a filter. If it's not touching the housing you can still drive around like that but the efficiency suffers.

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          #5
          well i mean itll go into the fmic first, but itll only filter so much... its just looking good.....
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            #6
            Vj11 center will work fine. Its pretty much a USDM vj20. I sold a center section to bcowie and he bolted all his vj20 stuff to it and it works perfect
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              #7
              Originally posted by Lex View Post
              Looks like someone drove around with a filter. If it's not touching the housing you can still drive around like that but the efficiency suffers.
              I dunno, I drove open turbo on my GT for three or four months and never damaged the fins on the compressor wheel...

              (not saying this is a good idea)
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                #8
                maybe something fell out of the vaf?

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                  #9
                  Definitely looks as though something got in there besides just dirt. I've seen compressor wheels get gnarled up from being run open without a filter, but never that bad... A stone maybe?
                  Last edited by jinx; 05-23-2010, 11:43 AM.


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                    #10
                    ouch! thats just what happend to my old motor never found out how tho. ya i wouldn run it like that.
                    Anyone knows what 9K rpm feels like? I do



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                      #11
                      Stupid spammer


                      Flyrtle 6.0 Dynojet @ 15psi on BP26 ECU 229.31 whp / 229.95 ft-lb
                      HPLogic Mustang Dyno @ 15psi on MS1 v3 226 whp / 195 ft-lb [HD Video]
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                        #12
                        If you dont have a replacement..... file the edges of the fins in a knife edge fashion
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