Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
Ah - yes, turbo was primed as the motor was primed
Tim - learned something new today - thanks for that...wait, I learn something new almost everytime I read RA 
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Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
Wow! Nice find !
Timing is everything - new turbo should be arriving today/tomorrow - can not drop another $1500  ....but maybe I can sell something
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A.J. Johnson Mod Moderator Location: Pendleton OR Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 1,381 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80 |
Brian j Dyer Professional Moderator Location: southern maine Join Date: 05/01/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 381 Rally Car: 04 Rocky Mountain MTB... |
Fixed 
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Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
LMFAO! Seriously - all car guys are worse than any drug dealer out there... As I've said many times, a passion for racing makes an addiction to crack seem like a mild craving for a saltine... Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/2011 04:38PM by vbares. |
Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
Test day at the track a week ago Monday. 1st 20min session seemed quite good - nice low-end torque, peters out at the top end due to the restrictor - but I think will be good on gravel.
I did notice at the end of the session, on my last high rev shift, around 6k rpm, there was a loss of go. It was the last lap, so basically slowed down and brought it into the pits...upon restart after about 40min - took it out on the track and it had no-go above 3-4k rpm...also a nasty metallic bang would occasionally grace our ears while idling in the pits (brought it right in when power went away) - it was so abrupt and loud that we thought it was coming from the transmission...here's what we found... |
Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
bottom line - we found that the oil restrictor was occluded. I believe it to be a particle about the size and shape of a grain of black beauty. There is no way to determine if it came from my oil line, my shop, my suppliers shop, his suppliers shop or the manufacturer...so, SOL for me...
My supplier is helping out and getting a rebuild from Garrett for 25% of the cost of a new turbo - but man! what a kick in the balls !!!!
Lesson learned? Just give that oil line a squirt in a bottle before you consider it good to compete... |
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Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
Black Beauty = sand blast material
Ball Bearings Never Fail  I guess they do when starved of oil 
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Vittorio Bares Godlike Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
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