mikuni Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 when you say "heavy" are you talking steering or more to do with the increase in unsprung weight? Just heavy steering, turn in on a track is a bit of a mission. Spence said the steering wheel is too big but its a problem somewhere in the suspension/wheel setup I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I want this car muchly. So so sweet! Must be happy to have it back on the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaN Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 looks like it had a speed flow fitting for breakfast and spat it out the exhaust for the turbo to have a taste too. apparently a piece of round metal resembling a ball bearing appeared once the turbo was pulled apart, no idea what's going on there.... some fittings have these in the screw on part. like an elbow joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-e Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 all good boss was just in a shitty mood, usually wouldnt have been an issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 I want this car muchly. So so sweet! Must be happy to have it back on the road! Pretty sure the sound it makes wouldn't put you off either. looks like it had a speed flow fitting for breakfast and spat it out the exhaust for the turbo to have a taste too.some fittings have these in the screw on part. like an elbow joint. yeah i have seen the speedflow fittings with a roll-pin or ball arrangement to make them swivel etc.. But sadly I have not splashed out on any flash fittings on the car.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 interested in youe e-pinions should i grab these and ditch the 6-4 stud adaptors on the rear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 can you not buy thinner shims? are they the common sized (dia) ones like 4age etc run? guess it wouldn't hurt to machine the underside of the shim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Pretty sure they are the same as st185 3sge's (different from the 4age ones though) from memory they come in 3 different thicknesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 ah yeh, pitty as i have a pile of 4age ones here. 2.000mm to 3.300mm, going up @ .050mm, are listed on toyota diy http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_J_1987_T ... _1302.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Wow looks like they come in heaps of different sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I should have a whole lot of 16v 4age shims in various sizes. Will have a check when I go to Hamilton this weekend. If they are there you can have them for xmas edit: fail I just see that they are different to the 4age ones. Guttered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Hey if someone has a 4age one handy to chuck a ruler across that would be great on the off chance that they are the same. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 16v ones are 25mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Shit that was quick I'll have a measure up when I get home. from memory they will be nearer to 20 m mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 By cutting off burrs or even having burrs in the first place will mean that the turbine wheel would be terribly balanced, how long do you expect the turbo to last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Time will tell.. It's cost me a $116 so I'm not too phased.. I believe the total weight removed would be around 1/2 a gram (a lot less than the carbon build-up from a used turbo) and this was removed from all the blades.. Sure I could have left it on there and seen how it went. The other option was to get it fully rebuilt with all new parts which would set me back around $1200. A mate of mine damaged his turbo in the 2009 targa, which he happily finished the event on. And another one from a different mate... This one came a a surprise when he was removing the intake piping and apparently was like this for quite some time.. Having worked on jet engines for a little over 10 years it was standard practice to file turbine blades which showed evidence of tip rub so long as the overall diameter was within limits, sure the RPM is a lot slower compared to a turbo but the percentage of weight removed would still be far greater.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I really dont know anything about turbos, but I guess that as the mass is so low and the moment of inertia is small they wouldnt have too much momentum even though they are doing massive rpm. At any rate surely deburring all edges to maintain an equal loss of material and equal inertia would mean a longer turbo life? You do seem to enjoy destroying turbos though Not a dig at all, but its interesting that you are wiling to try that out when a shop goes to all the bother of balancing them to within tiny amounts, does cost mass money though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 should go pretty sweet with that turbo, nice and responsive you would think. agree shouldnt be a big deal about the exhaust wheel. the ht18 on our truck is pretty wasted, but hasn't destroyed itself. looks like its had a good dose of apex seals thru the turbine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 ha learn something everyday, I always thought they had to be kept at max tolerances or they would self destruct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 yeh so did i, till i seen some damaged ones still working. sure to shorten the life span though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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