crewchiefpro
Hard-core CEG'er
Decided it was time to check out the power levels, right about the time it was starting to make power the oil seal in the turbo let loose. Turbo is shot. I knew it was a matter of time before the turbo died so I had ordered a replacement last month. To busy to put it in, now I somehow have the time.... Weird how that works.
Before it died it made over 400 lbs of torque at only 3980 RPM. After that it filled the building with smoke. Oil was everywhere, all inside the intake and exhaust. It picked a bad time to dismantle itself. The amount of torque is what makes this car so fun, and challenging to drive. After I replace the plugs, O2 sensors, turbo, and MAF I will check to make sure the cat converter isn't ruined.
New turbo is water cooled and ball bearings, not a huge benefit but will make reliability less of a concern. Once that is done I will have it back to the dyno.
Dyno operator told me the turbo was too small, but it makes for a great street engine.
Before it died it made over 400 lbs of torque at only 3980 RPM. After that it filled the building with smoke. Oil was everywhere, all inside the intake and exhaust. It picked a bad time to dismantle itself. The amount of torque is what makes this car so fun, and challenging to drive. After I replace the plugs, O2 sensors, turbo, and MAF I will check to make sure the cat converter isn't ruined.
New turbo is water cooled and ball bearings, not a huge benefit but will make reliability less of a concern. Once that is done I will have it back to the dyno.
Dyno operator told me the turbo was too small, but it makes for a great street engine.
. Thankfully it was just the oil seals. A truly dismantled turbo will destroy everything in it's path despite the engine being forged or not. What was the replacement? I imagine you stuck with the hybrid T3/T4 that came with the nautilus kit?
