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blackrosenova400
10-02-2009, 02:11 PM
I have to get going to wor. if you'll be at the dyno day we can chat tomorrow.
I completely agree with what you said on that one but my other turbos have been fine. and I just got off the phone with pte and explained my whole setup and the guy said I shouldn't need a restrictor and actually recommened against using one for an scm61
Well I dont think ill buy a Pte turbo ever, that guy doenst know what hes talkin about.
If you were to calculate flow and compare it to how much flow a 14b receives that is already restricted (which is a journal bearing too btw), you would find you are flowing about 10.33 times more oil with a 4AN line feeding your turbo than a 14b would receive. Do you really think that center section can handle that much oil?
4seasons69
10-02-2009, 02:22 PM
Well I dont think ill buy a Pte turbo ever, that guy doenst know what hes talkin about.
If you were to calculate flow and compare it to how much flow a 14b receives that is already restricted (which is a journal bearing too btw), you would find you are flowing about 10.33 times more oil with a 4AN line feeding your turbo than a 14b would receive. Do you really think that center section can handle that much oil?
you're right the company that manufactured the turbo doesn't know what they are talking about when it comes to their product
blackrosenova400
10-02-2009, 02:24 PM
you're right the company that manufactured the turbo doesn't know what they are talking about when it comes to their product
They didn't manufacture the center section. Its a Garrett center section like I said.
Look im only trying to help.
4seasons69
10-02-2009, 02:25 PM
I know your trying to help and I appreciate that but either way I think they know their product good enough
4seasons69
10-02-2009, 02:27 PM
alrighty no need to argue over something dumb like this. thanks for the help everyone!!!! I think i've got it figured out
95talonracer
10-02-2009, 04:14 PM
Well I dont think ill buy a Pte turbo ever, that guy doenst know what hes talkin about.
If you were to calculate flow and compare it to how much flow a 14b receives that is already restricted (which is a journal bearing too btw), you would find you are flowing about 10.33 times more oil with a 4AN line feeding your turbo than a 14b would receive. Do you really think that center section can handle that much oil?
I think PTE has much more knowlege then most of us on this board. They service guy is really nice and why the hell would he tell a customer that has one of their products to do something that is going to fuck up their turbo and make them (pte) look bad? I think not. I guarantee that if he were to buy that exact turbo new from PTE that there would be no issue with any oil leak or smoke anywhere! Im pretty sure PTE is a pretty good turbo given the number of people running them with good numbers to show for with no problem. You get what you pay for with turbos I guess. I have found this out the hard way as well. 4seasons69 I would just ask for your miney back or send it strait to PTE nad they will be very fair with you and dont even go to Diesel components. You might as well send it to the ones that make the dam thing if that makes since at all.
you're right the company that manufactured the turbo doesn't know what they are talking about when it comes to their product
Ha ya that makes since.
alrighty no need to argue over something dumb like this. thanks for the help everyone!!!! I think i've got it figured outPM me if you have any questions regarding your issue since I went through the exact same thing with my scm61 and delt with the service guy at PTE. Make sure that if you send in your turbo to them that it isnt a mutt turbo with a bunch of random parts thrown together and has ALL PTE parts on it or they may not treat you as nice.
4seasons69
10-05-2009, 11:47 AM
well I figured I'd just throw this in here for the fun of it. I talked to pte, fp, bullseye power, and turbonetics and all of them said I should not need a restrictor in my journal bearing turbo and would recommend against using one. (i'm still waiting to hear back from blouch and I could find any good contact info to contact garret)
on another note julian tried to tell me that my bep v-trim didn't burn oil because there was a built in restrictor. when I called bep the guy said there is definitely no built in restrictor.
Matt D.
10-05-2009, 12:22 PM
well I figured I'd just throw this in here for the fun of it. I talked to pte, fp, bullseye power, and turbonetics and all of them said I should not need a restrictor in my journal bearing turbo and would recommend against using one. (i'm still waiting to hear back from blouch and I could find any good contact info to contact garret)
Which is what we've all been saying all along. Well, except for Julian... Ask Mark how his freshly rebuilt turbo is doing.
4seasons69
10-05-2009, 12:24 PM
when you say mark are you talking about tkr?? julian rebuilt his turbo??
Matt D.
10-05-2009, 12:27 PM
when you say mark are you talking about tkr?? julian rebuilt his turbo??
Yes, TKR Mark. Mark didn't make it to the dyno day because his car didn't even make it around the block without the turbo going bad. He must have forgot to put in a restrictor. http://mnscc.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif
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