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Old 10-20-2007, 01:29 AM
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Anyone use Aircraft turbos yet?

I was thinking since one can get garret aircraft turbos for not that much at surplus how well would them work in a thirdgen??

anyone do this one yet?
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Old 10-20-2007, 08:53 AM
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Re: Anyone use Aircraft turbos yet?

more info on them would help out.
What model garrets are they?
wheel size, A/R, etc..
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Re: Anyone use Aircraft turbos yet?

Giving more specs is the only way to get real info.

Looking at the pics, the turbine is giant compared to the compressor and I wouldn't even think about puting one on a car engine.
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Re: Anyone use Aircraft turbos yet?

you wouldnt have much luck running those on an automotive engine I reckon. As an aircraft mechanic I can tell you these turbos are way to big for your sbc. There used to running on engines about 540 cubic inches and better, and they provide about 2psi of boost to these engines, just eneough to make the engine behave as tho it were at sea level when its at 10,000 feet.
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Re: Anyone use Aircraft turbos yet?

the hot side is much larger than the cold side and in auto turbos the cold side is usually bigger than the hot side.
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Re: Anyone use Aircraft turbos yet?

Even though aircraft engines may have big cubes, they usually spin low rpms (under 3000 rpms). There are different sized engines too - 540 cid, 360, 320, etc...

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