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| Thread ID: 74897 | 2006-12-09 06:55:00 | do i need a turbo timer on my 95 twin turbo legacy? | tahstar (11595) | PC World Chat |
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| 505406 | 2006-12-25 20:44:00 | nice to see a "normal" version of them joe. seen a few used in race cars exspecially in dry sump cars :) | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 505407 | 2006-12-25 21:35:00 | Would 160cc of hot oil in a hot engine last more than 2 seconds? Maybe more a "feel-good" thing perhaps? | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 505408 | 2006-12-27 02:11:00 | Would 160cc of hot oil in a hot engine last more than 2 seconds? Maybe more a "feel-good" thing perhaps? I looked a little closer at the neighbor's set-up . :dogeye: He has a check valve in the original supply line to the turbo, and tapped into the line between it and the turbo . That way he is only charging the turbo at shut-off . . . not the whole rest of the car . With a cool engine, the 160cc's last for about 20 seconds . . . hot a little less . . . but it all helps . BTW: He (and I) advocate ONLY using a vegetable-based lube oil for engines with turbos and power demands . We agree with Castrol GTX ( . castrol . com/castrol/castrolhomepage . do?categoryId=3240" target="_blank">www . castrol . com) - or Valvoline ( . valvoline . com/pages/products/product_detail . asp?product=50" target="_blank">www . valvoline . com), 10/40 for winter, and 20/50 for summer . We wish we could afford to use Castor-R* . . . true castor bean oil . . . but changing the oil after every time you use an engine gets expensive . If you get it hot and then let it cool, it congeals into a thick jelly . . . . it actually cooks! But there's nothing like true beans to keep an engine oiled . (See asterisk'd footnote) Now, Castrol has come out with a saviour oil for engines with flat lifters . . not roller-types: New on our horizon is Castrol GTX-Magnatec ( . halfords . com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_19" target="_blank">www . halfords . com 1630_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varien t__categoryId_53252_crumb_33958_parentcategoryrn_5 3252) . . . and it appears to be making it's way West toward the US . . . at least it will be welcome in California for cars older than 5 years . Without that here yet, we are switching over to Delo-400 by Chevron ( . chevron . com/products/prodserv/nafl/trucking/content/prodspecs . shtm" target="_blank">www . chevron . com) and Rotella by Shell . ( . shell . com/home/Framework?siteId=rotella-en&FC2=/rotella-en/html/iwgen/leftnavs/zzz_lhn1_0_0 . html&FC3=/rotella-en/html/iwgen/welcome . html" target="_blank">www . shell . com) Some vehicles insist upon using 5W/30 oils . . and you must stick to that recommendation . The engine is ported/metered for the viscosity factor and heavier oils will damage the internals . At NO time do real mechanics recommend any paraffin-based oils or Pennsylvania crude-types . Read these names here: Pennzoil ( . pennzoil . com/), Quaker State (http://www . quakerstate . com/" target="_blank">www . pennzoil . com/), Quaker State (http:), Veedol ( . hinduonnet . com/businessline/2001/08/22/stories/022218vd . htm" target="_blank">www . hinduonnet . com), Kendal GT ( . kendallgt1promos . com/), Royal Triton (the ONLY good use for that urine is here: http://www . draglist . com/stories/SOD%20Jan%202001/SOD-013001 . htm" target="_blank">www . kendallgt1promos . com/), Royal Triton (the ONLY good use for that urine is here: http:) or their cousins . They are just really forms of melted wax and aren't up to protecting things like camshafts/lifters or helping with keeping ring chatter to a minimum . Modern engines use very thin rings and they like to chatter if the oil is not made to have long co-polymer chains . You can actually lubricate the crankshaft with milk, honey, Chanel #5 ( . perfume-love . com/Perfume-Product . asp?PID=2758&CID=4223&spage=5" target="_blank">www . perfume-love . com) or donkey urine . . . it isn't too concerned . . . but the camshaft/lifters, rings and cylinder walls need something better . The reason for the change in heart from Castrol GTX, is because California has mandated that there will be no more secret ingredients in engine oils . . . at least those that the stae conjurs the thought they MIGHT be hazardous to drink by a 3 toed red-nosed leaping tree frog . OK . . that means they have taken out some of the slippery stuff and there's been a rash of internal engine problems lately since about July 1st, this past year . . . . sticky lifters, premature camshaft wear . . even to roller cams/lifters . The legislative zealots have not messed with the diesel lube oils yet . They got their noses severly whacked a few years ago when they decided to add alcohol to the D#1 and D#2 diesel fuel . It ruined so many injectors and pumps . . . . . . . . . . . especially the Roosa-Master-type pumps that they paid off the lawsuits and quit offering fuel advice to the petrochemists . Now they're messing with the lube oils . Let's see where this series of lawsuits ends . I added a whole bunch of links here . . . I had nothing to do today . . . :rolleyes: * "While it is difficult to define where Castrol R grades would be preferable to the use of one of the Castrol Synthetic or fortified mineral oils, for racing and high speed rallying Castrol R does provide close to the ultimate in lubrication . If high performance, coupled with reliability, is the aim, then the extremely high film strength of Castrol R will provide a valuable `margin of safety’ at ultra-high engine speeds and temperatures . The use of Castrol R grades usually results in a distinct and very pleasant exhaust odor" |
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