Alaskabuick
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- Joined
- Jul 4, 2004
Hello all,
This is my first post on the board. I am on the v8 board under the same username.
Unfortunatly I am posting due to a major prolem I have just encountered.
I have just recently upgraded to Champion heads, 50 pounders and A pt 52. The set up has about 100 miles on it and 10 passes.
Today at the track I was making a pass and the car stubled so I let out of it. When I got the car back to the pits I heard some noise coming from the turbo inlet side. I took the inlet pipe off and found a piece of the turbo shaft with the nut on it laying in the pipe. I looked in at the impeller and just about fainted! Wasted! The nut and shaft did what you would think they would to to an impeller.
Why did this happen? I ran a te 34 on this car for 30k miles without a issue? The motor is stock block and has 50k on the car total.
Is this a common problem with certian turbos?
I installed new oil lines when I did the upgrade. I am familiar with this cars and have worked on mine for years, but not an expert.
Is this a result of bearing failure? Can it happen that quick?
This does not seem right to me?
The big problem now is not the Turbo but all the metal my motor just inhailed!
Very dissapointing after all the hard work and $$$ that has just went into this car. I just hope the motor is ok..
Looking for some wisdom.
Thank you
Dennis
This is my first post on the board. I am on the v8 board under the same username.
Unfortunatly I am posting due to a major prolem I have just encountered.
I have just recently upgraded to Champion heads, 50 pounders and A pt 52. The set up has about 100 miles on it and 10 passes.
Today at the track I was making a pass and the car stubled so I let out of it. When I got the car back to the pits I heard some noise coming from the turbo inlet side. I took the inlet pipe off and found a piece of the turbo shaft with the nut on it laying in the pipe. I looked in at the impeller and just about fainted! Wasted! The nut and shaft did what you would think they would to to an impeller.
Why did this happen? I ran a te 34 on this car for 30k miles without a issue? The motor is stock block and has 50k on the car total.
Is this a common problem with certian turbos?
I installed new oil lines when I did the upgrade. I am familiar with this cars and have worked on mine for years, but not an expert.
Is this a result of bearing failure? Can it happen that quick?
This does not seem right to me?
The big problem now is not the Turbo but all the metal my motor just inhailed!
Very dissapointing after all the hard work and $$$ that has just went into this car. I just hope the motor is ok..
Looking for some wisdom.
Thank you
Dennis