Ryan.G Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Well Put my Gt4088 turbo up for sale today and waiting to do for something faster spooling and as my appointment for tonight couldn't make it i thought i would start taking it off. I put good conidition in the ad as no play and looked good from both ends. So decided to just take the housings off just to make sure it was perfect and came across a surprise Now as said in the ad no antilag or anything ignition retarded related has been run through this turbo. Only been on for 5 monthes and not even seen i exspect a 1000 miles. Apon closer inspection it looks as if the DAMN xs-power manifold was not cleaned out properyl with a carbide cutter and some of the crap welds have came loose and gone through the turbo. So even tho people have had great results with them and no cracking make sure you get the peice of crap cleaned out for any sh&t welds. Just glad i did checked as looked fine with housing on and would not want someone to have it. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Jesus! Good job you checked though, most people wouldnt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Sh*t, not good Looks exactly like Jamie's one after it let go. No wonder it wasn't performing as well as the others you'd been mapping... Think I might take mine off (when there's time!) and check it's not gone the same route... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 If people insist on using these manifolds the only real way of cleaning them internally is by extrude honing them, which is time consuming and expensive. i guess an internal argon purge is outside XS-Powers welders budget... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 xs-power manifolds rule.............................. stay clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 i guess an internal argon purge is outside XS-Powers welders budget... It appears a lot of things were outside their budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 How much do you want for it now Ryan? (Seriously) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 You just want the exhaust housing jake? £100 alright? or whole thing for £200 Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hang on what was that quote... oh thats right "you pay cheap, you pay twice" Sorry to see that Ryan. Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Looks like all those running XS power manifolds should be looking for different turbo's too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 You just want the exhaust housing jake? £100 alright? or whole thing for £200As much as that? The back housings are only $105 new. Mike B bought a couple of them to experiment with cos they're so cheap. Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 Tbh jake i dont know what its worth make me an offer for the whole thing via pm. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictorch Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Sorry to see that Ryan:( Its not long before i fit exactly the same set up on my car,i think i will get Mark (Phoenix) to check it before it goes on... Whats the new turbo you were going for? Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Make a jet engine out of it, for a laugh... http://www.salvatoreaiello.com/main.shtml#Using%20a%20Turbo%20Charger%20for%20a%20Jet%20Engine Going to do it with the old T70 tubby I have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupra Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Bloody hell fella, I see what you mean. From what you said I thought it was going to look bad, but I wasn't expecting it to be that bad. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Sorry to hear this Ryan, not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 i see a few lads sweating now:sos: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 I tried to clean mine out abit before to get rid of some of the crap out but just didnt have the tooling to get right down the runner and in my business i never have time to do anything so i took the risk and bolted in on. Just look how bad they are coming from xspower http://images.bilgalleri.dk/uploads_alb_large_wm/218819_l.jpg http://images.bilgalleri.dk/uploads_alb_large_wm/218823_l.jpg Pictures taken from another thread recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I have just thought. I dont think jamie was running an XS power manifold, yet the turbo did the same thing. Could it be something else causing it? Maybe the turbo not being strong enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Are the blades getting destroyed by the heat from the exhaust gases? Bear in mind if they are running higher boost and hotter EGT's the blade material may not be up to it. Any high spots in the blades would heat up quicker, and then slowly burn off resulting the above damage... Another possibility is that the flow from the XS power manifold isn't smooth enough and it is focusing the hot air on the back of the blades... Just an early morning thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 Did somebody say Truck turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I have just thought. I dont think jamie was running an XS power manifold, yet the turbo did the same thing. Could it be something else causing it? Maybe the turbo not being strong enough? Was thinking this last night, but I'm not actually sure that he wasn't using an XS manifold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Did somebody say Truck turbo Has your cover got DAF on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 That's nasty and some serious wear/damage. Was it somehow still in balance though? If a bigass turbo like that goes out of balance it'll burn oil like a 2 stroke You should have nicked Wez's -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Does anyone know what typical Diesel EGTs are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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