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Hey guys so i finally installed my new highflow! drove around probably 20kms-30kms , it was great.. the power is unbelieviable pulls like crazy!! but then suddenly it siezed up! so i had to drive home checked it nothing looked wrong . Now could this be due to starvation from the oil? not much oil is coming in to the turbo? Is there a procedure we have to do before we install back in the turbo?

Thanks..

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What sort of hi-flow?

If it was bush bearing, i do believe you cant just bolt on as the stock lines do not slow enough.

Similar to the Slide hi-flows that were being done, that required the oil line or something to be enlarged.

You didnt get enlarged lines or informed to put larger lines on there to start?

Or perhaps they are not needed... but then if others need enlargement i cant see how any other would be different regardless of warranty because its still a head fk to pull a turbo on/off labour wise

Interesting....

recently had head work done, and ended up with a cracked head.

while in diagnosis mode there was too much oil going into the Slide bush bearing highflow, due to tomei restrictors in the head

whilst that was fixed and the correct flow was managed (get a good tuner buddy! BoostWerx for the win) oil was still being burnt

new head was reflowed and ported etc with my stuff moved into it

retuned on dyno, with turbo copping a beating for 3yrs, for 226rwkw

bush bearing turbos arnt that bad. for $600 + a dead turbo its a great deal!

MUST ensure correct oil flow, but even with too little / too much you've got a window of opportunity to fix the issue before all hell breaks loose

good luck with the new oil lines

Ive always done atleast 100k's before i put the foot down to run it in. Bush bearing hiflows are crap though in all honesty.

get a garrett bb item now

BAHAHA its a known fact that bush bearing are far more hardy than BB.... dont post crap.

BAHAHA its a known fact that bush bearing are far more hardy than BB.... dont post crap.

Don't let sydneykid catch you saying that :thumbsup:

he had a massive rant in slides thread plugging GCG lol.

Will they autopsy the turbo when its out?

BAHAHA its a known fact that bush bearing are far more hardy than BB.... dont post crap.

Ah now now Trent :P

You know as long as lower shaft speeds and oil pressure is observed then they are OK.

Soon as you go above things (or below) then things start to fail.

Same can indeed be said for ball bearing turbo's, infact BB items are overall more sensitive... fact remains though that anything can be killed. :thumbsup:

On a side note, when are you going to attend a damn cruise?

This is basically what that was:

25-11-06_1316.jpg

The high flowed turbo was fitted with stock oil line and bolted up with a stock oil feed screw. (on right) We did not carry out this installation.

Problem was on the standard oil restriction valve. The Turbo siezed up, without blowing smoke. It needs to have as much oil as possible to flow. Braided oil feed line is required to make this work.

All internal bearing components used in this high flow are original Garrett

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Ah now now Trent :)

You know as long as lower shaft speeds and oil pressure is observed then they are OK.

Soon as you go above things (or below) then things start to fail.

Same can indeed be said for ball bearing turbo's, infact BB items are overall more sensitive... fact remains though that anything can be killed. :D

On a side note, when are you going to attend a damn cruise?

soon :) we are revising the DA car into a neat streeter, same running gear but without the big kit, wing etc.... hope to have it completed in about a month.

so do require new oil lines or larger internal banjo bolts for bush bearing turbos??

since ive got one coming from hypergear too..lol

and i was planing on using the stock lines..but new gaskets.. :(

i found out coz it bush/sleeve bearing turbo core..

u cant use the stock lines or banjo bolts..

it requires more oil than bb turbos...

u got get a new braided line with new fittings

dash 4 is size u need..

i got mine made up 2day for 80bucks with speedflow fittings..

which was done by GoGear in Perth...

no im just waiting on the turbo :D

i found out coz it bush/sleeve bearing turbo core..

u cant use the stock lines or banjo bolts..

it requires more oil than bb turbos...

u got get a new braided line with new fittings

dash 4 is size u need..

i got mine made up 2day for 80bucks with speedflow fittings..

which was done by GoGear in Perth...

now im just waiting on the turbo :D

This is basically what that was:

25-11-06_1316.jpg

The high flowed turbo was fitted with stock oil line and bolted up with a stock oil feed screw. (on right) We did not carry out this installation.

Problem was on the standard oil restriction valve. The Turbo siezed up, without blowing smoke. It needs to have as much oil as possible to flow. Braided oil feed line is required to make this work.

All internal bearing components used in this high flow are original Garrett

what bolt is that on the left?

is that the one uz fitted to Geraus car??

whats the required inside diameter of the banjo bolt or fittings??

coz my speedflow fitting are the same size internal diameter as the one on the RIGHT(stock)..

but without the restriction in the bolt...

what bolt is that on the left?

is that the one uz fitted to Geraus car??

whats the required inside diameter of the banjo bolt or fittings??

coz my speedflow fitting are the same size internal diameter as the one on the RIGHT(stock)..

but without the restriction in the bolt...

that will be fine, the restrictor on the stock fitting is about 1-2mm and the speedflow one is about 4mm from memory.

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