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Hi people out there,

I was just wondering if anyone knows how hot their turbo's get. I know that this is a "how long is a peice of string" question but I am interested to know if anyone has gone for a drive or race perhaps and whacked a laser thermometer on their turbo just to see how hot it gets. Perhaps someone has read this info some where. If you have, then please tell...

Your tubo size and engine will make a difference in heat as smaller turbos run hotter, etc. Obviously, there would be an operating range depending on how hard you drive, etc. From what I understand the operating temp could be anywhere from 100 deg c to 1000 deg c! Anyone know?

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lol are you having fun posting this on every single forum, saw it on boostcruising ust before, now here :P

Oops... Busted. :Oops:

:)

Yeah, bit of a forum hussy.

I had a tiny leak at my dump flange and needed to know how hot it get so I can get the right stuff. Looks like I won't need it anymore anyway as I found some loose screws... Still interesting to know though...

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wow, you must be fast to jump out, pop the bonnet and look.

i've seen mine red but only on a dyno

i find it stays red for at least around 30 seconds and glows for a minute or so..

and yes i am usually quick, and when i have seen it i have been on a road in the middle of nowhere so no cars and is safe stop anywhere whenever :rofl:

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Could be you're right. Damn hot anyway.

Means your trying hard enough :cheers:

btw a bit off topic but i wanted to ask you,

after u fitted the hicas lock bar, was there a difference in the weight of steering at any speed??

i ask this because im quite sure the steering weight varies depending on speed, and figure it might get stuffed up by locking the hicas..

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Take a look in the tutorial , but the quick answer is yes it can get hard at low speed (40) due to the system being electrically variably loaded, according to speed. This is common but dissapears with extra caster.

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I've had glowing turbo on stock r32 after hard mountain work.. I think its just a combination of having no dump pipe to dissipate the heat better, and the fact that the R32 turbo is pretty small. Could also be related to clogged water lines, but need to investigate this further.

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