Just searched for 45 minutes, HT and Google!
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Just searched for 45 minutes, HT and Google!
Hate if you will. But I need to know how to measure my turbo. Got it from a bro and he too did not know what size it is. Sorry for such a "simple" question, but I DID search. replys appreciated 
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Re: Just searched for 45 minutes, HT and Google! (DeuelOrDie)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DeuelOrDie »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah, thats what I'd like to know. Is there not a way just to measure it? </TD></TR></TABLE>
HaHa! So which is it? Yes, you can measure it, but you'll have to take it apart and micro each wheel, at the inducer, at the exducer, etc etc. It's easier to just post a picture.
*usually* the A/R should be stamped on the outside of your turbine housing.
0.50, 0.48, etc etc. Is it a Garrett turbo, or Garrett based turbo? There are a ton of places you can search for more info on Garretts. Mitsubishi based turbos have some publications, but they're tricky to read. IHI is a crapshoot, unless it came off a popular Import vehicle.
Like I said, pictures.
</TD></TR></TABLE>HaHa! So which is it? Yes, you can measure it, but you'll have to take it apart and micro each wheel, at the inducer, at the exducer, etc etc. It's easier to just post a picture.
*usually* the A/R should be stamped on the outside of your turbine housing.
0.50, 0.48, etc etc. Is it a Garrett turbo, or Garrett based turbo? There are a ton of places you can search for more info on Garretts. Mitsubishi based turbos have some publications, but they're tricky to read. IHI is a crapshoot, unless it came off a popular Import vehicle. Like I said, pictures.
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Re: Just searched for 45 minutes, HT and Google! (DeuelOrDie)
Not an exceedingly simple way, but you can measure a/r and trim and things like that... (taken from http://www.beesandgoats.com)
compressor trim = (inducer ^2 / exducer^2) x 100
turbine trim = (exducer^2 / inducer^2) x 100
a/r size is area/radius, so you can measure the area of the turbine housing, then divide that by radius to get the a/r. Same for the compressor, though people don't usually talk about the compressor a/r. a/r should be constant at every point in the air path for the turbine and compressor housings so it shouldn't matter where on each you measure.
compressor trim = (inducer ^2 / exducer^2) x 100
turbine trim = (exducer^2 / inducer^2) x 100
a/r size is area/radius, so you can measure the area of the turbine housing, then divide that by radius to get the a/r. Same for the compressor, though people don't usually talk about the compressor a/r. a/r should be constant at every point in the air path for the turbine and compressor housings so it shouldn't matter where on each you measure.
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Re: Just searched for 45 minutes, HT and Google! (DeuelOrDie)
I don't know of any way to measure it. Every turbo i've ever seen has the a/r size stamped into the housing (although sometimes the location varies) so just give your snail a good visual look-over and see what you can find.
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