Bearings
Bearings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOTWx69mghM Hmmm ... Anyone thinking what I'm thinking ?This has probably already been discussed already, but I mean for as small and straight forward as a turbo center section pretty much is Why could this not be feasable for a turbo application ? Granted you would have to run a pump or at the least a tank but how sick would that be ? 
Last edited by 3grst01; Jan 12, 2011 at 05:02 AM.
Yea thats me ..caught me red handed lol
They have coolant cooled turbo center housings The air would probably actually be an advantage over heated oil sitting on the bearing surface baking it where as the only issue I would think is dealing with shaft expansion from heat compared to center housing expansion and might actually be better running with a non cooled center housing due to the expansion rates compared to each other and affecting the air bearings tolerances . Im pretty sure air is used to cool your vehicles entire engine and if automatic tranny, trans as well Unless people run around the track using straight oil through the radiators cores to dissipate generated heat resulting in keeping the coolants temp within engine operating temperature but on the other hand if they actually do that would probably be a new one to me .
Last edited by 3grst01; Jan 13, 2011 at 12:23 AM.
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They have coolant cooled turbo center housings The air would probably actually be an advantage over heated oil sitting on the bearing surface baking it where as the only issue I would think is dealing with shaft expansion from heat compared to center housing expansion and might actually be better running with a non cooled center housing due to the expansion rates compared to each other and affecting the air bearings tolerances . Im pretty sure air is used to cool your vehicles entire engine and if automatic tranny, trans as well Unless people run around the track using straight oil through the radiators cores to dissipate generated heat resulting in keeping the coolants temp within engine operating temperature but on the other hand if they actually do that would probably be a new one to me .
