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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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Blown Turbo

he guys, need some real fast post, my friend just blew his turbo in his gsx, and wants to know if he can drive it without any big problems for a temp, til he gets a new one next week


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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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www.dsmtuners.com They prolly do it no one here would condone it
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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"my friend just blew his turbo " What does that mean?
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:14 PM
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What exactly is broken?
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:15 PM
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well on my 95 talon tsi i had a blown turbo and drove it for about a week and nothing else happened to my car
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:18 PM
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what is a blown turbo?
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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As long as no metal shards are ingested (not too likely), he will be ok.
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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thats what, my other friend said.... i thought so thanks
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 06:29 PM
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Your just making a 7.8:1 compression engine work a a little bit harder. I would not recommend sustatined highway speeds. As sometimes a blown turbo will result in the oil passages becoming siezed and will create a oil block in part of your oil system. Best of luck!
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 06:32 PM
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Originally posted by Joe's_EVO8
Your just making a 7.8:1 compression engine work a a little bit harder. I would not recommend sustatined highway speeds. As sometimes a blown turbo will result in the oil passages becoming siezed and will create a oil block in part of your oil system. Best of luck!
You mean 8.8 right?

edit: nevermind, I'm an idiot.

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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 06:35 PM
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Originally posted by bluevilevo8


You mean 8.8 right?
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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Originally posted by MP5


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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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Re: Blown Turbo

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he guys, need some real fast post, my friend just blew his turbo in his gsx , and wants to know if he can drive it without any big problems for a temp, til he gets a new one next week


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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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Re: Re: Blown Turbo

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Ah. Please forgive my stupidity.
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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90-94 had 7.8:1 compression ratio, 95-99 had 8.5:1 compression ratio. 8.8:1 would be our Evo's.
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