Garrett Turbo

EL Mariachi asked:


I am so ready and set on installing a full turbo system in my car, but what is required after the installment, so no engine damage will be done. I have heard of things like reprograming my mother board and tune-up? What else is needed?

For side information: I have a
Chevy Cobalt LS 2.2
Manual
Going to install a Garrett alpha turbo kit

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Geovanni asked:


i just have the
Compressor Inlet and Compressor Discharge
the inlet has a A/R .50 and it says Garrett as for the turbo maker
but thats all i know about it….. it has M.24 idk what that is then on the Discharge it has 0.86 then T790
it aslo has a little tag that says GL D237J followed by 14411-29D00 and under that 471024-9………….if you know anything let me know im trying to find out what car this turbo fits in and how much these 2 parts r worth or how much i should sell them for
aholes i came on here so you guys can give me the answers bcus i obviously cant find them therefore you guys can look for them

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Juan asked:


i am debating on whether to get a turbonetics turbo kit for $3500 and it comes with WHP: +100whp

PSI: 8psi

* T3/T04 E-50 Turbonetics Turbo
* Cast-Steel Turbo Manifold
* Turbonetics Heat Shield
* Stainless Steel Mandrel-Bent Downpipe
* Turbonetics Evolution 35mm Wastegate
* Spearco W.A.V.E Front-Mount Intercooler
* Black Chrome Aluminum Intercooler Piping
* (4) Motron 630cc Injectors
* Unichip TRUE Plug n Play EMS
* Turbonetics Raptor Blow Off Valve (BOV)
* K&N Air Filter
* (1) Case TS-1 Synthetic Turbo Oil
* Install Instructions & Wiring Diagrams
* All Necessary Hardware & Fittings
* 1 Yr Warranty

.. or the turbo toyoas turbo that is $4425. and includes Stage 1 Turbo Kit:

300whp + at 8-10psi

Good all around kit for those wanting that little bit more from there daily driver

T3/38 Stainless Steel Equal Length Turbo manifold….Version 2.1

Garrett T3/TO4E Tubocharger 57trim .63ar

3.0″ Stainless Steel Downpipe and S-pipe combo with extra 02 bung for wideband sensor

Tial 38mm Wastegate(.5bar spring)

Greddy or HKS BOV

2.5″ Aluminum intercooler piping w couplers and t-bolts clamps : powdercoated black

Custom Garrett Intercooler core with fabricated end tanks

2.5″ air intake with AEM Dry Flow air filter powdercoated black

Turbotoyotas vacuum manifold with fittings

Steel Braided Oil Feed and Return lines

Hardware and installation instructions

FUEL MANAGEMENT IS NEEDED TO RUN THIS KIT AND CAN BE PUCHASED ALONG WITH THE KIT AT ADDITIONAL COST

Fuel management: AEM FIC: 550cc plug n play injectors: Plug n play adapter for FIC: Kit price: $4425.00

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Car performance, power, cleaner emission depends on chips of cars which is place in car engine. Advance technological option for increase car performance use of programmable chips for cars which is useful to increase car performance. If you interested to increase your car performance best’s way is increase chip installation because of chips your car performance. You provide extra horse power to engine of your car by using performance chips. Chips installed in automobile engines electronic control unit because it ECU chip (computer chip). Performance chip comes with instruction guide about installation process hence anyone can install it very easily in his car to increase car performance. When you go for buy a chip first check customized your car and specially designed.

In the market when you go it is depend on you your variant for your selected car and your expectation about car power range of 20 – 50 HP. Performance chips indicates air intake ratio and try to maintain power always at maximum level. In Your car performance increases mean high torque transmitted by engine. With high power and higher torque from engine you can enjoy your cars high performance after chips installation in your car. Vehicles oxygen sensor and spark plugs also manage by chips. You can manage your chip for long or short drive because it is programmable.

About using performance chips in market very argues for chips and against chips. It uses lots of fuel for your car to give good performance this is Claim about performance chip but you can choose can select total boost level and fuel economy of your vehicle. Car run efficiency is increase by using more fuel flow in engine. More use of fuel is increase pressure of turbo charger. Your vehicle run more efficiently with fuel save depends on your vehicle modification. You can get performance chips in variable types like super chips; bull dog and edge are available to everyone. If you try super chips or edge performance chips that increase your fuel economy and your vehicle run efficiently than before. Main disadvantage about that is replacement because it replace with original chips of cars with involving car’s dash. For increase car performance changing your cars original chip is less costly than change whole engine of vehicle. By adjusting program of performance chip you can get more benefit with your car for long drive and short distance drive also which not possible for your car before it. Performance chip manufacturer provide custom made chips which is any automobiles mechanism. By using or replacing performance chips with your car or any type of vehicle you can increase the power of engine from 9 horse power to 60 horse power.

There are some drawbacks come with chip installation likes it makes zero warranty of your car. It will also increase your insurance coverage of car or any vehicle. If you not program perfectly for drive with performance chip it decrease your vehicles engine life. But if you use performance chips correctly then you can enjoy your car’s best upgraded performance with performance chips.



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Cory H asked:


Around a week ago I sold a Garrett turbo online to a guy around 2500 miles away. When I sent it there were no bent fins the shaft play was normal and had no problems with it. Well he gave me less than a day to ship it before he filed a claim on paypal which he finally took it off after he recieved the turbo. Then now he says it has bent fins and that there is a small shaft play and when I showed him that it was normal he started talking about all the other things were wrong. Now he wants me to either pay for a rebuild kit or a refund and once i told him im not paying for a rebuild kit he wants his refund and honestly I don’t have the money for the refund and honeslty i think he just wants his money back and keep my turbo and once i tell him he won’t be getting a refund he will file another claim in which paypal will probably see it his way. what would you do.
Yea i have pictures of it and from what I can tell no bent fins or nothing. First he started out shaft play then he said bent fins now he saying that someone also took the turbo apart and that he wants a full refund.

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East Coast Volkswagen Tiguan

Awards and Accolades

East Coast Volkswagen is exited to hear that their compact SUV vehicle, Tiguan, has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award for 2008 which happens to be the highest rating possible from that organization.

This annual award distinguishes vehicles that display the highest performance in protecting passengers in the Institute’s front, side and rear crash test assessments which only featured vehicles with electronic stability control and head protection airbags. Myrtle Beach VW Tiguan performed really well and was a standout among all vehicles tested.

Awesome Warranty

East Coast Volkswagen offers owners of the 2009 Tiguan an included, no-charge Carefree Maintenance Program. This program covers the length of the New Vehicle Warranty – three years or 36,000 miles (or whichever occurs first).

About the East Coast Volkswagen Tiguan

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East Coast Volkswagen Tiguan features a standard 2.0L TSI® engine that boasts a turbo-charged acceleration punch while still delivering respectable fuel efficiency. Myrtle Beach VW award winning turbo-charged four-cylinder motor delivers 200 hp with 207 lbs. –ft. of torque. This SUV breaths the ultimate balance of power and economy with the combination of the quality built four cylinder motor, direct fuel injection and turbo-charger. The Myrtle Beach VW also possesses a European tuned suspension which enables the responsive handling while giving the driver a comfortable, smooth and compliant ride. The East Coast Volkswagen Tiguan also offers both front wheel drive and the optional 4Motion® all-wheel-drive in preparation for any road condition.

 

First Class Myrtle Beach VW

The Myrtle Beach VW Tiguan is considered by some the “small brother” of the Touareg and is ideal for Volkwagen enthusiasts who enjoy the unique appearance and versatility of an SUV, but also demand a premium level of comfort, agility, safety and variability.

All Wheel Drive

Full-time all-wheel drive is essential both on and off road by improving performance and safety. The Volkswagen 4Motion al-wheel drive is shifted by both the manual or optional automatic, six-speed transmissions.

Comfortable and Versatile Interior

East Coast Volkswagen Tiguan boasts a multivariable and spacious interior. The back seat features a split 60:40 ratio fold down seat can be adjusted 16 centimeters and offers multiple tilt adjustment settings which provide more legroom or additional storage space in the cargo area. The front passenger seat also has the ability to fold down so long objects can be stowed.

Independent Parking!

For the first time on board in an SUV, the East Coast Volkswagen Tiguan offers the Park Assist feature, which will turn into a parking space nearly automatically.

 



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faisal farrukh asked:




Nissan performance chips are custom made for your Nissan vehicle. They are able to communicate with its engine control computer in order to improve the efficiency of the engine. This way they do the performance modifications necessary to run the engine to save fuel and to generate power more efficiently.

Nissan is one of the popular Japanese brands of cars and SUVs. They use the high end Japanese technology in their cars. This enables you to make modifications to the engines if you need to do so. Adding easy car performance upgrades is fun with these cars. You can make performance upgrades to get the car to behave the way you like. Some of the parts necessary could be obtained from one of the many car performance sites.

Your Nissan car also has to have its super charger working in perfect order to make your engine to run efficiently. Addition of a super charger chip may come in handy. Also you can add a lot other paraphernalia such as an aftermarket air intake or an air intake tube to make your super charger work more efficiently. A better option on tuning fuel economy is to install a turbo charger. Usually they are intercooler turbo chargers which are more efficient when it comes to diesel engines.

If you are a vehicle enthusiast who has done a lot of modifications to your car you must give special consideration on performance chips. When you install them they are able to constantly monitor the operation of certain important components of the engine. When necessary they will alter the engine timing and will feed the fuel oil mixture to different points of the engine at different levels to get the engine to run with maximum efficiency. For this you must install Nissan performance chips.

PerformanceChipTuning contains lots of information about different upgrade options as well as Nissan performance chips; you may visit them for more information!

 

 



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Britt Eastwood asked:




There are so many products out there that seem to be just too good to be true and there are too many people out there that are more than willing to take advantage of another’s lack of knowledge. There are also sooo many out

there that are willing to play on peoples emotions, you know, the whole “you can have amazing results for practically nothing, and for only minutes a day at no cost to you”. We’ve all heard it before. So what makes diesel performance products, like a chip, or a cold air intake, or an exhaust any different. You might ask yourself, can adding something that small to my vehicle produce as great results as so many people tell me they do? Or will these items really pay for themselves in the form of added fuel economy, and reduced wear and tear on my vehicle? It is these questions about these products that I am going to address, and at the same time educate, because knowledge is power my friends.

If you were to modify a gas engine for performance, you would be required to install a different camshaft, bore out the cylinders to increase displacement, install high compression pistons and heads, increase fuel intake capability by installing a larger carburetor or injection system, adding a turbo charger or supercharger, adding a chip, and enlarging the exhaust system. But then you are still restricted by emission control systems. On the other hand, diesel trucks and cars are mostly turbo charged, and they already run at a higher compression ratio. Whereas on the gas vehicles you would have to make those changes. If you were to make those changes to a gas engine you would truly have a ground pounding beast, but would lose every day drive ability. The Diesels on the other hand are nice to drive around even with considerable modification. With a cold air intake, a chip, more efficient injectors, and a more open exhaust system, the diesels are still a nice ride, but when you really give it the gas, all heck breaks loose. There is enormous power without reducing drive ability.

Because of the nature of diesel engines they are designed from the factory to withstand much higher compression ratios than a gas engine. The diesel fuel combusts when it is compressed to a certain point whether or not there is optimum air. By simply shooting more fuel into the combustion chamber you can make more power. When you then improve the air ratio & timing of the fuel – you can make dramatic power and also improve engine efficiency. Gasoline

requires a spark to ignite it & must have the appropriate mixture of air to burn properly. There is also a lot more energy in a given amount of diesel fuel than in an equal amount of gasoline.

I will now break down the most popular modifications and explain their benefits.

1. A cold air intake is sealed away from the hot engine air, and is located where it can take in more air. Cold air intakes are equipped with a filter that can take in up to 300% more air. Cold air takes up less space. So there can be more air, more air helps to burn all the fuel, thus giving more power

and better fuel economy.

2. Chips make alterations to how the fuel is delivered to the engine, making it more efficient and more powerful.

3. A bigger exhaust or a mandrel bent exhaust (keeps the tube round, and the size constant) improves exhaust flow. Getting exhaust away from the engine is just as important in combustion as getting air into the engine. There are exhausts now that will even vacuum exhaust away from the engine, making it so that the engine doesn’t have to do that work.

All of these modifications add to the fuel economy of the diesel engine, and will over time actually pay for themselves in gas savings, and will continue for years after they are paid for to keep your money in your pocket. Diesels are the wave of the future and more and more economy vehicles are being

produced in diesel versions because they are capable of so much better economy.

This Article was written by Nathan Young of Parleys Diesel Performance. www.parleysdieselperformance.com



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DeathProof asked:


I drive a chevy Cobalt LS Garrett Turbo charged and I’m on a Cobalt team, we are working on a company to sponsor us but I would like to know how does a sponsor work?

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Steven Taylor asked:


By Rob Sabbadin:

What I wanted to talk to you quickly about today is different turbo chargers and some of the things that people do with manifolds, dump pipes, different gaskets and washers that are used.

With the manifold here that we have in front of us, this manifold’s been HPC coated and the dump pipe has been wrapped.

The purpose of this is to actually help with the spool-up time of the turbo. If we maintain heat in the manifold it actually helps reduce the spool-up time. So, this whole manifold has been HPC coated, also, the dump-pipe has been heat wrapped.

This is also good for heat distribution in the engine bay because it’s maintaining the heat inside the manifold and not expelling the heat under the bonnet.

Also, with a turbo it’s very important when they are bolted up to a manifold, that all new gaskets and locking nuts are used. There can be a fair bit of vibration from an exhaust system attaching to a turbo which goes through the whole manifold. It’s very common for bolts to come loose.

In this turbo here, it’s had all new nuts and studs put on with locking tabs, along with locking nuts.

An important thing with turbos is a good quality turbo to manifold gasket. There are cheaper and higher quality gaskets available. The type of gaskets that we use are the same as EOM gaskets, which is a thicker gasket, which is three shims internally which are folded together.

These gaskets give a lot more “crush” and is a lot better with heat, and they will handle severe heat all of the time without failure.

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