Black Magic - 1991 SSE - Turbo
06-15-2005, 10:49 AM
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Yeah you dropped a few hints recently but i wasn't sure if you were bsing or not.
That thing is cool as h3LL man. Reallly unique.
Can't wait to see those ##'*.
That thing is cool as h3LL man. Reallly unique.
Can't wait to see those ##'*.
06-15-2005, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by macho_mike21
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$100 to make your engine last alot longer. If you dont let it cool down, the turbo will cook its own bearings.
$100 to make your engine last alot longer. If you dont let it cool down, the turbo will cook its own bearings.
06-15-2005, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by LakevilleSSEi
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Yeah, the oil inside the turbo has to be cooled. It'll destroy your turbo very quickly if it doesn't idle for a few minutes after each run.
06-15-2005, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
Originally Posted by LakevilleSSEi
Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
Yeah, the oil inside the turbo has to be cooled. It'll destroy your turbo very quickly if it doesn't idle for a few minutes after each run.
Turbos run @ about 100.000-120.000 RPM....
And yes, cooling the turbo down by letting the car idle for 2-3 minutes will save your turbos lifetime a lot!
The hot oil in the turbo will turn in to this white substace (don´t know what its called in english) , and eventually that substance will clog your bearings, and the tubes/pipes running from/to the turbo, messing the turbo up bad!
Turbo coolers in all its glory, but save the money and just sit in the car a few extra minutes instead...
06-15-2005, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Merlin 91/97
Black Magic is going to have one more weekend at the track.... and then she'* going to retire.
And hall0n speaks the truth. The man, after all, has a 270hp turbo car besides the SSE
06-16-2005, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
Originally Posted by Merlin 91/97
Black Magic is going to have one more weekend at the track.... and then she'* going to retire.
The turbo is just to give Black Magic one last performance upgrade... the big one... if you will. I'll take her for a weekend at the track, and then no more.
The transmission that was rebuilt last year, was built to take the power the turbo for normal daily driver, but not regular abuse at the track. When I had the tranny installed, I didn't even know there was a 1/4 mile in NS (I don't think there was at the time) so it wasn't planned to be abused at the track. It was just built up enough to handle the day to day power of either a SC or a turbo....... not for the track.
Two days at the track for Black Magic, and then no more. I just want to see what she'll do on the 1/4. Just to see what an old 87-91 could do, with the right equipment under the hood.
