Ceramic Turbine Wheels
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Is it true that having a ceramic turbine wheel limits you to about 15 psi boost?


Thanks

Tom

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If its on a Skyline, apparently it does... I guess this is stated for a reason.

Well I don't own a Skyline,unfortunately, so does it still apply to Le Mini?

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Has anyone bothered with a ceramic wheel on a mini yet??

making a wild assumtion here.... I have been lead to belive that ceramic wheels fail as they are brittle, given that a skyline turbo is going to be pretty big if the turbine was scaled down to a useful size for a mini it would be cosiderabley stronger, (like a small pane of glass verses a big pane of glass) so it should live to higher pressures.

are ceramic wheels avvailable in smaller sizes?

Well the T3 I got has a ceramic wheel,or so I was told.
I only know cos I tried to sell it to a guy for his diesel and he opened it up and said it was a no go. Apparently diesels and ceramic wheels don't mix.

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Never heard of a T-series with ceramic wheels ????

Ceramic wheels are good in theory. Unfortunately spin em too fast, and they fall apart.

Skylines, Toyotas, they all the same. Fragile as anything.

9.85 @ 145mph
202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

Well I'm no expert Steve.
Just repeating what someone told me.
How can I recognize a ceramic wheel?

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Hui,
Magnet won't stick to it?
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And they break really easy lol....although breaking it is a poor test

9.85 @ 145mph
202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

i'm pretty sure a magnet won't stick to most turbine wheels steel or ceramic. el potter do you know what the turbo is from or have you got the part number to check?

Edited by tommyb on 21st Feb, 2008.

ceramic bearings would be a better bet i think.

alot less drag so a bigger blower trim could be used, but they are damn expensive.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

9.85 @ 145mph
202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

Good idea Bat.
Tommy why won't a magnet stick to a steel wheel? BTW nice name

It came off my Metro Turbo engine.This is what's written on the TIN(Turbo Identification Number) plate.

Cust P/N-CAM6924
ATD P/N-466146-1
S/NRCO-160A

Model No. TB0329


Thanks.

Tom

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like this (from a std metro)....



does the turbine also look like this (also from a std metro)?



the build up of carbon can look like ceramic.

Edited by Joe C on 22nd Feb, 2008.

Hey, I had one of those over a decade ago....

Ceramic turbine wheel my arse.

they are made of a non metalic material so it won't stick, also ceramic turbines don't have a nut on the end as its friction welded to the shaft instead.

This is the turbine wheel in question.
Steel or Ceramic?

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that looks like my one of my std metro t3s to me...

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

not ceramic.

Good.
Thanks 13.
case closed gents.

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heres pic of a garrett ceramic turbine from a skyline for comparison you can see the 12 point 'nut' which isn't a nut and is actually part of the wheel itself

That is a usefull reference... Cheers!

Well, there's never really a nut on the turbine wheel is it?