How have peoples turbo's been holding up since Turbonetics sent out the liquid cooling modification?

Has the issue of failing seals been solved?

JET

 

I don't think there's enough time passed since they sent out new turbos to answer that question.

Besides, I don't think it will fix 100% of the issues.

 

Craig,,,, you have the GTK 850? Water cooled?

JET

 

It is a GTK850 with a smaller F1-65 turbine wheel and .81ar T4 turbine housing with 3" outlet. And yep, it's water cooled. The GTK turbos normally aren't but it was a custom option.

 

Thats a sweet-*** turbo, you won't see many others Z's running that setup.

 

I have your old turbo on my car and I have not sent it in to be water cooled. Its been on my car for about 3000 miles with no issues... If you were wondering!

 

Lately we have seen some good results however I have had no problems with my dry setup. Our other Z just did the wet set up and I will soon do the same and see if I had any coking on my bearing housing. One thing I did find is very little coking using Motul full synthetic. Larry on your kit are the bearing housings wet also?

 

Interesting thread, I have been wondering about this also. I bought a used TN kit, with a new turbo, off a member on here - and it came with the watercooled section. I do have to contact turbonetics though to get the lines. Which bring up a question,

Where are people tapping into for the water lines?

 

check the turbonetics owners club @
www.turboneticsownersclub.com

There is a writeup on that there I will look and redit the post if i find the thread.

Edit: here is the thread
http://www.turboneticsownersclub.com...opic.php?t=664

 

^ Thanks for the link

 

Anytime hope that helps................Ed

 

I had the water-cooled turbine installed the second time around but the thing is I never had any issues with the first housing which wasn't water-cooled at all.

I have never experienced any of these turbo-related problems at all and I am very happy with both housings / systems.

 

what boost are you running blu blur?

 

Depending on the weather, ofcourse, when it is cold, i.e. 48 degrees F, under relatively high load, it will be around 9.8. I'm pretty-sure if I put the pedal all the way to the floor, it will reach 10s.

When it is around 70-80 degrees, it will vary around 7-8 psi or so.