Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2628067 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 07 Oct 2003 23:21:18 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.10.7]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20031008032131.TCGD6048.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:21:31 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: More stock turbo blues Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 22:21:19 -0500 Message-ID: <002701c38d4b$3e3b6790$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0028_01C38D21.55655F90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C38D21.55655F90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry to hear about you're turbo. I presume it was used and abused = before it ever got on the airplane. Roger at japtrix (japtrix.com) told me he = could send my stock turbo away for a rebuild for about $800. =20 =20 A brand spankin new T04 costs less than $500. Why spend $800 on the = stock turbo? If you send one with cracks (like they all seem to have), you = won't get away with the advertised price anyway. =20 =20 While doing the "rebuild" they would be able to modify the unit for = better performace at low RPM.=20 =20 This is the last thing you need. You need less boost, not more. The = whole low RPM boost thing is a car feature, to get it spooled up fast. We = don't need, or want that. We have no use for boost at low RPM. =20 =20 Rusty (turbo tortured) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C38D21.55655F90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Sorry = to hear about=20 you're turbo. I presume it was used and abused before it ever got on the = airplane. Roger at japtrix (japtrix.com) told me he could send my stock = turbo=20 away for a rebuild for about $800.  
 
A brand spankin new T04 costs less than = $500.  Why=20 spend $800 on the stock turbo?  If you send one with cracks (like = they all=20 seem to have), you won't get away with the advertised price = anyway. =20
 
 While doing the "rebuild" they = would be=20 able to modify the unit for better performace at low RPM. 
 
This is the = last thing you=20 need.  You need less boost, not more.   The = whole low=20 RPM boost thing is a car feature, to get it spooled up fast.  We = don't=20 need, or want that.  We have no use for boost at=20 low RPM.  
 
Rusty (turbo=20 tortured)  
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