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44151
Looked at pic's , Yea you will not have any problems with cooling your oil but i am concerned about the rubber hoses coming off the cooler you wouldn't want to...
Marshall Piper
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Nov 14, 2009
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44150
certainely good to know eddy ________________________________ From: Michael Grundvig <mike@...> To: "DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com"...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 14, 2009
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44149
Hi all; I've been a lurker on this mailing list for more than four years. I plan on eventually building my own go-kart turboshaft project one of these days. It...
Michael Grundvig
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Nov 14, 2009
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44148
Well eddy my jet engine certainley isn't the noisiest thing on the farm let me tell you . LOL To: DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com From: eddy_dupuis2000@......
Marshall Piper
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Nov 14, 2009
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44147
ok thats what i thougt... even with the 0-w 30 i couldnt start her up without preheating the turbos for like 1 minute... with this oil i'll just fire up the...
lemegacool
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Nov 13, 2009
11:15 pm
44146
there is so much curve in the tubing of your project like the turbo to the combustion chamber specialy therefor the tubing for gas and oil i cant see enough. ...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 13, 2009
9:16 pm
44145
Hi Yeh , I'd say too much drag thru the system due to the ambiant conditions combined with the more viscous lube , hopefully once things warm up a bit the...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Nov 13, 2009
7:55 pm
44144
my tubing is 3/8 copper and the oil pickup can be seen in the pic included . there is quite a lenght of pipe from the pump to the turbo : it goes out of the...
lemegacool
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Nov 13, 2009
6:51 pm
44143
Hi Jake The corrected flow equation is from a Garrett document I found somewhere , can't remember where , but probably on their Web Site years ago . The...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Nov 13, 2009
8:03 am
44142
hello marshall back there it is not a problem to try your turbine if you dont live in town you can do 150miles before you find a house and sometime nobody live...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 13, 2009
8:01 am
44141
hey! thank you very much this is something good ,gona keep that one eddy www.eddy-dupuis2000.com ________________________________ From: radroy92...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 13, 2009
7:56 am
44140
John, How do you do the maths to arrive at the corrected turbine airflow?  I see that you used Comp efficiency, PR, and TIT...But how do you actually put it...
Jake L.
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Nov 13, 2009
6:23 am
44139
Hi Sounds like the pump is struggling to pump the thicker lube when cold , it "should?" improve as the lube warms and thins . But best keep a close watch on...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Nov 13, 2009
6:18 am
44138
i dont know the configurationof the gas turbine but if the fan take the air from inside instade ooutside mite get warm seam to be ridicule but who now ...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 13, 2009
5:28 am
44137
so i changed the oil and now the max pressure the pump will put out (cold) is 60 psi compared to 80-90 with the 0w oil... so basically if i get it right the...
lemegacool
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Nov 13, 2009
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44136
ther be picture of the control panneland the turbo on eddy-dupuis2000 ________________________________ From: John WALLIS (Racketmotorman)...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 13, 2009
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44135
hello john my twin turbo are gona be independant there gona have there own chamberit is ike 2 time one turbo like on a plane they dont share the C.B. so...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 13, 2009
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44134
Hi Eddy As I mentioned in an earlier email , having twin/split inlet on the turb scroll reduces efficiency . If you look at the Turbine Flow "map" in the Link...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Nov 13, 2009
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44133
lol yaeh neighbors start to piss off after a little while LOL i finally bought mobil1 15w-50 oil 50$ jug but i think its a good investment... st-50 rebuild...
lemegacool
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Nov 13, 2009
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44132
Funny but i've run mine for half an hour and i can keep my hand on the resorvoir quite easily maybe 120deg F . I've put an oil cooler on but havent bothered...
Marshall Piper
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Nov 12, 2009
11:58 pm
44131
are there nice turbo for a project ? are they big enough ??pounds? you told me there diferent turbine scroll what is better small or large? i make sure to...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 12, 2009
10:09 pm
44130
Hi Eddy Which one of the GT45 family http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/catelog/Turbochargers/GT45/GT4508R.htm have you got , depending on the...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Nov 12, 2009
7:26 pm
44129
Hi, Contact; All Custom Gasket & Materials Ltd. 355 Watline Avenue, Mississauga Ontario, Canada L4Z 1P3 Phone: 905-507-4580 Fax: 905-507-4589 Web:...
radroy92
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Nov 12, 2009
5:42 pm
44128
i deal with a compagnie and they make me a great deal on two GT45 from garrett brand new one i aint gona refuse and it be good for my project eddy ...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 12, 2009
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44127
one of the reasons that a tractor has little trouble with any oil is that the volume of oil is considerable with large area and small porosity oil filters and...
daniel hatfield
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Nov 12, 2009
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44126
Why don't you just try15w40 oil non synthetic we use this oil in our tractors and combines with good results . We get many thousands of hours of use out of...
Marshall Piper
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Nov 12, 2009
4:31 am
44125
MANY thanks!!! lol i guess this is the 60$ jug right LOL...
lemegacool
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Nov 12, 2009
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44124
now i was checking on gt 60 dont know about them but maybe people will answer me and guide me to a goor road eddy mothman1956 note if you have aa chance go...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 11, 2009
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44123
Hi Eddy Theres nothing wrong with ball bearing turbo for our use , the reputable turbo manufacturers wouldn't put on the market a product that fails , they'd...
John WALLIS (Racketmo...
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Nov 11, 2009
7:46 pm
44122
thank a lot rc don find a god trick to wen we see the propeller going on eddy ________________________________ From: John WALLIS (Racketmotorman)...
Eddy Dupuis
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Nov 11, 2009
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