Turbonator
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I actually installed the Turbonator last weekend I like the results so far, less smoke, better mpg close to 2mph gained, and no the girl does not help with the install.
It's just like adding another turbo, the vortex spools the stock one faster!
Can you elaborate on Vortex
Can you elaborate on Vortex
I think the Turbonator is another name for help the blond e though the pictures on this piece of paper as the words are too big for her. Vortex, well I think I saw something like that on a vacuum commercial. :rofl:
I can handle the install........... but they can send her along, Im quite sure she could help with something.:drool:
I actually installed the Turbonator last weekend I like the results so far, less smoke, better mpg close to 2mph gained, and no the girl does not help with the install.
Should probably put you into the 14.0s
If the blonde comes with it I'm ordering ten. Looks like i could probably keep the blondes and give the part away as fruit choppers for christmas
If the blonde comes with it I'm ordering ten. Looks like i could probably keep the blondes and give the part away as fruit choppers for christmas
HaHa! Exactly!
Wonder if she has any german in her?
If not... i can install some! :rofl::rofl::angel: :drool:
You have to make sure it spins the air the right way. You don't want it going the opposite direction of the turbo or it will actually hurt performanceIt's just like adding another turbo, the vortex spools the stock one faster!
You have to make sure it spins the air the right way. You don't want it going the opposite direction of the turbo or it will actually hurt performance
Oh that's correct! or else you might have to switch the wires on your starter and run you truck backwards
:rofl::rofl:
This is going to sound crazy but I think there could be some power to be had with a similiar device if used correctly.
If you blow smoke into a running turbo, you will see the air start to swirl before it gets to the charger. Spinning air moves slower, and is the reason most these "swirling" products have negative performance gains.
Jet engine designers know of this effect, so what do they do? They put in "stator" blades that don't spin. Think Turbonator. The stator directs the air into the spinning turbine straighter than it would normally be, thereby increasing the airflow.
But...
This effect is well documented, and I'm positive Garrett, BorgWarner, Holset, and the other turbo makers have tested it and found it to be ineffective.
Still, it makes me wonder if it would at least widen the map.
If you blow smoke into a running turbo, you will see the air start to swirl before it gets to the charger. Spinning air moves slower, and is the reason most these "swirling" products have negative performance gains.
Jet engine designers know of this effect, so what do they do? They put in "stator" blades that don't spin. Think Turbonator. The stator directs the air into the spinning turbine straighter than it would normally be, thereby increasing the airflow.
But...
This effect is well documented, and I'm positive Garrett, BorgWarner, Holset, and the other turbo makers have tested it and found it to be ineffective.
Still, it makes me wonder if it would at least widen the map.
I actually installed the Turbonator last weekend I like the results so far, less smoke, better mpg close to 2mph gained, and no the girl does not help with the install.
You must mean MPG because we all know that you don't race:rofl::rofl:....j/k :hug:
Like Pat mentioned the Stator deal, also like contra-rotating props on planes and boat drives, the prop wash off the 1st one cuts right into the 2nd one making for a very effective system and maximizes efficiancy. If a stator of sorts, close to the impeller were to redirect the air right into the front edge of the turbine blades, it just might help!
Also as Pat said, the turbo manufactures might be aware of it but could have decided cost vs benift might not be worth the hassle. This could very well help us maximize our turbo efficancy! Just my .02
Also as Pat said, the turbo manufactures might be aware of it but could have decided cost vs benift might not be worth the hassle. This could very well help us maximize our turbo efficancy! Just my .02
The stator blades are supposed to be airfoil shape, with an inclination towards the rotor blade. To complicate things further, the angle of attack increases at you go down near the tip. At least on a jet engine it does.
The "Turbinator" should be placed very close to the compressor wheel, as close as you can get, and it should have the same angle as the blade tips.
