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Mr&Mrs 01-24-2013 05:15 PM

Glad your up and running! This has been fun to follow, and I cant wait for you to get better weather to enjoy your "new" ride.

Mitco39 01-24-2013 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BG370z (Post 2128738)
For sure man. Ps your 40th is awesome!

As is your ride, Congrats on the build!. :tup:

BG370z 01-24-2013 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs (Post 2128741)
Glad your up and running! This has been fun to follow, and I cant wait for you to get better weather to enjoy your "new" ride.

Its been a cool experience and learned alot. Now i just want to drive.

BG370z 01-25-2013 06:06 AM

Just wondering if there are any break-in rules for new turbos?

G37Sam 01-25-2013 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BG370z (Post 2129401)
Just wondering if there are any break-in rules for new turbos?

You boost it like you stole it :driving:

Chuck33079 01-25-2013 07:16 AM

The turbos don't really need break-in. Take it easy on it at first though. It's a whole different car. It can get away from you if you're not paying attention.

Sh0velMan 01-25-2013 07:46 AM

Anything with bearings will appreciate being babied for the first couple weeks of use. Do yourself a favor and don't run around boosting constantly and give the turbos plenty of time to spin down and cool down before you kill the engine.

Chuck33079 01-25-2013 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan (Post 2129487)
give the turbos plenty of time to spin down and cool down before you kill the engine.

This. I know the turbos are oil and water cooled, but idling for a minute or so before you shut it down will make things last a lot longer. Just finish listening to the song on the radio before you turn it off.

Sh0velMan 01-25-2013 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2129562)
This. I know the turbos are oil and water cooled, but idling for a minute or so before you shut it down will make things last a lot longer. Just finish listening to the song on the radio before you turn it off.

Yeah, 'cause once the engine stops, the flow of oil stops (I'm pretty sure water cooled turbos are a thing of the past).

If you roar into your driveway and kill the engine, the turbos could be spinning at 20000+ RPM when that flow of oil stops, meaning your bearings can go basically dry before the turbine stops spinning, and the little bit of oil left in them will cook off, causing damage over the long term.

Edit: Hell, for that matter, I like to give the engine itself time to cool down before I kill it in my N/A setup. The heads in our cars generate a lot of heat when driving and giving it some time to cool down at idle (the oil helps take heat from the valve train) doesn't hurt at all.

BG370z 01-25-2013 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan (Post 2129487)
Anything with bearings will appreciate being babied for the first couple weeks of use. Do yourself a favor and don't run around boosting constantly and give the turbos plenty of time to spin down and cool down before you kill the engine.

Good stuff. I will take it a bit easy for first couple of weeks(i hope)
The letting it idle and get oil to turbo i see as a must. Maybe turbo
timer in the future-thanks

Chuck33079 01-25-2013 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan (Post 2129564)
(I'm pretty sure water cooled turbos are a thing of the past)

The GTM turbos are both oil and water cooled. Since the turbos are mounted so low, the coolant will continue to cycle for a little while after shutdown. I still let it idle for a minute or two so the oil doesn't have a chance to coke in the lines and bearings (although modern synthetic oil doesn't do that like it used to).

No real reason for a turbo timer. It doesn't cost anything to sit in the car for a minute after you get where you're going.

BG370z 01-25-2013 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2129562)
This. I know the turbos are oil and water cooled, but idling for a minute or so before you shut it down will make things last a lot longer. Just finish listening to the song on the radio before you turn it off.

Perferably a nice calm song so im not on the throttle-lol
Great hint-Thanks

BG370z 01-25-2013 05:38 PM

my very first attempt at U-tube video-be kind-lol
this was a quick stop to see car all done except for
an alignment and wash-sounds awesome

BG370z 01-25-2013 05:40 PM

lets try this again

Nissan 370z Gtm TT - YouTube

GaleForce 01-25-2013 06:25 PM

Very nice. Looks and sounds good.

I embedded the video for you,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyCBOFGHrnA


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