What to do with your old Turbo after you get the ATT

[pgguru]

First see this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUkiVcRJuWo
Then this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Waf2ycyKWY
Play Safe. I will be.

 

[matuva]

Damn ! You US & Canadian guys are crazy people !!! But I like it :thumbsup:

 

[davo727]

Put the removed turbos in the classifieds cheap so the 6.2 guys can upgrade

 

[DieselSlug]

Put them on your 5.o mustang.....lol

 

[1994ch]

build the jet engine...and put it in your truck for extra boost going up those steep hills

 

[BigBlueChevy]

build one of them jet engines and go up and down your street at 3 in the morning. Neighbors hate how loud my truck is now anyway... now imagine that kind of whistle...

 

[Turbine Doc]

After seeing a turbine that is supposed to be a jet turbine by design come apart, you'll not see me doing that, see how cherry red the turbine drive got during the hot start, when it comes apart and it will eventually, those safety glasses won't do much for him.

 

[JiFaire]

I have seen one of our guys sell a GM8 and Turbomaster to another diesel guy who needed one and couldn't afford an ATT... I was very impressed. I think there are a lot of guys out there who could use a good used turbo, and it's always good karma to help somebody out when they need it.

 

[Rodd]

If you build it right couldn't it be used as a generator? I bet it would be one of the most efficient generators out there. Just thinking!

 

[Turbine Doc]

If you build it right couldn't it be used as a generator? I bet it would be one of the most efficient generators out there. Just thinking!

Would take some powerful experimenting, and would not be fuel efficient, turbines make big power, but fuel efficient they ain't, they don't become viable power producers until you start figuring in HP to weight needs, quick start needs, low maintenance cost........which is why most efficient propusion set up for a ship is CODOG, COmbined Diesel Or Gas turbine, where you run Diesel for econ, and GT for speed/power best econ for aircraft is turbo prop with jet driving thru gear train a propeller, now once you up the ultimate power required makes more sense to go large hi bypass turbo fan, or if speed is need in aircraft low bypass turbofan, or large ships with the room for it multiple GTs .

Using a converted turbo as prime mover for a generator, you would also need a reasonably intelligent governing system to make sure frequency and voltage are correct as the load demand changes up or down.

Not saying it couldn't be done, but for work involved, just better off buying a stand alone gas or Diesel gen set, or trade the turbo to offset cost of a n/a 6.2 and make reasonably fuel efficent gen set capable of supplying whole house needs.

 

[TurboTahoe]

After seeing a turbine that is supposed to be a jet turbine by design come apart, you'll not see me doing that, see how cherry red the turbine drive got during the hot start, when it comes apart and it will eventually, those safety glasses won't do much for him.

Man, I gotta agree with Tim here. That looks fun but incredibly dangerous. He has NO safety gear to prevent shards of impeller from flying all over the place.

-Rob

 

[pgguru]

Ya I thought of it as a Joke when I put it up there.
I did read in a thread once that a jet engine is like a diesel were you keep lowering the compression and raising the boost.