Water lines from T2 cancelled, dangerous?

alundra · #1 21-02-2008, 18:56

I'd like to run without watercooled, can i drive my car? (I have a turbo timer, for no cocking the oil)

If someone have some link for braided ones which can be shipped to France, it'll be apprecious.

old-and-rusty · #2 22-02-2008, 11:23

There have been a couple of previous threads about this.

I seem to remember Pukkasilvia saying that you don`t really need the water cooling, as when the water is hot, it`s not really doing much to cool the turbo anyway

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I guess as long as your oil is changed regularly and there are no blockages in the oil supply pipe you should be okay. I know that a few production cars don`t have water cooling for the turbo.

Hope this helps

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Regards,
Ian.

alundra · #3 22-02-2008, 11:48

Thanks mate

30psi · #4 22-02-2008, 13:38

Its not essential, but is deemed essential on a ball bearing turbo, which the S12 wouldn't have had

s13eater · #5 22-02-2008, 14:12

theres no waterways at all on my turbonetics t76 bb tubby. i'am sat hear polishing it, i must be sad.

30psi · #6 22-02-2008, 14:17

Polish your knob like us younguns do instead

Garrett harp on about cooling their turbo's. I can't see how much effect cooling a turbo with 90 deg water does but if Garrett recommend it for their turbo's then thats probably what you got to do.

Do you spin your turbo up? I think its great how they can even spin up by blowing in to them