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Old 03-21-2008, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
My suspicion is that the turbo is not spinning freely in the bearings. Therefore the speed of the turbo is reduced at any given exhaust volume.
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If the capability to rotate is any less than the above..........you've got the bearings too tight for some reason.
How do you loosen bearings, Brian? I am picturing a sealed housing with bearings inside of it that should either spin or not straight from the factory. Is that not the kind of bearing in a turbo?
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