Semitruck Turbo will it work
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Semitruck Turbo will it work
I know a guy who has a brand new semitruck Turbo with all kinds of stuff he said he would give it to me for $50 or so should I buy it and would i work on my car.
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depends on how big the turbo is. when i was at skool we had several different shops u could take and when i had to get some stuff from the desial (sp) shop my friend showed me this turbo off of a truck they took out the engine and the thing was almost the size of ur computer moniter if not bigger. so see the turbo before u guy if u can use it.
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Ah....but the key here is not to think of the turbo as too big but that the engine is too small .
really though, just check out the turbo and get a model number and OEM application.
really though, just check out the turbo and get a model number and OEM application.
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Yeah this thing is prety big so my friend got it and is gonna put it in his Ranger that he put a 460 in. Yeah that motor is alerady ****in tight fit I have no idea how hes gonna fit every thing but hes a turbo guru and said he will make it fit so ill post pics when its done.
When he gets it done im gonna talk him into sellin me the truck.
When he gets it done im gonna talk him into sellin me the truck.
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We build on highway truck engines here at work. I have talked to our Supplier Engineer for Garrett, and the smallest turbo we use for a 3306 semi engine, would be borderline to big, or I guess my engine is borderline to small for this turbo. That and we charge a fortune for one, so I won't be using it anytime soon! Now a Cummins, or Detriot would probably be different. Keep in mind though, that even semi trucks are built to run at a constant speed for a long time, so the spool may take a little bit to attane, but once there, whatch out!
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I would love to take a picture of the turbo I have on my floor. If people found out it was on the internet, I would be walking the bread lines in a couple days! This turbo is 1755lbs., and is bigger than the engine bay of a F-body.
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Originally posted by johnsjj2
I would love to take a picture of the turbo I have on my floor. If people found out it was on the internet, I would be walking the bread lines in a couple days! This turbo is 1755lbs., and is bigger than the engine bay of a F-body.
I would love to take a picture of the turbo I have on my floor. If people found out it was on the internet, I would be walking the bread lines in a couple days! This turbo is 1755lbs., and is bigger than the engine bay of a F-body.
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Originally posted by JPrevost
Ah....but the key here is not to think of the turbo as too big but that the engine is too small .
Ah....but the key here is not to think of the turbo as too big but that the engine is too small .
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I think it might be more like the other way around
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The deck engines that we work on have 4 turbos about half the size of an engine block. PLUS it has a supercharger after the turbos.
The supercharger is about a big as an SBC block.
all forcing air into a V16 cummins the size of a pickup truck.
And yet, some of the pumping jobs that those engines do, requires up to 10 engines running to pump the fluids into the well :hail:
The supercharger is about a big as an SBC block.
all forcing air into a V16 cummins the size of a pickup truck.
And yet, some of the pumping jobs that those engines do, requires up to 10 engines running to pump the fluids into the well :hail:
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true, i was going to add that.
i wanna see one of those 6,000+ hp diesels on some of the larger locomotoves.
i wanna see one of those 6,000+ hp diesels on some of the larger locomotoves.
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We have some 8,000hp 3600 series engines here. Everything is in metric system, but the Nm converts to about 16,000 ft. lb. On one of these. We build about one a week.
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Our older deck engines make 1500hp and 3500 ft/lbs
we just got a few new ones that are supposedly making 2500hp and 6000 ft/lbs. We'll see how long those last
but those numbers are piddly compared to the engines found on naval ships and other ocean going ships.
One of Canada's FFH frigate's 1 deisel engine makes 8800hp.
but thats just for cruising.
for acceleration and top speed it has 2 gas turbines that put out 47000hp. :hail:
we just got a few new ones that are supposedly making 2500hp and 6000 ft/lbs. We'll see how long those last
but those numbers are piddly compared to the engines found on naval ships and other ocean going ships.
One of Canada's FFH frigate's 1 deisel engine makes 8800hp.
but thats just for cruising.
for acceleration and top speed it has 2 gas turbines that put out 47000hp. :hail:
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johnsjj2,
Where do you work?
I work for Michigan Cat, as a EPG (emergency power generation) field technician. Most of our work is the 3500 series (diesel or land fill gas), i have yet to see a 3600 series but from what i have heard i don't really wanna play with those...
Right now were removing a birds nest out of a radiator (brandnew unit) on a California emissioned SCAC 3516 quad turbo rated at 2500 hp...this unit is already installed on the roof of a 12 story building in a enclosure thats 12 foot above the roof...YUCK!!!!
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Where do you work?
I work for Michigan Cat, as a EPG (emergency power generation) field technician. Most of our work is the 3500 series (diesel or land fill gas), i have yet to see a 3600 series but from what i have heard i don't really wanna play with those...
Right now were removing a birds nest out of a radiator (brandnew unit) on a California emissioned SCAC 3516 quad turbo rated at 2500 hp...this unit is already installed on the roof of a 12 story building in a enclosure thats 12 foot above the roof...YUCK!!!!
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I work at the Lafayette Large Engine Center. We built that engine. The 3600's are mean. I have helped a few times in the dyno cells getting them tuned, and that alone is a PITA! We had one of those package units with the radiator in one of the cells, and the air moving throught the rad. would suck a human up to it. The sound of those turbos at full scream is amazing!! I love this job.
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Cool...I have worked for Mich Cat for 13 years and have yet had a chance to go to Peoria, but from waht i have heard the tours there 1st class...I just recently went to school at Southworth-Milton Cat in Milford, Mass...for Basic Generator 1...that was a extremely nice dealership...compared to our dump...
Here's another pic of one of the "nicer" sites that we maintain... 5-3516B quad turbo's...
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Here's another pic of one of the "nicer" sites that we maintain... 5-3516B quad turbo's...
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my other ride this one only makes 6000hp and 132,000 ft lbs to the ground.
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I would love to take some pictures of what we have going on here. But its against the rules to disperse any pictures without consent, and since I am using the company computer, I guess I should abide by their rules! We just finished some oil rig 3616's for the Prince of Saudi Arabia. At the present time, I don't know if that is good.
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Hey B4Ctom1,
How do they go about transfering that electric power to the wheels? Is it done with motors, or what? Always have wondered that.
How do they go about transfering that electric power to the wheels? Is it done with motors, or what? Always have wondered that.
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Originally posted by johnsjj2
I would love to take some pictures of what we have going on here. But its against the rules to disperse any pictures without consent, and since I am using the company computer, I guess I should abide by their rules! We just finished some oil rig 3616's for the Prince of Saudi Arabia. At the present time, I don't know if that is good.
I would love to take some pictures of what we have going on here. But its against the rules to disperse any pictures without consent, and since I am using the company computer, I guess I should abide by their rules! We just finished some oil rig 3616's for the Prince of Saudi Arabia. At the present time, I don't know if that is good.
Which one?? there is only like a hundred or more. Ol dad was horny.
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Will that fit in a third gen engine bay?
Will that fit in a third gen engine bay?
That reminds me of the guy that tried to steal a roll of steel from the local mill (Armco). Somehow he managed to get past the gates with his 1/2 ton pick up and over to a shipping dock. Backs up to the dock, and rolls off a roll of steel. It drops off the dock about six feet on to the bed of his pick up. The result smashed the bed flat and blew out both tires and pretty much bent everything behind the cab..... The roll of steel weighed in at 35,000 lbs....
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Originally posted by johnsjj2
Hey B4Ctom1,
How do they go about transfering that electric power to the wheels? Is it done with motors, or what? Always have wondered that.
Hey B4Ctom1,
How do they go about transfering that electric power to the wheels? Is it done with motors, or what? Always have wondered that.
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If you want something that will work, start looking at cummins 5.9 and 8.3 liter turbos or caterpillar 3116/3126 turbos. If I ever get around to it, Im going to put an 8V92 Detroit diesel engine into a 1955 chevy pick up and race it in the diesel nationals. 475hp and 1400 FT. LBS. OF TORQUE!!
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If you want something that will work, start looking at cummins 5.9 and 8.3 liter turbos or caterpillar 3116/3126 turbos. If I ever get around to it, Im going to put an 8V92 Detroit diesel engine into a 1955 chevy pick up and race it in the diesel nationals. 475hp and 1400 FT. LBS. OF TORQUE!!
If you want something that will work, start looking at cummins 5.9 and 8.3 liter turbos or caterpillar 3116/3126 turbos. If I ever get around to it, Im going to put an 8V92 Detroit diesel engine into a 1955 chevy pick up and race it in the diesel nationals. 475hp and 1400 FT. LBS. OF TORQUE!!
you can probalby get a non turbo 8v92 alot cheaper and it still makes around 350 hp, not sure on the torque. anyways, make sure you post pics if you ever put one in, along with the times.
Anybody up for putting one in a camaro????? j/k
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Wow, more CAT guys on the board. I work for a marine engine dealer in Savannah, we also are dealers for MAN (A german line of engines, they build trucks in Europe, big in truck racing) and Lugger marine engines. Lugger is basicaly a marinized Kamatsu engine.
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