Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

What are the pros/cons on water-cooled versus non-water-cooled turbos?

WRT hondas, are the wc'd turbos usually hooked up inline on the coolant flow to the intake manifold?

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

Water cooled are supposed to help keep the turbo cooler and make it last longer. And most people disconnect of extend the water lines from the throttle body.

Stan

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

alot of times watercooled turbos will make a honda engine idle -------, unless you bleed every last bit of dirt and air out.

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

raises the overall temp of your engine up a buttload

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

So would it be better or worse to use a water cooled turbo ?

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

I would say better for the turbo, but worse for the motor. ---- the turbo and save the motor. Compare the cost of your turbo to your motor. :-\
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Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

exactly, a hotter engine makes less power

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

so Hotrex, are you water cooling that crazy D of yours?

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i have a IHI do i have to hook the coolant lines up

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

mow that i think about it, my turbo and my motor cost me about the same.. hmmm.

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

Ok, which one is easier to change? :P
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Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

ok, i think you got me there, lol ;D

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so...watercooled and a big fluidyne aluminum radiator ;)

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

Huh??? mines runs cooler?? untill you put ur foot in it... that 6-8 feet of coolant line dissapates heat just like a radiator

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

the turbo just heats up your coolant, the lines doent dissapate that much heat. my ihi man my a6 run hot. my new turbo is oil vooled only. let the motor cool itself through the rdiator.

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

Ok so yes or no??? ;D

Re:Pros/Cons Water cooled Turbos
 

depends on the price of the turbo.

i woudnt mind seeing how much it raises your coolant temps. be a good comparison.