turbo not spinning at idel??
 

ok got everything finally together ;D and started the car and the turbo spun but when the rpms fell down to about 600 the turbo quit spinning but at about 1200 rpm and up the turbo spins fine. is this normal? does the d16 just not make enough exhaust to sping the 14b at idle?

Re:turbo not spinning at idel??
 

That's prefectly normal. A turbo has to spool (hence turbo lag), and it takes a certain amount of exhaust pressure to do it. That's why if you hook up a vacuum/pressure gauge, it still reads vacuum at idle, and below a certain rpm

Re:turbo not spinning at idel??
 

Ummm...every turbo I have ever had spun the wheel at idle. ???
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Re:turbo not spinning at idel??
 

I had this same problem when I first installed the turbo. At first everything was fine. But then the idle was messing up really bad and the turbo stopped. If I restarted the car, the idle was decent, but the turbo still wouldn't move unless I gave it gas.
I happened to have a different turbo to try, and at first it did the same thing! But it only did it once, the turbo is fine now at idle, even though it's still extremely low. My friend was saying maybe the bearings were bad on my last one...I really don't know, when I took it out it I was messing with it, and it was spinning freely.

Re:turbo not spinning at idel??
 

No that is normal for the wheel to not spin.. my turbos barely move at idle on my mustang.. there is just not enough exhaust flow to make them spin.

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yeah, i wouldn't worry about it until you have problems with it. if it's boosting regularly, what's the problem ;)

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I don't think it really matters, mine spins nice and slow at idle. I keep gettnig tempted to stick my finger and and see if i can stop it :P

Give her a little gas and see how bad she really wants to move ;D

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mine also stops at idle......or spins rather slowly either or....been wondering about that. anyways i too wanna stick my finger in there and see if i can hold the wheel still...hahaha stupid idea i know but its curiosity.

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Both of my turbos spin at idle on my d series. When I first start the car they don't move but when I rev it they spin and they stay spinning at idle.

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mine dont spin at idle much but then again its kinda big