turbo without charge pipes?
 

hey guys, i recently bought a turbo and before i spend a while bunch of time and money installing it (and possibly finding out that it has leaky seals,doest work,etc) can i throw it on my motor. im saying can i put just the turbo, manifold, and d-pipe on my car but have no pipes running anywhere other than a filter on the intake housing. it would work wouldnt it? it would just spool and blow air out of the exhaust housing into the engine bay right?

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yeah, just don't do it excessively, it can kill the turbo spooling the ---- out of it with no pressure to slow it down. anyways, that sounds like a good plan to see if the turbo's any good.

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i wouldnt do it at all

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it should be o.k. as long as you don't spool the ---- out of it, just let it idle to see if the seels are good. but don't drive around or anything ::)

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if i were you i would just use some radiator hose or some PVC pipe if you're looking for a ghetto setup for a little while. you wouldn't wanna overspool the bitch and kill your new turbo :-X

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how about telling him why he shouldnt instead of giving a shitty answer.

why should he not do it?

what are the consequences of doing such a thing?

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I thought they did explain. The turbo has no pressure against it so it just spins like a mother fucker, past what it should spin at.

Let's say your turbo is a hair dryer and normally it runs with your hand over the end, blocking the air. Now if you let your hand off, it revs alot higher because there is nothing to stop the air(motor, throttle body). The hair dryer was designed to only spin as much as it would if your hand was over the end of it. Think of it as over revving your motor. Your motor wasn't built for 12,000rpm, so would it be a good idea to rev to 12,000rpm?
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ok: your wastegate only opens when the desired psi is reached; if this never happens, the turbo will spin way outta control, which is not a good idea if you care about it. and just letting it idle to see if it leaks wont really work since thats when you have the least oil pressure (unless its cold)

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Yea id just wait till u got ur set up ready.. you can usually have a decent idea from visual inspection if its gonna be a piece of $H/T. However i have run my car with blown charge pipes and i think i may have fucked up my turbo by doing that.. ---- started smoking the next day.. Oh wait then again.. That was my Ringlands loving boost.. Sorry