heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

itll probably be a two-three years before they are released by garrett.

http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7108488-claims.html

i want to see china copy these.

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

hmm ill stick with my journal bearings thank you. Makes me think of aerochargers

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

English cliff notes?

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

you see a lot of those Maximum Boost, dont know if they are garrett though.


i dont see them being much more expensive than a reg CHRA turbo. prob have less problems w/ oil seepage too

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

I see alot of most cycles using oilless snails. Someone brought in some chopper magazine and it had a twin turbo vtwin.

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

I bet STS with there RMT will be all over this.

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

Isn't this an old concept?

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

since garrett (then airresearch) invented foil bearings nearly 60 years ago i say yes

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

yes, i replied to myself




if NASA is doing testing they must be worth something, only thing i dont like is the max operating temp 1200*

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Oilfree/bearings.htm

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

soon you wont need to put oil lines on your hmt kit.