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.

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

there are some TDM (tawain) oil-less turbo that are made with a housing that needs to be re-greased every3K miles or so.

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

if it needs to be re-greased then its not oil-less ;) i know what you are talking about though, its a sealed CHRA that you change the oil every so many miles.

Re: heard of Oil less turbochargers?
 

hey i was thinking if we tap the oil pressure sensor and run oil to the top part of the housing and have like a drain at the bottom we can just change our engine oil like normal and we wouldn't have to deal with that extra headache? WOW can't wait to get one of these ...i'ma try it