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Old Sep 24, 2001 | 06:49 PM
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Do turbos spin @ idle?

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Old Sep 24, 2001 | 08:31 PM
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 10:40 AM
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It DOES???

I thought exhaust are only let into the turbo compressor to spin it up when throttle is applied? And if it does spin, I know for sure that secondary doesn't at idle.
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 11:07 AM
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TTT usto have a mpeg on his site..they barely moved at all at idle..but would spin when u reved it ....

if they do spin its not that much
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 11:57 AM
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If you have stock sequential turbos, you're primary turbo spins like mad at idle.

Like loose a finger if you touched it.

The secondary will not spin at idle. That's why the primary spins so fast is because it's getting ALL of the exhaust energy.

That mpg I made was with non-seq turbos where exhaust was distributed evenly to both turbos at idle which explained why they barely moved.
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 02:47 PM
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how about non sequentials?
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 02:57 PM
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yes, the turbos are spinning all the time
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 04:09 PM
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the turboS??? meaning both the pri and sec, spinnning all the time??
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 10:30 PM
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It makes sense that the primary would be spinning while the secondary stood still because the waste gates normal position is open, while the prespool gate is normally closed.
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by spooledUP7
It makes sense that the primary would be spinning while the secondary stood still because the waste gates normal position is open, while the prespool gate is normally closed.
The normal position for the wastegate, precontrol gate, and turbo control gate is closed for all three.


Right?
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 10:47 PM
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The precontrol and turbo control are normally closed, but the wastegate is normally open.
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 11:28 PM
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Originally posted by spooledUP7
The precontrol and turbo control are normally closed, but the wastegate is normally open.

I must disagree.

If the wastegate was normally open then it would take forever to build boost. The whole thing about good boost control is keeping the wastegate closed for as long as posible then opening it effectively enough not to spike.

Yeah?

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