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Mar 8, 2002 | 01:40 PM

rmani

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can someone refresh my memory please

why are ball bearing turbos considered by a lot of people to be better than regular whatever turbos. i knew the answer to this but forgot and it's pissing me off. thanks guys

Mar 8, 2002 | 02:48 PM

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Because they spool faster.

Mar 8, 2002 | 06:23 PM

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Primarily designed to minimize damage from compressor surge.&nbsp This makes the turbo a lot more reliable.&nbsp See Turbonetics for more details...

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Mar 8, 2002 | 08:04 PM

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cool thanks guys

Mar 13, 2002 | 03:32 AM

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i always thought bb turbos werent the best idea due to the extreme heat put out from a rotary?
am i wrong?
right?
wright?

i just remember reading some where that garrett are making a more-rotary-friendly bb turbo...

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Mar 14, 2002 | 02:33 AM

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No, they were primarily designed to combat compressor surge...
Turbnetics has this in their catalog.
There are SAE papers on BB center turbos also available.

-Ted