Turbo+ground cable equal

**B18c1Turboed** · 10-03-2006, 10:38 AM

At import showdown i made one pass,blowing the charge pipe.Then bee took the car to make a pass and he said it lost alot of power.
Getting it back to the pits we looked it over and low and behold my ground cable was missing and was sucked in by my turbo.
So i had already qualified,so i figured i would try to race any ways.My first person to race was Charles from Mainstream,he red lighted so i babied down the track.
2nd race i raced a Srt but the car didnt want to build any boost so i lost.
Boys and girls please run a filter this is the 2nd turbo i have screwed up this way.No biggie new parts where ordered already and car will be running with in a week.

**nextelbuddy** · 10-03-2006, 10:42 AM

dayummmm..
filters are for pussies!! just kidding.

good luck an hope you get back up and running soon

**93H22ACX** · 10-03-2006, 11:09 AM

still managed a 13.1@111mph though

**BTEC** · 10-03-2006, 10:43 AM

REAL GANGSTARS LIKE MYSELF PUT A SCREEN OVER THE TURBO. LOL!!

SERIOUSLY I RAN MY TURBO WITHOUT A FILTER FOR LIEK 2 YEARS AND HAD NO PRBOLEM. SOMEBODY MUST HAVE BEEN SLACKING ON TIGHTENING THE GRUDN STRAP DWN.

BUT CONGRADS ON GETTING NEW PARTS ON ORDER THOUGH. ID REALLY HATE TO TAKE HOM ETHE TROPHY WITHOUT ATLEAST GIVING U A CHANCE TO TRY AND BEAT ME. LOL!!! B/S FOR THE DAY

**Incontt** · 10-03-2006, 03:58 PM

damn that sux

**Vteckidd** · 10-03-2006, 09:24 PM

GOD DAMN

**HiPSI** · 10-04-2006, 08:31 AM

at least run a piece of screen on there. foreign objects + turbos = bad juju.

**93H22ACX** · 10-04-2006, 09:05 AM

i bet it spools faster without all the drag from the other part of the blade

**iloveboost** · 10-04-2006, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by 93H22ACX

i bet it spools faster without all the drag from the other part of the blade

LOL.

I run a screen over my turbo. With all the construction (rocks, dust, etc) in Atlanta, I may just throw on a K&N.

**SPOOLIN** · 10-04-2006, 10:05 AM

where did all that metal go ?

**allmotoronly** · 10-04-2006, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by SPOOLIN

where did all that metal go ?

hopefully not into his engine... better check the oil for metal shavings... pulling a few spark plugs and looking down a the piston heads wouldnt be a bad idea either.

**B18c1Turboed** · 10-04-2006, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by allmotoronly

hopefully not into his engine... better check the oil for metal shavings... pulling a few spark plugs and looking down a the piston heads wouldnt be a bad idea either.

I dont think it made it in the engine.i took off the intercooler piping at the track and nothing was there.It would be too hard for metal to go thru the intercooler and make it in the engine.
We made a cople off passes after that happened and the car ran perfectly fine,when i got it home i drove it too gas station to put some gas also,so if it damaged the engine too late now to fix!!!

**allmotoronly** · 10-04-2006, 11:16 AM

you should probably remove the intercooler and flush it out with water. The metal shavings are probably trapped in there. They will eventually make their way through it and into the engine. better safe than sorry.

**B18c1Turboed** · 10-04-2006, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by allmotoronly

you should probably remove the intercooler and flush it out with water. The metal shavings are probably trapped in there. They will eventually make their way through it and into the engine. better safe than sorry.

Yea thanks for advice. Im going to do that when i get home, and change the oil and check the pistons out also,better safe than sorry!!!

**BTEC** · 10-04-2006, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by B18c1Turboed

Yea thanks for advice. Im going to do that when i get home, and change the oil and check the pistons out also,better safe than sorry!!!

hey change my oil, and chane my crank seal, and put a new o-ring in the crankcase box on the back of the block or ull be sorry. lol!!!!!!!

**B18c1Turboed** · 10-04-2006, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by BTEC

hey change my oil, and chane my crank seal, and put a new o-ring in the crankcase box on the back of the block or ull be sorry. lol!!!!!!!

IM good, take it too mainstream!! I only work on my cars!!

**BTEC** · 10-04-2006, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by B18c1Turboed

IM good, take it too mainstream!! I only work on my cars!!

so what u trying to say, my car aint good enough for u to wrk on or sum?

**AndyMac004** · 11-02-2006, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by allmotoronly

you should probably remove the intercooler and flush it out with water. The metal shavings are probably trapped in there. They will eventually make their way through it and into the engine. better safe than sorry.

prob better to use gas to flush it out with!! guess a little water wouldnt hurt but gas evaporates faster and wouldnt hurt at all if any stayed in there.. just would cost a little more

**allmotoronly** · 10-04-2006, 04:28 PM

by the way, you said the ground cable was missing... did you ever find it or did it get completely sucked into the turbo (it would have fit past the impeller from the looks of the damage) or did it fall out under the car...

**B18c1Turboed** · 10-04-2006, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by allmotoronly

by the way, you said the ground cable was missing... did you ever find it or did it get completely sucked into the turbo (it would have fit past the impeller from the looks of the damage) or did it fall out under the car...

Some of it did fall out, some of it was recovered inside my intercooler. The rest i have no clue what happened to it...may it RIP!!!

**anothaRRR** · 10-04-2006, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by B18c1Turboed

Some of it did fall out, some of it was recovered inside my intercooler. The rest i have no clue what happened to it...may it RIP!!!

LMAO, RIP ground cable...My prayers are with you...

**93H22ACX** · 10-04-2006, 08:34 PM

i ate it i ate it...

**\\papercuts/** · 10-05-2006, 08:28 PM

heres another pic of it. i took this at the track if you remeber looking at my camera.

**B18c1Turboed** · 10-06-2006, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by \\papercuts/

heres another pic of it. i took this at the track if you remeber looking at my camera.

Yea i remeber, dont look that bad...hahaha

**miro_gt** · 10-13-2006, 04:00 PM

**allmotoronly** · 10-04-2006, 08:49 PM

you're lucky your intercooler stopped it!!!

**Sonny BonaHo** · 10-05-2006, 04:37 PM

isnt it really bad 2 run a turbo without a filter please lmk i jus bougth my first turbo car i mean wouldnt that be the same as runnin a n/a car no filter j/w

**SL33P3R** · 10-05-2006, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by kidstyle12

isnt it really bad 2 run a turbo without a filter please lmk i jus bougth my first turbo car i mean wouldnt that be the same as runnin a n/a car no filter j/w

You can use a filter or mesh

-Taylor

**allmotoronly** · 10-05-2006, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by SL33P3R

You can use a filter or mesh

-Taylor

I would go with a filter.. the mesh is cool and will allow better flow, but dirt and dust can go through it that would not go through a filter... On the road.. just run a filter.. you can take it off at the track and run a screen.

**B18c1Turboed** · 10-05-2006, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by kidstyle12

isnt it really bad 2 run a turbo without a filter please lmk i jus bougth my first turbo car i mean wouldnt that be the same as runnin a n/a car no filter j/w

It is if you want this too happen too you!!!

**Sonny BonaHo** · 10-05-2006, 05:01 PM

coo

**Sonny BonaHo** · 10-05-2006, 10:01 PM

ouchie that sux dude if it makes ya feel any betta i think i blew my turbo b16 hatch up 2day it had zero coolant in it radiador busted and the water temp guage read fine cuz there wuz no water 2 read

drove bout 4 miles and it jus cut off oh well

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