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surfside
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| Posts: 2
| Joined: 01/07
Posted: 01/17/07
01:18 PM
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I keep hearing people talk about how they upgraded to a ball bearing turbo. What does that mean exactly? If most turbos don't have ball bearings in them, then how do they work.
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MFEBBO
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| Posts: 130
| Joined: 08/06
Posted: 01/19/07
02:19 PM
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there are two types of turbos out there, a ball bearing turbo and a journal bearing turbo. The ball bearing turbo is obvious, it has races on both the shaft and the housing and the shaft rolls on the balls.
A journal bearing is like the bearings in your engine. It is two polished hardened steel surfaces that have oil forced between them to keep them from actually touching.
the ball bearing turbo is far more efficent because of the lower amount of drag. The BB turbo will spool up faster and last longer also.
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Posted: 09/04/09
04:13 AM
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you should not get confused after installing. you can see its manual.it will be helpful
BMW Hybrid X6 2009 BMW Wheels
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Thompson
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| Joined: 10/09
Posted: 10/22/09
10:41 PM
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Well the ball bearing turbobhas the races on both the housing and the
shaft.well for more info you should check in variuos sites ,it has lot of info which can help you.
Thompson Cuban Cigars
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