Tial makes turbos?

[spoulson]

I guess I'm out of the loop. They're all v-band designed. I hear they're pricey though.

 

[464/2K]

They just make the exhaust housing.

 

^^^ what he said

 

[Brianawd]

Quote:
They just make the exhaust housing



They make exhaust and compressor housings

 

[turbowop]

All turbos should be like this. No gaskets, no broken bolts.

 

[BoostedAWD91]

+1^^

 

[bazeng]

awesome looking.

I hate bolts

 

[bazeng]

This is why I hate bolts

 

[turbowop]

Yeah Bazeng, I think v-bands would make your life a bit easier.

 

Bazeng, I share your pain. How long did it take to tighten the 2 bolts in the back /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[JNR]

Just gotta have the right tools and flat surfaces and no worries /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I like v-bands, but wouldn't switch over *just* for that....Than I'd have to have all the mating pieces 'upgraded' with the flanges, and that gets $$$...Maybe on a future turbo I will.

 

[bazeng]

A LONG LONG TIME!

One turn each taking turns until it is all tight!!

Sucks big time! But hopefully worth it!

 

[Nate]

V-bands aren't THAT great - with heat (and time) they will loosen and allow things to rotate. My downpipe is a vband connection, and so is my wastegate and dumptube. They will loosen.

 

Not all vbands are created equal.

I tried a few, and the ones i bought from FP turned out to to be the best. I went over 10k miles without anything loosening up.

 

[dsmless]

v-bands work ood as long as you use a new gasket and safety wire the clamp after you tighten it, then it will last as long as you dont cut the wire off, and as for the bolts, I found that 90 degree open end wrenches are a life saver, and a knuckle saver too

 

[turbowop]

Gasket? V-bands don't use gaskets.

 

[SleepinGVR4]

Safety wire? What do you drive, a Helicopter?