505 turbo's--does their performance vary from unit to unit?
Marco (miljaar@xs4all.nl)
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:33:21 +0200
It depends on the weight of the turbo prop I think. The heavier the prop
the slower it'll kick in but the longer it'll stay running. Lighter ones
tend to start working at lower rpms and stop running very fast. A friend of
mine had a VW bus that had the TD engine by VW and a small turbo. It was
for giving the engine more air at lower rpms and accelerate faster. The car
was still a piece of junk, or actually the bus, but it would at least get
up to 60 in a resonable time. I've heard of people having to replace a
turbo on a Volvo 760 Turbo Diesel. The old turbo had burnt but was making a
nice jet buzzzzzzz. The new one didn't make any noise at all but
performance was worse.
It all depends on the brand and quality/weight I think
Remember to oil that sucker with good oil.
Marco
>While my 89505SWTurbo was being serviced, I was given an 87 505Turbo
Sedan. I
>noticed that the turbo was much more active than in mine. Would kick in much
>sooner and be a real resource to the engine. It was great!
>
>Mine, which by the way, was replaced not long ago, is much more conservative.
>Waiting longer and reserving itself for getting up to high speed while the
>other turbo likes to help you jackrabbit going through traffic.
>
>The service manager says that their experience is that they are individual in
>their performance and he has seen some dogs and some real screemers and you
>never know which you are going to get.
>
>Thoughts?????
>
>Mort
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