JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 17/06/14 10:04 AM Share Posted 17/06/14 10:04 AM If u do get it balanced u WONT have an issue If u don't get it balanced u MIGHT have an issue Poor man pays twice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 8m 18d Gender: Male Posted 17/06/14 10:28 AM Share Posted 17/06/14 10:28 AM Just order direct from KTS. THey have a downloadable catalogue with all their wheels.The turbine and shaft needs to be checked for runout. This is more critical than any balancing of the whole assembly. The turbine and compressor are balanced on their own so it should be balanced. The billet ally wheels are in balance heaps more than any cast wheel.Its just when some butcher over tightens the nut then it causes issues. I use a proper torque wrench.I'm not short of a dollar so its not really a cost issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 27/07/14 07:28 AM Share Posted 27/07/14 07:28 AM I went to dummy fit the Kinugawa comp wheel today on my spare gt3540 core but the new billet wheel would not slide onto the shaft. It fits to the end of the thread but then wont slide on the smooth shaft (insert Thorpe)?I gave it a few taps with a rubber mallet but didn't feel confident using my usual "gentle violence" to get it to slide on...Should I use a heat gun on the comp wheel first to make it expand a little and maybe air in a can to cool the shaft as I don't want to put the whole core in the freezer or should I just use the gentle violence method?I have a set of vernier callipers but not sure what tolerance they are as they weren't mega bucks.Cheers,Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/07/14 09:55 AM Share Posted 27/07/14 09:55 AM (edited) I have heard of some people giving it a lil bake in the oven. Marinade is optional..I like mine with lots of garlic Edited 27/07/14 09:56 AM by barnz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 8m 18d Gender: Male Posted 27/07/14 11:52 AM Share Posted 27/07/14 11:52 AM (edited) Definately put it in the oven. My KTS wheel was A bit tight. I put it in the oven for 30-45 min at around 100 deg, maybe hotter. It really needs a good even heat. A heat gun is possible but the heat really needs to get into the core of the wheel to expand it.I managed to push it on 80% and then did the rest with the nut. Prior to the heat would not go past the first step. The same wheel would go over a T04z turbine shaft cold but the GT35 shaft seems just slightly biggerI did my wheel swap with the whole turbo in the car so I really only had one go. Other wise would have used the press. But still heat it as otherwise you gall the bore of the wheel Edited 27/07/14 11:55 AM by turbotrana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 28/07/14 01:24 AM Share Posted 28/07/14 01:24 AM Cheers trana, I thought that might have been the case.I use to bake my little remote control engines and freeze the ceramic bearings so they would just slip into place!This was just going to be a trial fit to make sure there were no probs with clearance of the billet wheel and comp housing before permanent fitment onto the cars turbo so I may wait now as it will likely be extremely hard to get off once fitted!Where can I buy a small torque wrench that will do 0-50nm as I only have a 2ft torque wrench that starts at about 40nm?What does the comp wheel nut have to be torqued to also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 8m 18d Gender: Male Posted 28/07/14 01:55 AM Share Posted 28/07/14 01:55 AM I got the small click warren and brown inch/lb for around $150. Ring them direct, they may have some seconds for a bit cheaper. But I would prefer the other style that measures with a gauge that you can do in reverse also.I just read around the net for torque specs. I remember but don't have my notes to tell you 100% so best you read up on it. I did it both the angle method and with torque wrench and worked out spot on. When I say angle method I marked it out then did the torque wrench and the lines pretty much lined up.I didn't balance mine and shes very quiet with the billet wheel. Sometimes I think the tuner who did my car upgraded the FG turbo to BA specs by just bolting on a stock BA wheel and cover without balancing cause it used to be a really noisy turbo on shut down. I don't think the cast wheels balance up well. It was meant to be a new turbo but the ally billet wheel without balancing fixed it all up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 28/07/14 02:59 AM Share Posted 28/07/14 02:59 AM Picked up 2 warren and brown ones from a flea market for $10 each. Ill post some pics later you old carnts will probably have kittens. I think they are worth a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesk_1972 Member 267 Member For: 12y 4m 23d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/08/14 02:46 AM Share Posted 17/08/14 02:46 AM Any updates from OP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 28/01/15 10:44 PM Share Posted 28/01/15 10:44 PM Like I posted on in the other thread...any updates trana?Is it still going good or boom shakalaka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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