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04-17-2005, 12:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
*MR2Jedi* TN's Hapa Haole Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bumfuk AR Posts: 14,028 Gameroom cash: $998275 Thanks: 116 Thanked 335 Times in 287 Posts iTrader Score: 6 reviews	turbo question I've always wondered why turbos don't have heat sinks on them to radiate the heat away from them..anybody got any thoughts on this... __________________ The Jedi Speeder at CarDomain Vice President<TN Type [R]ice Club

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04-17-2005, 12:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
ToyotaTechGeek BRAKE/STEER/THROTTLE Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dagobah Posts: 1,406 Gameroom cash: $49620 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Score: 3 reviews	i would guess on the size/shape being one factor. i would also think that heat sinks wouldn't be enough to dissipate the heat as i think that physics would play a key factor in heat sinks vs. the air being compressed. Merkur turbos had this weird inlet pipe with a heat sink.

04-17-2005, 07:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
JekylandHyde I love Cin Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 2,312 Gameroom cash: $1500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews	heat = spool up ... you want heat, at least on the turbine side. __________________ _____________Sponsorship: Amateur Motorsports_____________

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