Kerplop Report post Posted October 17, 2018 So... had a buddy rip apart the turbo on my K26 today because I simply do not have the time with work lately. Exhaust manifold: Cracked in 4 places Turbo: Cooked alive and stopped spooling Result: Somehow has managed to basically melt the turbine wheel without grenading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanon Report post Posted October 17, 2018 Damn! From here it looks like something went through the hotside and chunked the wheel. May have even been part of the wheel that failed and took out the rest. I'd be very surprised if you could get EGTs high enough to melt an inconel wheel without torching the rest of the motor. You would most likely have aluminum chunks from the pistons showing up on spark plugs, etc. Then again that might be the speckle texture on the wheel. Have you pulled the head or put a scope into the cylinders? On the plus side, you can find some easy power by stuffing a modern billet wheel in that baby. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructo Report post Posted October 17, 2018 Yikes.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cake Report post Posted October 18, 2018 At least you've got some interesting garage wall art, and a good story! Coulda been SO MUCH WORSE!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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