ball bearing upgrade available?

[OneLethal87GN]

I was just wondering if there was a way to upgrade the bearings in a TE-63-1 to a ball bearing design? Mine is still new and has the water cooled option, but ball bearings would seem to be the ultimate piece.

 

[JCotton]

Yes, BB option is an awsome upgrade. But I would recommend starting from scratch and selling your turbo if you wanted BB. The cost to upgrade a new turbo would be counter productive to your pocket. You'll be paying the labor to build the same turbo twice. If you had a damaged turbo that needed rebuilding that would be a better scenario.

 

[wh1-Denver]

Water cooled option? Haven't seen one before. Could you email pictures and reply with details on the pros and cons of the water cooled?

 

[progress1vebmx]

I don't know if this is the same thing he was talking about, but on the center section of my turbo I had hoses going to them from my intake/water pump.

I blocked it off with fittings though... again, not sure if it's the same thing or not...

 

[JCotton]

Good picture, the center section looks pretty much the same as a non water cooled cs, just has an inlet\outlet port for the coolant hookup. We have used the water cooled center section before when the standard ones were not available, doesn't matter kether it is used or not. When running the double BB stuff from Innovative, it is recommended to use the water cooler lines due to the high heat on the exhaust side of the shaft.

 

[progress1vebmx]

So Jack, that's not an old design? People still use the water cooled deal? Should I put it back on for now... for some reason I blocked it off with fittings (see picture) and got the normal hose from the intake to waterpump.

 

[salvageV6]

I use the water cooling since I have the double ball bearing Innovative turbo.

If that is what is in your picture I would hook it back up.

If not it may not be necessary.

What turbo is it?

I don't think it's an old design.

 

[progress1vebmx]

It's a stage 4 cheetah turbo.

 

[OneLethal87GN]

I was just looking to run some lines from my turbo to the two lines that were blocked off from the throttle body. The way I see it is that any help the turbo can get to prolong its life the better.

 

[salvageV6]

I used the heater hoses for my tapoff.

Below the shutoff valve for the feed and right at the metal drain tube for the return.

Napa makes a great rubber hose in a generic L bend with good length to get back there from one fitting.

Other fitting is just 5/8" bulk heater hose.

I didn't think the throttle body lines were big enough for feed and return with my setup.

It was much easier to do than I thought it was gonna be.

T's are easy to find for the heater hoses.

I figured I needed all the flow I could get with the exhaust side bearing being ball bearing.