Blades on my New Te-45a

[RUQWKNF27]

They have all been filed down razor sharp on the intake wheels an exhaust!!! What is the theory behind this??? I notice @ around 23 lbs it sounds like a lil girl screaming her head off.. Kinda spooky!!!

 

[Fuelie600]

Turbo bearings bad?

 

[RUQWKNF27]

No

No the bearings are not bad!! Man this is a brand spanking new turbo.. My theory for the way it wounds is simply because the blades are razor sharp on the ends , therefore making the pitch of the whistle higher.. Was just wondering if anyone else had run into this??

 

[Fuelie600]

Strange. My 45A never sounded like that. Brian

 

[Louie L.]

My TE45 was like that also. The blades were sharp. Mine sounded like a jet all the time there was any type of boost.

 

[RUQWKNF27]

Yes

Exactumundo!!! I guess lil girl screaming an "like a jet" is comparable.. Maybe not. But like a jet is more like it. I love the way the spool sounds like you are @ WOT more so then other turbos I have had.. Maybe your blades are not like this Brian!!!

 

[Fuelie600]

Don't have the 45a any longer, but I remember the nice turbo whine it had when spooling. Never had any loud whine while in steady boost. My first thoughts when you said "girl screaming" were your bearings-----but sometimes it's hard to explain a sound. Good luck! Brian