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I popped the hood tonight after some spirited driving and my turbo was glowing red. Is that normal? I'm trifecta tuned and catless.

BlackhawkSS

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My turbo has never done that. I'm pretty sure it's not normal.

I am also trifecta tuned with a catless dp.

Powell Race Parts

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normal.

peachpuff

Ya its normal.

TommyP

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It's normal, turbos get very hot.

abomb5501

there was a sweet video of a 911 turbo on the dyno where the turbos start to glow looks sweet. under normal conditions they don't get that hot but just make sure you give it some extra time to cool if driving that hard

mexi_loco

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i recommend spraying some water on that. should fix your problem

BankerBalt

lulz.... give your car at least 5 mins cool down if it got that hot

damastah

stock turbo?

Wangspeed

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120000 rpm is not abnormal. Turbos run hot, this is why you shouldn't push them too far past their efficiency. They end up being hot air blowers. Now, this is not to say that a properly working turbo will not start to glow, but you need to understand what's going on.

The smaller the turbo, and the more you try to spool it up, the hotter it runs.

Chase0224

my r1 headers would glow red after a run through a gear. Looked awesome on the dyno.

BlkWdoSS

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normal, just let it do proper cool down prior to shutting it off

SSlobalt

Still makes my fillings hurt to see it.

cranemaster

I wish my turbo got red :*[

SSlobalt

You live in . Too cold there to get a turbo red.

brycerice13

if your worried you can check your exhaust gas temperature, I used to monitor it just to see if it would get too hot.

tomj77

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ok a little metal 101, when ur pushing 1800 degree exaust threw ur turbos cast turbine housing, the metal will start to glow red after a while of spirited driving. it is very normal, if u dont believe me, take a tourch, get some cast iron, and hold it there for a few seconds and see what happens. 1800 degrees is retarded hot and thats how hot our exaust gets at full boost after a few seconds.

BlackhawkSS

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My bad, OP. I must have not pushed my turbo that hard for long enough to get to that point.

07LSJ

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I never knew this. Ill try to make mine glow now

DirtyBalt09

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Maybe your turbo was embarrassed. Maybe that's why it turned red.

FasterIsBetter

Lol...

Ryan@zzp

Normal

Sully20

Cobalt_Daddy

normal..my DSm used to do this too after spirited driving.. it's why you shoudl let your car idle for a few minutes before turning it off. if you're worried invest in a turbo timer

Zander916

If I may jump in and ask... what are the highest "normal" EGT's we should see? (assume tuned and stock turbo).

I'm getting a meth/water setup very soon and would like to get a bit of info on setting it up nice. The kit is here we just have to put it in. A Turbonetics progressive kit.