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Re: Ghulet: [Mr_Shiftright]

by colloquor on Fri Nov 06 11:19:08 PST 2009

SAAB's first turbocharged car was the SAAB 99 Turbo in 1978. SAAB used a Garrett AiResearch turbo.

Re: 4.5L Duramax? [dmax06]

by roland3 on Wed Oct 21 06:47:42 PDT 2009

... Last I saw is that the new Duramax is on the shelf indefinitely, and maybe the technology is for sale. GM spent tens of millions on development. With World suppliers like Bosch, GE, Argonne Labs, Borg-Warner, Garrett, Mahle, and Delphi ready to help you have to wonder how much their tech is worth.

Re: Desperately in need of help/advices [dave8697]

by sebring95 on Sun Jul 26 15:17:18 PDT 2009

Somebody doesn't know what they're doing or there's another problem causing his turbo's to "go bad". There's a pile of sensors that can make the turbo act goofy and if someone doesn't have the ability to diagnose the problem properly....guess what gets replaced? The turbos are actually very strong Garrett units, which show up in tons of OEM applications. I had no issues with mine even with major power mods starting around 50k miles. That turbo would just whine......really diesel turbos are relatively low boost and should outlast a gas turbo 2-1 easily.

Re: Has the 6.0L diesel been any better after '03? [stammer2]

by fairlane67 on Mon Mar 09 18:29:27 PDT 2009

we have 2 06 PS diesels one in a 1 ton with a banks six gun tuner hold on to your seat she runs like a raped ape cam sensor problems twice only due to a manufacture defect no oil leaks but have to run cetane booster you can thank the government for that the other is a 1 ton dually only problem was the garrett turbo stuck do to sitting in the garage after a severe weather change moisture with a slight rust coating made the turbo stick ford footed the bill to clean up the turbo they actually replaced it all in all 8 outts of 10 not all are bad just like the rest of them some you have problems some you dont lifes a gamble ;)

Re: Recalls [62vetteefp]

by m4d_cow on Sat Jan 03 11:49:58 PST 2009

There is no way this will happen. More ranting w/o any kind of facts or data. Regarding GM, given it's current state, it's more like a suspicion. I mean look at the "we need your support" ad, that's already a shameless way of poking us for cash, unwillingly for many I dare say. I'm serious, there's a huge chance GM will do the same as WS. As for WS banks, no facts or datas? Have you watched the news lately? Check AP, Fox, it's everywhere. Even congress is starting to balk, threating to stop loaning money if the banks and insurance companies still refuse to release informations. Here's one piece I managed to find from the AP: WASHINGTON – Think you could borrow money from a bank without saying what you were going to do with it? Well, apparently when banks borrow from you they don't feel the same need to say how the money is spent. After receiving billions in aid from U.S. taxpayers, the nation's largest banks say they can't track exactly how they're spending it. Some won't even talk about it. "We're choosing not to disclose that," said Kevin Heine, spokesman for Bank of New York Mellon, which received about $3 billion. Thomas Kelly, a spokesman for JPMorgan Chase, which received $25 billion in emergency bailout money, said that while some of the money was lent, some was not, and the bank has not given any accounting of exactly how the money is being used. "We have not disclosed that to the public. We're declining to," Kelly said. The Associated Press contacted 21 banks that received at least $1 billion in government money and asked four questions: How much has been spent? What was it spent on? How much is being held in savings, and what's the plan for the rest? None of the banks provided specific answers. "We're not providing dollar-in, dollar-out tracking," said Barry Koling, a spokesman for Atlanta, Ga.-based SunTrust Banks Inc., which got $3.5 billion in taxpayer dollars. Some banks said they simply didn't know where the money was going. "We manage our capital in its aggregate," said Regions Financial Corp. spokesman Tim Deighton, who said the Birmingham, Ala.-based company is not tracking how it is spending the $3.5 billion it received as part of the financial bailout. There has been no accounting of how banks spend that money. Lawmakers summoned bank executives to Capitol Hill last month and implored them to lend the money — not to hoard it or spend it on corporate bonuses, junkets or to buy other banks. But there is no process in place to make sure that's happening and there are no consequences for banks that don't comply. "It is entirely appropriate for the American people to know how their taxpayer dollars are being spent in private industry," said Elizabeth Warren, the top congressional watchdog overseeing the financial bailout. But, at least for now, there's no way for taxpayers to find that out. Pressured by the Bush administration to approve the money quickly, Congress attached nearly no strings to the $700 billion bailout in October. And the Treasury Department, which doles out the money, never asked banks how it would be spent. "Those are legitimate questions that should have been asked on Day One," said Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., a House Financial Services Committee member who opposed the bailout as it was rushed through Congress. "Where is the money going to go to? How is it going to be spent? When are we going to get a record on it?" A few banks described company-specific programs, such as JPMorgan Chase's plan to lend $5 billion to nonprofit and health care companies next year. Richard Becker, senior vice president of Wisconsin-based Marshall & Ilsley Corp., said the $1.75 billion in bailout money allowed the bank to temporarily stop foreclosing on homes. But no bank provided even the most basic accounting for the federal money. Some said the money couldn't be tracked. Bob Denham, a spokesman for North Carolina-based BB&T Corp., said the bailout money "doesn't have its own bucket." But he said taxpayer money wasn't used in the bank's recent purchase of a Florida insurance company. Asked how he could be sure, since the money wasn't being tracked, Denham said the bank would have made that deal regardless. Others, such as Morgan Stanley spokeswoman Carissa Ramirez, offered to discuss the matter with reporters on condition of anonymity. When AP refused, Ramirez sent an e-mail saying: "We are going to decline to comment on your story." Most banks wouldn't say why they were keeping the details secret. "We're not sharing any other details. We're just not at this time," said Wendy Walker, a spokeswoman for Dallas-based Comerica Inc., which received $2.25 billion from the government. One didn't even want to say they wouldn't say. Heine, the New York Mellon Corp. spokesman who said he wouldn't share spending specifics, added: "I just would prefer if you wouldn't say that we're not going to discuss those details." Lawmakers say they want to tighten restrictions on the remaining, yet-to-be-released $350 billion block of bailout money before more cash is handed out. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the department is trying to step up its monitoring of bank spending. Warren, the congressional watchdog appointed by Democrats, said her oversight panel will try to force the banks to say where they've spent the money. "It would take a lot of nerve not to give answers," she said. But Warren said she's surprised she even has to ask. "If the appropriate restrictions were put on the money to begin with, if the appropriate transparency was in place, then we wouldn't be in a position where you're trying to call every recipient and get the basic information that should already be in public documents," she said. Garrett, the New Jersey congressman, said the nation might never get a clear answer on where hundreds of billions of dollars went. Still think there's no data???

Re: high performance turbos [blackcactus1]

by jimveta on Fri May 27 01:19:54 PDT 2005

Which company is this? Is this lagless turbo a VGT? If so, are you using an existing design or model like from Holset's? Or is this something like Garrett's hydraulically driver compressor? What sizes/specs will you offer? And while I agree with the higher peak effeciency of the larger turbo when spun up to its range, I don't think you can eliminate the need for an intercooler.. .. while I know many will think them ideal for smaller engines, I think there may be an even bigger market for larger engines! Simply because I think most in that crowd already care or are more conscious about power delivery to justify the extra cost :D