can a turbo from a diesel car be used on our cars?

rudeboymx6 · Post by **rudeboymx6** » January 9th, 2006, 8:03 pm

just wondering if i was able to use turbo's from diesel cars/trucks??

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » January 9th, 2006, 8:18 pm

yup
I think that is what Rebel2k is using, a holset turbo

nos92mx3 · Post by **nos92mx3** » January 10th, 2006, 9:04 pm

Holset hx 30 FTW

mx3stylez · Post by **mx3stylez** » January 10th, 2006, 9:51 pm

i'm pretty sure turbos were invented for deisels , and then made to work on other applications

Vanished · Post by **Vanished** » January 11th, 2006, 5:05 pm

can i use the spark plugs too?

ariesdude · Post by **ariesdude** » January 11th, 2006, 5:27 pm

Diesel engines dont have spark plugs ....

SloGsr · Post by **SloGsr** » January 12th, 2006, 12:16 am

I don't think certain applications would be a good idea like a ford power stroke turbo is made for a 7.3 liter engine that red lines at 4 grand and they are running a compression ratio somewhere in the 22:1 area. The propeller on the exhaust side is designed to utilize the air flow output from that specific motor so it might be best to find one off of something like a turbo diesel Isuzu or Mitsubishi pick up.

Also, on another note...I work at Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing where we build the fastest certified piston aircraft. We do so by employing a twin turbo 512 C.I.D horizontally opposed six cylinder. A buddy of mine had the good fortune of getting a hold of one of these turbos for free (it was slightly damaged in shipping that was easily fixable). any how he fabed up a manifold and bolted it to his Honda H22 powered kit car and it was incredible....all the way to 1700 rpm. Then it fell flat on its face and made no more power. after shifting it would spool then flatten out again.
Long story but I would hate to see you invest a good chunk of money only to have it go to waste. Good luck if you decide to go with it.

93_mx3_gs · Post by **93_mx3_gs** » January 15th, 2006, 1:31 pm

Vanished wrote:can i use the spark plugs too?

They use what is called a glow plug.

ariesdude · Post by **ariesdude** » January 15th, 2006, 2:17 pm

93_mx3_gs wrote:
Vanished wrote:can i use the spark plugs too?
They use what is called a glow plug.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/diesel1.htm

The page above has good explanation for diesel engines - In short they do not use any kind of ignition source - the high compression inside the cylinder makes the diesel fuel ignite spontaneously.

If the outside air is too cold then in older engines even high compression may not produce combustion - in that cause a heating element is used to heat up the air in the cylinder. That heating element is called a glow plug. Its a pre-computer era technology. They are not used anymore i think.