Competition Did you make it home Katdiesel?

[BigYellowIron]

Did you?





Adam

 

[KatDiesel]

Hey Adam

Hey Adam this is Kerry.



Eric has is truck on a trailor now and they are heading home tonight. He should be home tomorrow. You can call him on his cell phone if you want but he is trying to sleep tonight.



Hope you had a good time today.

 

[Greg's PSD]

Everyone bow their heads for a turbo who's life was so short but made us all believers in the power of the MIGHTY CUMMINS! I Hope you get home ok Eric! Oh Mama's Little white truck went 13. 28@104 just had to keep you all updated! Adam congrats on the runs now I wonder if you will be addicted?



Greg

 

[BFC]

What happened to his turbo? I'm assuming it died an ugly death but I'd like the details.



Glenn

 

[KatDiesel]

Turbo went kaboom. I jsut got home from hauling my truck home (idiot me left my spare turbo here).



Good news is I ran 13. 44 and 13. 48 (best two).



But yes I am home, exhausted, and still in shock... ... . Both from the time and the turbo incident. I "believe" I snapped the shaft which inturn took out the bearings, or seals whatever ya wanna call it and I lost alot of oil(out the tailpipe), so it idled with 0 oil pressure (according to the gauge) for about 30 seconds. Good news is I filled it up with 5 qts of oil and its slightly below the add mark. SO I still had about 5 qts in the system.



Once I gather my thoughts I'll post a bit more about it. Its an interesting ordeal for those of you that haven't expereienced it.



Thanks for the concern.

 

[Briar Hopper]

Sorry to hear about your turbo. What made it blow? Did you lift too fast? Seems like that's the one thing that would make it break a shaft like that.

 

[Bob Wagner]

bummer

Is this the first <b>Kaboom</b> for Kwikkurt HX40 ????

 

[KatDiesel]

Originally posted by Briar Hopper

Sorry to hear about your turbo. What made it blow? Did you lift too fast? Seems like that's the one thing that would make it break a shaft like that.

No I never lift to fast It went kaboom at wide open throttle.



Never once did my turbo "bark" from lifting off.



I am very hard on my truck at the strip... ... . the turbo is still a sweet sweet combo.



Yes Bob this is the first one that went kaboom other then Kurts when he tested it.



More details and info will be available in the next couple of days. Right now trying to get things back to normal and such... . sleep... truck. . etc.

 

[KWIKKURT]

Yes, I haven't seen it yet but it probably Twisted the shaft. This is the same thing that I did to the first one I tested. I also took it to the strip and ran many 1/4 runs not to mention three+ weeks of street racing. The KS spools so fast that with high Hp numbers and "alittle Abuse" I think the shaft is giving up. I am building another with a Mod I was going to try before the B-1 Bomber was "Born"... I want to get the KS12 II together asap and have Kat test it. I think it can be improved some more plus I am going to try something that may alow us to go higher with the boost levels. Although if the latest B-1 performs like I expect it will be the choice for 400hp and up Especially the Dragstrip and Truck pull style use. 2 many Toys and 2 little time and 2 much fun!