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Turbine Shaft & Wheel – Corroded Piston Ring Seal Area
Turbine Shaft & Wheel – Corroded Piston Ring Seal Area In this image, you can see some moderate corrosion to the piston ring seal area of the turbine shaft – the surface of the metal has become worn, pitted and roughened. A corroded piston ring can lead to major faults in your turbo and is…
Bearing Housing – Carbonised Oil Blockage in the Galleries
Bearing Housing – Carbonised Oil Blockage in the Galleries In this example, we'll discuss how the bearing housing galleries can become completely blocked and choked up with carbonised oil (oil blockage). Whilst build up of oil in the bearing housing like this has a number of causes, the most common are a lack of regular…
Turbine Shaft & Wheel – Worn Piston Ring Seal Groove (a)
Turbine Shaft & Wheel – Worn Piston Ring Seal Groove This example shows a worn piston ring seal groove – in the image, you can see that the outer edge of the piston ring seal groove is sloping outwards, when it should be straight. This is fairly common, and has a number of causes. Sometimes,…
Turbine Shaft & Wheel – Engine Failure
Turbine Shaft & Wheel - Engine Failure This image shows a turbine shaft and wheel with fairly serious impact damage as a result of engine failure. If you look at the wheel itself, you can see that the blades are uneven and chipped, and that the surface of the wheel has become severely pitted. In…
Turbine Shaft & Wheel – Severe Oil Contamination
Turbine Shaft & Wheel - Severe Oil Contamination In this example, you can see a turbine shaft and wheel that’s been damaged due to severe oil contamination – notice the built up oil coating both the wheel and the shaft, and the damaged blades on the wheel. On the shaft itself, you can also see…
David Rowe ‘EPS Race To The Clouds’
We had the great pleasure to provide David Rowe from EPS Race to the clouds with an aftermarket Precision Turbo for his stunning Audi Quattro. David has often worked towards improving the vehicle for his active involvement in Pikes Peak International Hill Climb over in the US! The build took a lot of hard work…
Stevie’s Scottish Super Lap Mitsubishi Evo
Stevies Mitsubishi has always been a favourite of us here at AET and we’ve happily looked after his turbo through the years making sure the quality is always top notch for when he takes it to the SSL.
Tim Shaw’s Lancia Delta Evo
In November 2017 we had a chance meeting with Tim at one of our suppliers who we were helping with an exhaust for his Audi. After a chat one thing led to another as it does (especially if you know what Tim’s like) and the badly neglected turbo from Tim’s Lancia Delta EVO appeared in…
Aiming for 300mph on 2 wheels
Jack's latest run from Elvington. AET Turbos are proud to be involved in helping Jack @Holshot racing compete to win records. We have provided Jack with some fancy BorgWarner EFR turbo setups. To help get the maximum out of his bikes Jack uses a wide range of Turbosmart products on his bikes including fuel regulators,…
AET Turbos Overhaul Historic Motorsport Turbos
Read about some famous race cars owned by United Autosport with turbos overhauled by AET Turbos. These cars have recently been driven by a few famous racing drivers at Paul Richard circuit. Want to find who has been driving them ?
Darren @Spoox Motorsports Pug 205 GTI season update
AET Turbos sponsors all sorts of different types of vehicle competing in racing events all over. With over 40 years of experience AET Turbos know what is required when it comes to producing and getting the best out of a turbo whilst being reliable. Read about Spoox Motorsports season so far.
Jack Holeshot Racing | Top speed weekend results
Long term AET Turbo sponsor Jack Frost gives us an incite in to his 256 mph run this weekend.