Recent content by Hahnsolo

Thanks Mike. I'll keep you posted. Solo

Ahhh. . . Got it. I'm really trying to wrap my head around the whole turbocharger performance thing. I don't understand the relationship between load and boost pressure yet. Like everybody else, I expected to set the throttle wide open and see at least 6-7 PSI boost, when in reality it only...

Hey Mike - quick question: Did your turbocharger require waste gate adjustments after you got it running? Does the preset tension out of the box actually open the gate at full throttle or before? Solo

Looks good Mike! Are you still selling a lot of kits? I made it through my first season with my turbo mod and had good luck with it. Might make some fuel adjustments next year to improve performance even more. I just about have my turbo instrument pod complete. I'll post some pictures when...

Just a quick update. . . Haven't had the kind of winter we had last year, when I was running the tractor every week or more. However, we have had several large storms dump some serious snow on us, and the tractor is handling it really well. I have made no fuel or timing adjustments, just the...

Hi Mike: Indeed, this simplifies the whole operation by not requiring any fussing with fuel adjustments. Kind of a "one and done" installation. When you think about it though, in a roundabout way the addition of a turbo for high altitude operation actually does change the fuel mixture of...

Success! Things have been pretty quiet on this thread lately because I've been waiting for the weather to provide good conditions for the initial turbocharger test. Well, this morning after 2 days of snow I got my chance. I was understandably nervous as I opened the garage door and stared...

Hi GrizBota: Glad you've been enjoying the build thread, it's taken years off my life. LOL. Those are two very good questions. I hope I can do them justice. . . 1) Using the 1.5” and 2.0” diameter pipe appears to have been driven based on available geometric space and routing location. Is...

Surprise! Me again. . . Several weeks ago was the official startup and testing of the new turbocharger modification. At that time, the engine, turbo, and new pipework all performed nicely at all RPM's without the PTO (snow blower) engaged. However, when I engaged the PTO and rev'd up the...

Thanks Mike: The tractor has been started up and run successfully with the turbocharger functioning well as far as I could tell. It was smooth and quiet through all RPM ranges without the PTO engaged, and EGT values looked good. There was one resonance I discovered on the exhaust pipe that I...

Now with the J-shaped header pipe attached on one side, and the 2" down pipe mounted on the other, we're almost there. This is the most nerve-wracking, brain-hacking, pucker-inducing part of the build. To be sure, there is no "one" way to complete this final part of the fabrication of the...

Ok, It's been a long difficult push, so lets get the exhaust pipe finished up and routed out of the engine compartment. In the last build post, the 1-1/2" J-shaped header pipe was clamped together and removed from the turbocharger to be tack welded. After completing this task, the header pipe...

Awesome news Mike! It's so cool to see a new product come to market and be so successful. I can only hope mine performs as well. Glad to hear you are going to redesign the front end of the exhaust pipe with a smaller diameter. It's so much easier with the 1-1/2" pipe, and the short spacer...

Alright, you guys ready for some pain? Here we go; the exhaust pipe fabrication. . . In my previous over-wordy post about steel, I outlined the pros and cons of stainless versus mild steel. Personally, I chose stainless steel for it's advantages and longevity, and just accepted it's cost...

Hi leveraddict: Thanks for the post. Good question. In the first few posts on this thread, I describe the environment I live in and the impetus for adding a turbo to my tractor. The bottom line is the loss of power associated with an increase in altitude. I live at just under 8000' in the...