Turbo oil pump?

[skippy]

Does anyone know the proper specifications that are needed for a Walbro pump for a Silber Turbo? I searched on the link below, but way to many options with different numbers. Thanks

http://www.fuel-pumps.net/frseries.html

 

[Boyko]

FRA-4

 

[Boston Racing]

Look at the specs for the fra-4 and that will get you what you need. You may get lucky and find one in stock somewhere.

 

[Boyko]

One other thing, as Boston Racing stated, if you are going to order a pump from Fuel-Pumps.Net don't order it on line, call them and make sure thay have stock, I waited 6 weeks for a pump from them before

 

[skippy]

Well that's just great,beautiful,grand! My first experience with a used turbo sled and I can't get a pump to go on my first trip later this week...awesome! Well, off with the turbo and back to stock I guess. Anyone have a stock airbox they want to sell? Later

Boyko, Thanks for the heads up on calling first. I've been burnt like that before too!

 

[philsummers21]

Call Cutler Performance. He has them in stock and ships same day.

 

[skippy]

Call Cutler Performance. He has them in stock and ships same day.

Thanks, I will give them a shout in the morning to see what they have..

 

[jeepin270]

You can go down to Napa and pick up a pump that works. Call silber he used to sell his kits with the napa pump. They are around 50 bucks

 

[skippy]

You can go down to Napa and pick up a pump that works. Call silber he used to sell his kits with the napa pump. They are around 50 bucks

Anyone on here happen to know the Napa part number by chance. I searched online for about a half hour earlier today with no luck using the specifications off the Walbro fra-4 pump to get close. Thanks

 

[jeepin270]

Pm me your email and I will take some pics of it tonight an send to u

 

[Boyko]

Depending what turbo you have the napa pump might not work. For a journal bearing turbo you need 10psi and can run a airtex pump(e8153) the FRA-4 is a better quality pump.

You can try a diesel injection shop and get a primer pump from them but you do need something that is rated for over 10 psi unless you have a ball bearing turbo.



E8153

 

[Merlin]

For a journal bearing turbo you need 10psi and can run a airtex pump(e8153) the FRA-4 is a better quality pump.

You can try a diesel injection shop and get a primer pump from them but you do need something that is rated for over 10 psi unless you have a ball bearing turbo.

Serious question, where are you getting the specs. for oil pressure requirements?

I did a bit of surfing & only managed to find 40 - 45 PSI for a ball bearing turbo on Garret's website - http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/faq

Also, we we're never able to get close to 10 PSI out of the FRA-4 pump on a Silber kit. We suspect this has lot to do with the viscosity of the oil & the size of the fittings on the suction side of the pump.

 

[Boyko]

Ya I know it seems low.

Ball bearing turbos do not need much oil in this application, boondockers micro pump just drips oil to the turbo for 375.00 bucks a pump (grab your ankles). You wont see 10psi on a journal turbo when the oil warms up ether, but it does work. 10psi for a pump is not a good way to rate it, you have to have volume in the rating as well. I put 10 psi in there for general sizing, probably confusing somewhat and not a good spec, my bad

The journal bearing turbos were tested for oiling before they went into kits for sleds. Some ball bearing garrets have failed in this application in the past and it was not because of a lack of oil, journal turbos do work on sleds, I built one last year and used the cheapest oversea turbo I could find just to prove this dumba$$ point to myself.

Manufactures rating for oil psi are high, they should be, but were not tiring to get 200,000 miles out of glowing white hot turbo here

 

[skippy]

First off, thanks alot for all your time and knowledge on this subject.
My sled has 2863 Precision turbo on it. Thanks

 

[Merlin]

Ya I know it seems low.

Ball bearing turbos do not need much oil in this application, boondockers micro pump just drips oil to the turbo for 375.00 bucks a pump (grab your ankles). You wont see 10psi on a journal turbo when the oil warms up ether, but it does work. 10psi for a pump is not a good way to rate it, you have to have volume in the rating as well. I put 10 psi in there for general sizing, probably confusing somewhat and not a good spec, my bad

The journal bearing turbos were tested for oiling before they went into kits for sleds. Some ball bearing garrets have failed in this application in the past and it was not because of a lack of oil, journal turbos do work on sleds, I built one last year and used the cheapest oversea turbo I could find just to prove this dumba$$ point to myself.

Manufactures rating for oil psi are high, they should be, but were not tiring to get 200,000 miles out of glowing white hot turbo here

We figured that's what it boiled down to. There's no way you'd get away with, more or less, gravity feeding a turbo in an automotive application but not many people are expecting to get high miles out of a turbo'd sled.

Basically boils down to what you can get away with I guess.

 

[guidoxpress]

You can call Bryce at turboboyz.com in Utah also and see if he has the oil pump in stock. He stocks the same walbro one your looking for (as well as Cutlers)


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