# Oil less Turbocharger.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 22, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776 "2007-03-22T22:18:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![FourGee6Tee3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@FourGee6Tee3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourGee6Tee3)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/1 "2007-03-22T22:18:41Z")

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[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/fs14grc.html](http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/fs14grc.html)

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**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/2 "2007-03-23T07:54:08Z")

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thats sweet!

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**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/3 "2007-03-23T09:03:51Z")

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Holy Shit!! I wonder how long it will take to hit the consumer automobile market…

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**Author:** ![FourGee6Tee3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@FourGee6Tee3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourGee6Tee3)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/4 "2007-03-23T11:16:19Z")

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Don’t you just love NASA

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/5 "2007-03-24T05:56:57Z")

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> [@FourGee6Tee3"](#):
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> Don’t you just love NASA

Lost 2 space shuttles in 23 years, not bad :kekegay:

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**Author:** ![Heart4Audio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d9b06d/32.png) [@Heart4Audio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Heart4Audio)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/6 "2007-03-24T09:07:53Z")

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not bad if you can keep that thing above 10k rpm. the way i interpret the passage was those “berrings” are only lubricated by the air above 10k. i’ll read it again. ok

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**Author:** ![FourGee6Tee3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@FourGee6Tee3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourGee6Tee3)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/7 "2007-03-24T17:00:11Z")

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under 10k it is self lubricated, (TEFLON)

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**Author:** ![fico](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fico/32/6038_2.png) [@fico](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fico)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/8 "2007-03-25T01:58:12Z")

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dont turbos spin at like 100k or something im not sure so dont quote me on that

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**Author:** ![Evolved](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Evolved](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Evolved)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/9 "2007-04-01T19:42:00Z")

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> [@going to france.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-to-france/28961/86):
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> dont turbos spin at like 100k or something im not sure so dont quote me on that

As high as 125-150k rpms in many cases.

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**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/10 "2007-04-01T20:18:46Z")

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> [@RS6 Crash](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rs6-crash/29126/7):
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> As high as 125-150k rpms in many cases.

definitely, 10K is nothing for a turbo

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**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-less-turbocharger/188776/11 "2007-04-02T06:07:35Z")

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These are the very same/similar Air Bearings that are used in Capstone’s microturbines. Once a year maintenance for a piece of industrial equipment is fantastic, gotta love it. Good for us too! 🙂