R32 Turbo Glow (normal)?

[Tigerx1982]

i have just discovered that my turbo glows red hot is this going to be a problem?????

[crack]

only if you touch it

[Freebaggin]

i have just discovered that my turbo glows red hot is this going to be a problem?????

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Mine glows WHITE hot I've got so much power now...

[N I B]

Yes Turbos Glow after a hard work out so dont worry.

[RS500]

does it always glow red after a few short stabs or only after a very hard run?

[carl h]

you timing could possibly too retarded if its getting that hot.

on all my turbo cars ive owned ive never had the turbine housing red hot even after a right nasty thrashing.

check timing might be retarded and reset if need be.

[Jenius]

Don't worry too much,

its a pretty normal thing. I've had 2 turbo cars first one being the Mazda 626 Turbo in relatively stock form and it glowed pretty much every time after I drove it frequently at boost and it was factory intercooled. The 2nd one being the R32 which is mildly tuned and the glow was pretty apparent in that too. just not as obvious with the heat shield. you'll only see it glowing straight after you've driven it hard and pop the hood. its a lot more obvious at night after a good twisty run.

if its the exhaust turbine thats glowing than thats pretty normal. they're designed to withstand 100's of degrees of heat. but if its the compressor turbine thats glowing than thats definitely not good a good thing.

just hope it isn't glowing white hot because that can be a bad thing too.

[The Mafia]

probably just get the afr's checked to make sure it isn't running lean. A dyno tuner can do this in about 15 mins.

Lean makes things hot, and will make a turbo glow red, but it ispretty normal.

If your afr's are fine, and its glowing red, then cool

[RS500]

probably just get the afr's checked to make sure it isn't running lean. A dyno tuner can do this in about 15 mins.

Lean makes things hot, and will make a turbo glow red, but it ispretty normal.

If your afr's are fine, and its glowing red, then cool 

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running rich with ignition timing retarded will also create more heat and in turn cause the turbo to glow red hot.