Turbo compressor wheel upgrades

Showing how I modify a turbocharger with a billet wheel to improve performance.

[ron]

VERY VERY good work Brian. I once did the math to turn a small sphere by the numbers which required patience and created lots of anxiety because one small error and its over. What you did is much more difficult because the curve is not perfectly spherical plus it is someone else's turbo housing. Your clients are very fortunate to have you available.

[tannyshim]

You are one of the true machinist, machining radius by using 2axis lathe is never a easy job. 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[Dudleymiddleton]

That is some serious manual lathe work profiling the housing into the donut shape. Great work Brian!

[Pervmont]

On top of all the other magic, the fact that you can spin an odd shape like a turbo housing with precision is really impressive.

[Dan.Whiteford]

That is a mighty skillful task to do that profiling "Freehand"!!

[markl]

just watched your vid. Wow I am impressed. To make that radias by hand is true talent.

[N]

I was going to ask if you free handed the contour. That take's a good bit of skill I'd say, to master. Thanks for the videos.

[weldor]

Brian that is a step above machining and into the art category. Beautiful work.

[jimzivny]

Nice job, not easy to do manually. It's amazing how a slight change in the compressor wheel can affect performance.

[alj]

Thanks for the video nice shot of the housing and wheel Contour 👍 matched perfect ....

[ickipoo]

I was sure you must have been using a tracer - impressive work, Brian! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[garyc]

Very nice job Brian. You certainly have that job down pat. regards from the UK

[jimliechty]

Great job Brian! Was just working on designing a new cross slide with T slots, and thought about adding a quick disconnect to the nut, and then a spring load feature, to allow the slide to follow a pattern for not sure if something like that was ever tried.

[dougbourdo]

Great stuff Brian. I have wondered for a long time if anyone did angles or curves in that manner. Very impressive.

[PhilsProjects]

cool skills, tricky indeed, well done Brian

[johnfry]

CNC profiling on a manual lathe, Nice !

[charlescompton]

Looks like a winner; and if it is that makes you a winner, too! Greg

[chucktipton]

Amazing Brian, I bet the pucker factor was high the first time you did one of those. Thanks

[jimswenson]

Nice work!
On the little tiny ones I work with you can't look in and see the radius too easily, so I mark the housing with sharpie and see where the radius rubs. Keep on cutting where it rubs uuntil the depth mic says the compressor hub is the same depth into the housing as the stock wheel was, to get the right clearance.

[caemaridwn]

Your the man Brian that's some skill by hand.