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peebles24 · Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 43 Location: Terre Haute, IN

I picked up a turbo for a small sum of like 40 bucks about 6 years ago. It is a RayJay (?sp) model is a B1 I believe. I haven't looked at this turbo for probably 4 years it has been sitting on a shelf in a friends garage. Just wondering if anyone has ever dealt with one or knows anything about them. If I can make it over to his house I'll pick it up and take some snap shots of it.

Later,
Chad P.
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1981 924 Weissach, progressive rate coils, Dansk Polished S/S exhaust, free flow Cat, K&N filter

1991 Toyota FJ80

peebles24 · Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 43 Location: Terre Haute, IN

Here's some pics.

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1981 924 Weissach, progressive rate coils, Dansk Polished S/S exhaust, free flow Cat, K&N filter

1991 Toyota FJ80

Fast924S · Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 39 Location: New Haven, CT

That looks like it needs rebuilding
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Fast924S · Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 39 Location: New Haven, CT

Hey did a little research, RAYJAY makes turbos for airplanes back in the 70-80s

Off of a webpage,

Rayjay turbos were an old, not particularly effecient turbo based on old designs. They were purchased by Consolidated Fuel Systems recently, howvwer, they are only continuing the aircraft line. Parts are getting hard to get a hold of for the old units. As far as being better than a stock KKK, it's debatable. The reason they did not need a wastegate was because it did not build much boost down low- a sign of an inefficient turbo or poorly designed kit. A turbo that spools up quickly will give you lots of torque down low, but will definetely need a waste gate to control overboosting at high rpms.
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RC · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 2637 Location: Australia

My only experience with Rajay was a very brief one before it blew its seals and left me lingering in a big cloud of smoke. Cant remember now if the parts were either not available, too expensive, the company is out of business, or if it just plain wasnt worth putting money into a POS.

Whatever, its been sitting in a cardboard box in mum`s back shed for longer than yours. Maybe one day I`ll pull it out and see if I can get any more beers for it on ebay than the scrap metal yard will give me.

Roger

RC · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 2637 Location: Australia

Fast924S wrote:

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