[s-cars] Slightly Used K26/TO4E Hybrid...

[MLP]

FWIW, "...wheel "trim" refers to the squared ratio of the smaller diameter*
divided by the larger diameter** times 100.  Generally, the larger the trim
#, the more flow the wheel has. ...." from the DSM crowds very good
job/write-ups at
http://www.racingstrong.com/godzilla/pdf/TurboUpgradeGuide.pdf

To the best of my admittedly limited knowledge, trim has nothing to do with
"degrees" unless one is speaking relatively, one turbine's "degree" of flow
being greater than another's.

*  Wheel INDUCER (i.e. measured at the tips of the inlet) diameter
** Wheel EXDUCER (measurement made at the base) diameter

Which, if true makes one one wonder a bit about the math used to classify
the trim levels for Turbonetics "special" S trim wheels.

HTH
mlp

-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Richard Tanimura
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 2:49 PM

>snipped ..
>  However the cold side is 54 degree trim and 0 HotSide clipping w/ 360
>thrust bearing.  Thoughts on if the 54 is going to be unbearably laggy
>compared to a standard RS2 or Hybrid w/ 50 trim?  Will that extra 4
>degrees make a huge difference?
snip..

Can anybody explain "trim" to me. I have seen it used but never understood
exactly what it was a measure of.

Rich