Who makes turbos for Porsche

traco · 28-07-2010 2:02pm #1

Ongoing debate here in the office about turbos and various manufacturers (slow day). Anyway I think I remember reading an article a few while back where and Irish manufacturer based in the south east was building the turbos for porsche but they don't believe me.

Google is failing me so and input apprecitae or should I go and get some cream to have with the humble pie I may have to eat

Thanks

2 Espressi · 28-07-2010 2:05pm

I'd say there's more than one making OEM turbos. KKK, Garrett, IHI and a few others I'd imagine?

Andrew33 · 28-07-2010 2:07pm

I think you're right with the SE connection, is it Garrett?

traco · 28-07-2010 2:10pm

I expected there to be a few and Garrett sprang to mind. They were bought by Honeywell so maybe thats where I am getting the South east connection from - Honeywell Waterford.

Did Garrett have an operation in Ireland before that I wonder

bmstuff · 28-07-2010 2:23pm

Several models do use Borg Warner turbos

robtri · 28-07-2010 2:24pm

Honeywell in waterford, make parts for a lot of turbos, they mainly make the fans blades themselves, they supply a lot of different places including Ford

bladebrew · 28-07-2010 2:26pm

i have seen pallets from honeywell being sent for export and afaik the address on it was in cape town

i have no idea what was in the boxes though, do they only make turbos?

28-07-2010 2:26pm

traco wrote: »

I expected there to be a few and Garrett sprang to mind. They were bought by Honeywell so maybe thats where I am getting the South east connection from - Honeywell Waterford.

Did Garrett have an operation in Ireland before that I wonder

Iirc Garrett were in Waterford before Honeywell bought them, there are two Honeywell sites in the Ind estate in Waterford.

furtzy · 28-07-2010 2:28pm

My brother used to work for Garrett in waterford in the early 90's so they've been there for a while now.

robtri · 28-07-2010 2:28pm

bladebrew wrote: »

i have seen pallets from honeywell being sent for export and afaik the address on it was in cape town
i have no idea what was in the boxes though, do they only make turbos?

it one of the main items made there, and it not the full turbo, just fan and blades....

Brother in law works on the furnaces making them for honeywell

traco · 28-07-2010 4:09pm

Not so bad - I wasn't off me rocker then. Thanks

Andrew33 · 28-07-2010 5:02pm

bmstuff wrote: »

Several models do use Borg Warner turbos

Do BorgWarner do turbos too? I knew they did gearboxes, diffs, clutches, that type of thing.

Plug · 28-07-2010 6:23pm

They make jet engine blades too I think.

tossy · 28-07-2010 6:31pm

Everyone knows Porsche get their turbos from VW same turbo that is in the RED DI passat for extra 'lift'

Plug · 28-07-2010 6:41pm

A red TDI DI beatle more like:pac:

I think theres a croud up in meath that make car badges and they make porsche ones too.

Sikie · 25-08-2010 12:01am

http://www.honeywell.com/sites/portal?smap=turbo&page=regionpage&theme=T8&catID=C32MLMVLGPBBYA5T38ULVLM8V0Z3PEPD20816145942851&id=H2SKCF64NSMFYFPQPU7LDV5XT3VGV5YL70816162929157&hdnRegion=3&c=n

Honeywell Turbo Technologies is the largest manufacturer of turbos in the automotive industy. It supplies turbos to all major automotive companies.

The plant in Waterford produces compressor wheels and turbine wheels which are assembled into turbochargers at several sites worldwide by Honeywell.

Borg Warner is also a major player in the turbocharger industry together with MHI, IHI.

Who makes turbos for Porsche

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