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Dan Barlog
Good afternoon everyone.

I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Dan Barlog (no screen name to hide behind here), and I am the Director of Engineering with Precision Turbo and Engine. I have been with the company for over 12 years, and I am directly responsible for the design, testing, and development on our line of Tractor Pulling turbochargers. Typically we choose to stay off these message boards, but it appears as though someone is spreading some misinformation about our product line, and it needs to be addressed.

At 2011 PRI and IMIS trade shows, and 2012 National Farm Machinery Show, we displayed a prototype Super Farm unit with an integrated air horn/guillotine valve. This unit was simply that; a prototype. While we have undergone several iterations and been thoroughly testing the unit, we are not ready to cut it loose. To clarify what was posted earlier by someone with the user name “Precision Engineer”, this unit features our CEA (Competition Engineered Aerodynamics) compressor wheel, not a 14 full blade compressor as was stated. This unit will also feature a purpose built 3” turbine wheel. The units will NOT have "Ceramic Exhaust Housings" (as stated by “Precision Engineer”). We will continue to offer our ductile iron turbine housings, with the 1.28 A/R still being the most popular.

Toward the end of 2011 (at the request of some of our customers for the pending indoor pulling season), we started integrating some technology from our 2012 Prototype units into the Super Farm turbochargers, most notably our upgraded turbine wheel. These units have shown an increase of 60HP on most tractors, with some customers reporting back with gains of up to 90HP. This may be what the comment about an “Elite 30” was in regards to, however, there is no “Elite 30”. This is simply not the case. We do not play favorites here at Precision Turbo and Engine. For those that do care, we have more than 50 units out in service with zero reported failures. We have parts on the shelf to build these units and will happily do so to whomever would like to order one.

There have also been replies regarding the cost of our products, and I would be happy to address those as well. When we first introduced our Super Farm turbocharger back in 2009, the unit was competitively priced at just under $4,000.00, while other manufacturers were well over that price for a journal bearing turbocharger. Not only did we deliver a product that was less expensive, our Super Farm unit produced significantly more horsepower and torque (most customers were reporting an average increase of 100+HP over competitors products)and proved to be very durable. Additionally, we offered a full one year warranty against manufacturer’s defects, which to our knowledge was a first in the Tractor Pulling market.

Since the development of our first Super Farm unit, we have put in countless hours of design and dyno time developing a more powerful and durable turbocharger. The second generation was a nearly a complete redesign with ceramic ball bearing and superior heat rejection bearing hsg. In addition, we have invested a significant amount of money in a competitive 640CID Super Farm dyno mule to help develop turbochargers for this program. Every year we have continued to raise the bar, and hope to be able to continue this trend for many years to come. This development takes a huge financial commitment, and we have allocated the funds to continue in this market. Because of this, we have had to raise the cost of our unit slightly over the last 3 years (approximately $500), but in return, we have increased the output by an additional 100HP since our first unit. Additionally, we have a purpose built bearing system to withstand the thrust loads created by these applications that is fully rebuildable.

I hope this helps to clear the confusion.

Best Regards,

Dan Barlog
Director of Engineering
Precision Turbo & Engine
616A S Main St., PO Box 425, Hebron, IN 46341
P: (219) 996-7832 | F: (219) 996-7749
[www.PrecisionTurbo.net]
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If the ELITE have an un-authorized "proto-type" turbo on (as far as the rules book goes), and go to a national event, AND they win, AND they say nothing, AND they take the money and run AND the reason they won was because the proto-type gave them an additional 100 ponies...................whut up wit dat?? By all standards, IF you can get disqualified and ostracised for using "funny water" and get publicly humiliated, the same should apply to the ELITE that are privy to getting TOP SECRET equipment that has not passed the "smell test".

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YES; BUT.........
If the ELITE have an un-authorized "proto-type" turbo on (as far as the rules book goes), and go to a national event, AND they win, AND they say nothing, AND they take the money and run AND the reason they won was because the proto-type gave them an additional 100 ponies...................whut up wit dat?? By all standards, IF you can get disqualified and ostracised for using "funny water" and get publicly humiliated, the same should apply to the ELITE that are privy to getting TOP SECRET equipment that has not passed the "smell test".

That argument does not hold water. Since when does "prototype" or "experimental" necessarily mean "illegal"? These components would be subject to the same inspection as their counterparts. Funny water is illegal, period. Just because a component may have limited availability doesn't necessarily make it so.

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YES; BUT.........
If the ELITE have an un-authorized "proto-type" turbo on (as far as the rules book goes), and go to a national event, AND they win, AND they say nothing, AND they take the money and run AND the reason they won was because the proto-type gave them an additional 100 ponies...................whut up wit dat?? By all standards, IF you can get disqualified and ostracised for using "funny water" and get publicly humiliated, the same should apply to the ELITE that are privy to getting TOP SECRET equipment that has not passed the "smell test".

That argument does not hold water. Since when does "prototype" or "experimental" necessarily mean "illegal"? These components would be subject to the same inspection as their counterparts. Funny water is illegal, period. Just because a component may have limited availability doesn't necessarily make it so.

Ahhhh Grassah Hoppah; but it DOES hold water.........funny water. If, say, a turbo such as the GT 42 is mandated, and alterations have been made to it to enhance its performance, then, by all standards, IT IS NOT LEGAL..............PERIOD! There was an instance not so long ago where the precision charger was used AND it had the ceramic lined exhaust housing. It was outside the boundaries of the intent of the turbo rule(s). Granted; it's not what the rules say, but, what they DON'T say that usually stirs the schmidt pot. It gave the person using it a HUGE, very obvious, advantage. Once again, thinking outside the box is what moves performance technology forward. I personally do not give a rats axx what other people use to gain an edge. It just motivates me to put on my "think tank hat" and one-up them.

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YES; BUT.........
If the ELITE have an un-authorized "proto-type" turbo on (as far as the rules book goes), and go to a national event, AND they win, AND they say nothing, AND they take the money and run AND the reason they won was because the proto-type gave them an additional 100 ponies...................whut up wit dat?? By all standards, IF you can get disqualified and ostracised for using "funny water" and get publicly humiliated, the same should apply to the ELITE that are privy to getting TOP SECRET equipment that has not passed the "smell test".

That argument does not hold water. Since when does "prototype" or "experimental" necessarily mean "illegal"? These components would be subject to the same inspection as their counterparts. Funny water is illegal, period. Just because a component may have limited availability doesn't necessarily make it so.

Ahhhh Grassah Hoppah; but it DOES hold water.........funny water. If, say, a turbo such as the GT 42 is mandated, and alterations have been made to it to enhance its performance, then, by all standards, IT IS NOT LEGAL..............PERIOD! There was an instance not so long ago where the precision charger was used AND it had the ceramic lined exhaust housing. It was outside the boundaries of the intent of the turbo rule(s). Granted; it's not what the rules say, but, what they DON'T say that usually stirs the schmidt pot. It gave the person using it a HUGE, very obvious, advantage. Once again, thinking outside the box is what moves performance technology forward. I personally do not give a rats axx what other people use to gain an edge. It just motivates me to put on my "think tank hat" and one-up them.

I'm not interested in an argument or even a discussion about the intricacies of the intent of the rules versus the letter of the rules, as that is a twisted, obscure mire of subjective conjecture, not unlike most of what you have written, and is outside the scope and point of this and my last reply. That point being, just because a particular component is not available to the masses in no way equates to it being illegal. Mass produced parts and custom, proprietary pieces alike all have to meet the same criteria with regard to the rules. Further, it has been my experience that a great many of the people that whine about getting beat also like to whine about and blame their "also ran" status on not being on somebody's "A list", therefore constituting some dark conspiracy that prohibits them access to the "best" components. This is simply a loser's crutch, because, after the testing phase has concluded, why would any shop that is being run for profit limit sales of a $5000 turbo to a fabled "elite 30" if they knew they could sell hundreds of them? It is ridiculous to contemplate.

I do wholeheartedly agree with your last statement.