Turbo Lag

[Chris Howard]

Hello all,

A friend of mine navigates for an off-road stadium racing team here in
Australia. The vehicle is a Mitsubishi Triton with a space frame chassis.
The engine is a 2.6 litre turbocharged Mitsubishi engine. The engine has a
Motec injection system fitted. An idea which we have been discussing is
injecting fuel into the exhaust manifold during periods of closed throttle
in order to keep the turbine speed up and reduce turbo lag.

Has anyone tried something like this? Would the burning fuel damage the
turbine blades? What type of injector would be suitable? (maybe a Diesel
injector.)

All ideas appreciated!

Chris Howard
Mechanical Engineering
University of Sydney
email: choward at extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU
Web: http://www.usyd.edu.au/~choward