Variable Compression, Variable Displacement you decide

[BUTLER, Tom]

I can remember seeing at least one fuelly dragster running three turbos
into a supercharger.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Roger Heflin [SMTP:rah at horizon.hit.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 19, 1998 12:47 PM
> To:	diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject:	Re: Variable Compression, Variable Displacement you
> decide
> 
> > 
> > On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Roger Heflin wrote:
> > 
> > > I guess probably they don't run turbos because they would have to
> run
> > > something resembling an exhaust to run a turbo, and the
> backpressure
> > > comming out of the turbo might hurt enough because they have to
> run
> > > everything together, rather than run open pipes from each
> cylinder,
> > > and also considering that they blow up superchargers and the
> superchargers
> > > aren't running really hot, it may be no one really wants to pay
> > > for a turbocharger that can take the load and not explode.
> > 
> > they also blow bits of engine straight out of the exhaust, which
> > wouldn't make the turbo at the receiving end of it a very happy
> > camper. 
> > 
> > 		 Bruno. (b.marzano at student.canberra.edu.au)
> > 
> > 		     Diet sig: low bandwidth signature
> > 
> I guess the other problem is I seem to remember they say the bigger
> drag cars burn several sets of headers in a season, that would 
> seem to be a much more extreme enviroment that normal vehicles
> have, and would probably require a more expensive design for a 
> turbo to last longer that 1 race. 
> 			Roger