Variable Compression, Variable Displacement you decide

[Tony Cooper]

Steve Baldwin wrote:
> 
> > Gotta remember, the turbo does not work on exhaust "flow" but on exhaust
> > "heat" The energy in the exhaust is recaptured, so for all intents and
> > purposes it is free - if you did not recapture it, all it does is raise
> > the atmospheric temp.
> 
> So how much boost do I get if I put a turbo in the oven ? A really hot oven
> ?
> Does it work for microwaves too ?
> 
> Has anyone actually done any measurements or seen any data on the cost side
> of a turbo ?
> If I had an engine that dyno'd at say 350hp with headers and then pulled
> them off , put on a turbo and turbo manifold and had it venting into the
> air with a restriction on the compressor, how many horsepower would I have
> left ?
> 
> Steve.

About 3 - all the rest would have escaped into the
atmosphere.....hehehehehehe
Tony
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