turbo discussion

[Gary Derian]

I think the SAAB V-6 is a 60 degree unit from Opel, which means it is the
same as the Catera engine (?).  Volvo's light pressure setup is a
conventional 5 cylinders into one turbo.

Gary Derian <gderian at oh.verio.com>


><<SAAB uses a turbo on one bank of a V-6 for the whole engine.>>
>
>SAAB also uses it (turbo) on an engine that is very similar to the VW VR6,
in
>that it's a narrow angle V6 that shares a SINGLE cylinder head/valvetrain.
>
>Volvo has a similar turbo set-up. It's referred to as a "light pressure"
set-up,
>when you use only one bank of cylinders to spool the turbo. Volvo uses it
for
>their C70 model, for example.
>
>Jason
>'93 SLC
>