turbos
ECMnut at aol.com
ECMnut at aol.com
Thu Oct 11 01:28:35 GMT 2001
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Santi,
detonation is usually the killer in mild turbo applications.
Mike V
In a message dated 10/10/2001 8:53:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
scathontiphat at hotmail.com writes:
>
> This is a little of the subject of EFI, but you guys know so much about
> cars, that your one of my best resources, so I had to ask. My question
> concerns engine failure and turbocharging. If you take a stock non-turbo
> engine and put a turbo on it, what is it exactly that causes failure. I'm
> interested in doing a junk-yard tubo install, but I'm afraid that it might
> call for an engine rebuild, which currently I am not willing to go through
> with. If one is very careful to keep intake charge temperature down, can a
> stock engine be turbocharged without detroying an engine? The engine has a
> stock CR of 9:1. If I properly design implement an intercooler, and water
> injection system, what sort of boost levels could I use reasonably, and
> keep
> the car with daily driver reliability. Also, on the topic of water
> injection, how do you keep the water from freezing in the winter? Thanks
> for any answers anyone can provide.
>
> -santi
>
>
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Santi,
<BR>detonation is usually the killer in mild turbo applications.
<BR>Mike V
<BR>
<BR>In a message dated 10/10/2001 8:53:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, scathontiphat at hotmail.com writes:
<BR>
<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">
<BR>This is a little of the subject of EFI, but you guys know so much about
<BR>cars, that your one of my best resources, so I had to ask. My question
<BR>concerns engine failure and turbocharging. If you take a stock non-turbo
<BR>engine and put a turbo on it, what is it exactly that causes failure. I'm
<BR>interested in doing a junk-yard tubo install, but I'm afraid that it might
<BR>call for an engine rebuild, which currently I am not willing to go through
<BR>with. If one is very careful to keep intake charge temperature down, can a
<BR>stock engine be turbocharged without detroying an engine? The engine has a
<BR>stock CR of 9:1. If I properly design implement an intercooler, and water
<BR>injection system, what sort of boost levels could I use reasonably, and keep
<BR>the car with daily driver reliability. Also, on the topic of water
<BR>injection, how do you keep the water from freezing in the winter? Thanks
<BR>for any answers anyone can provide.
<BR>
<BR>-santi
<BR>
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR>
<BR></FONT></HTML>
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