turbos
Kris Weldy
volvo4life at home.com
Thu Oct 11 05:09:15 GMT 2001
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dont forget about turbo sizing..
check out my rough article about turbo sizing at www.badbricks.com
Your freind,
Kris Weldy
Arlington Texas
Jap spec powered Supra
Mini hennessey Viper(dodge avenger * bling * bling).
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From: Jason Mauldin=20
To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: turbos
In addtion to old weak head gaskets. On an older engine, if it still =
has good compression, it's generally a good idea to replace the aged =
head gasket and get new head bolts before installing a turbo or =
increasing the boost on engines that are already turbo'ed.=20
ECMnut at aol.com wrote:=20
Santi,=20
detonation is usually the killer in mild turbo applications.=20
Mike V=20
In a message dated 10/10/2001 8:53:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, =
scathontiphat at hotmail.com writes:=20
This is a little of the subject of EFI, but you guys know so much =
about=20
cars, that your one of my best resources, so I had to ask. My =
question=20
concerns engine failure and turbocharging. If you take a stock =
non-turbo=20
engine and put a turbo on it, what is it exactly that causes =
failure. I'm=20
interested in doing a junk-yard tubo install, but I'm afraid that =
it might=20
call for an engine rebuild, which currently I am not willing to go =
through=20
with. If one is very careful to keep intake charge temperature =
down, can a=20
stock engine be turbocharged without detroying an engine? The =
engine has a=20
stock CR of 9:1. If I properly design implement an intercooler, =
and water=20
injection system, what sort of boost levels could I use =
reasonably, and keep=20
the car with daily driver reliability. Also! , on the topic of =
water=20
injection, how do you keep the water from freezing in the winter? =
Thanks=20
for any answers anyone can provide.=20
-santi=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>dont forget about turbo =
sizing..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>check out my rough article about turbo =
sizing at <A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Your freind,<BR>Kris Weldy<BR>Arlington =
Texas<BR>Jap spec powered Supra<BR>Mini hennessey Viper(dodge avenger * =
bling *=20
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<P>In addtion to old weak head gaskets. On an older engine, if =
it still=20
has good compression, it's generally a good idea to replace the aged =
head=20
gasket and get new head bolts before installing a turbo or increasing =
the=20
boost on engines that are already turbo'ed.=20
<P> <B><I><A =
href=3D"mailto:ECMnut at aol.com">ECMnut at aol.com</A></I></B>=20
wrote:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px =
solid"><FONT=20
face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>Santi, <BR>detonation is =
usually the=20
killer in mild turbo applications. <BR>Mike V <BR><BR>In a message =
dated=20
10/10/2001 8:53:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, =
scathontiphat at hotmail.com=20
writes: <BR><BR>
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff =
2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20
TYPE=3D"CITE"><BR>This is a little of the subject of EFI, but you =
guys know=20
so much about <BR>cars, that your one of my best resources, so I =
had to=20
ask. My question <BR>concerns engine failure and =
turbocharging.=20
If you take a stock non-turbo <BR>engine and put a turbo on =
it, what=20
is it exactly that causes failure. I'm <BR>interested in =
doing a=20
junk-yard tubo install, but I'm afraid that it might <BR>call for =
an=20
engine rebuild, which currently I am not willing to go through =
<BR>with.=20
If one is very careful to keep intake charge temperature =
down, can a=20
<BR>stock engine be turbocharged without detroying an engine? =
The=20
engine has a <BR>stock CR of 9:1. If I properly design =
implement an=20
intercooler, and water <BR>injection system, what sort of boost =
levels=20
could I use reasonably, and keep <BR>the car with daily driver=20
reliability. Also! , on the topic of water <BR>injection, =
how do you=20
keep the water from freezing in the winter? Thanks <BR>for =
any=20
answers anyone can provide. <BR><BR>-santi=20
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