ECU for 14k rpm V8

[Les Newell]

Would this help keep the turbo revs up while changing gear? When the
throttle is closed the turbo inlet pressure would drop to a very low value,
resulting in less load on the compressor (thinner air=less friction) so the
turbo would keep spinning longer.

Les


> > I found it interesting that the throttle body is _before_ the
> > turbo inlet.  I would think that causing a vacuum in the whole
> > intake tract would cause poorer throttle response (anathema
> > of a road racing engine), but that's only a guess.  Anyone
> > got a good explanation for this?  Lower stress on turbine shaft?
>
> It is possible that the engine had two throttle bodies (this is only a
> supposition, the engine I saw was incomplete). The one before the turbo
was
> electrically actuated.
>
> --Axel
>
>
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