[Diy_efi] "Wet" Manifold Questions

[justin ivan]

You theory is sound. My friend took a stock 2L VW motor bolted on a big 
turbo and runs 12.6 at 11 2nd time at track.
Car still runs nice because it has as much off boost power as when it left 
the factory but once boost comes on hold on.
Justin

From: Kenny W <watson at iamfun.com>
>Reply-To: Diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>To: Diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>Subject: RE: [Diy_efi] "Wet" Manifold Questions
>Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 13:52:37 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Quoting Stephen Andersen <SAndersen at advan-tek.com>:
>On the Lysholm:
> > I think it would be PERFECT for a 4cyl, as it
> > would give
> > you lots of low-end torque, while still giving
> > efficiency
> > and power "near" that of a turbo at the high
> > end.
>
>Ya, I tend to agree to a point I definitely think
>they're more suited to low displacement engines, and
>turbos are just great for something like a V8 where is
>has enough grunt down low that lag is a non issue. For
>some time I heavily touted the lysholms. Things like
>parasitic losses still are an issue though, and can
>make the throttle response of a low compression 4
>banger horrid. And they're brutally expensive. You can
>get very nice ball bearing turbo that properly matched
>to a properly tuned engine will give you very close to
>as broad of a torque curve, and more of it with respect
>to peak values. As I fiddle more with things, and
>calculate, and read, and etc, the more I com to the
>conclusion that for my own purposes an NA engine with
>everything well tuned and optimized with respect to VE
>and such, with a turbo added, is a great solution. Like
>in the case of my engine. The hope is to have 160 NA
>hp. It has 117 stock. add 3" exhaust, heaviliy worked
>head and cam. At 10:1 cr, I may even be able to run 1
>bar with octane booster, intercooler, and water
>injection. that translates into 320hp- from a 2.3L with
>basically just boltons. When it blows I'll go with a
>slightly lower cr (8.5 or so) and slightly more boost.
>Yeah a lysholm would give more get bottom end, but that
>would basically all just go into tire smoke anyways. ;)
>I haven't decided about how to handle fuel and
>ignition. (main reason I joined this list)
>-Kenny
>
>
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