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What turbo should I buy? |
turnaround89 |
Jan 9 2009, 09:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 671 Joined: 17-May 08 From: Rockford, Illinois Member No.: 9,067 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I am getting ready to turbo my 1.8L engine. And I already know that you can't turbo a 914. But, what i would like to know is what are good cars to get turbo's off of?
I am looking for a small turbo that will spool quickly. Looking to run about 7 to 10 pounds of boost. What turbo'd cars will give me a good turbo to use? I have been looking for ones on ebay, but don't really want to buy one there. I don't mind buying a used one, so going to the junkyard and getting one is definitely an option. Which turbo? |
biggy72 |
Jan 13 2009, 12:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 209 Joined: 14-January 06 From: Olympia, WA Member No.: 5,418 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I haven't had a chance to read through all of the links, but I like the book maximum boost by Corky Bell for a good overall introduction to turbos. For most people they could probably design the whole system off of the book, but it can also get much more involved as well.
What kind of compression ratios are you guys running with those boost numbers? Doesn't Jake have a turbo cam? If so is anyone running it? I could probably find this if I looked, but does Jake have any volumetric efficiency numbers for his head configurations? I've got a pretty simple spreadsheet I made to figure out estimated numbers on boost and hp that I made last year at school. It builds a chart that can then be placed on a turbine or compressor map to figure out which turbo fits the best with the given engine. You guys are worried about 10 psi? This guy is running well over 30 and his car is real impressive: http://www.horsepowerconnection.com/ |
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