Modify Nickies for turbo/supercharging??, don't worry, I have not molested them :) Options

[Mueller]

so, after seeing how much larger the OD on the 103mm Nickies are than on my 94mm Nickies I got to thinking that for a turbo/supercharger application, one could make an aluminum ring to slide over the cylinder to help with sealing....a taper or some other type of feature could be easily added to the new "ring"

thoughts??

(picture is of a /6 2.0 cylinder that I reversed engineered)

[Jake Raby]

They are Thicker, but not too thick!

A Thick cylinder wall sealing or cooling better is the same as someone thinking a larger engine makes more power because its just bigger.......... Or that a bigger cam makes more power..

Don't assume anything LOL

Seriously, there is a limit to everything, and the only way to find it is trying over and over and comparing results.

In my experience you want to leave nothing between the head and cylinder at all, no gasket, no shim, no spacer, the only thing is an inconel gas filled O ring that we have used on the 102mm Nickies with good results- But its not needed.