I think they used some of these (variable turbochargers) on some of the
later Daytonas. They called them VNT, not sure if that means
Variable-Nozzle Turbo or what, is should be variable-vane or variable-pitch
turbo...
>From what I understand, they worked fairly well. However, for ultimate
reliability, I think hot rodders tend to go for dual-turbo setups, with one
turbo geared for low rpms and the other turbo geared for high rpms.
-- -- "Chris Spotts" <ccs138@psu.edu> wrote in message news:002801c10caa$80d06840$42f97680@yupspz5v0mi6bl... > Hey guys, > > I was watching a show on Speedvision on Harleys and forced induction a > couple of days ago. One of the options they talked about was a turbo like > system. I can't remember the name of the system, but maybe some of you have > heard of it. Basically, the turbine has some kind of mechanical way to > adjust the fans in the turbo so that it spins up much faster. I think it > was called a windcharger or something. Anyone ever heard of something like > this. I meant to look up some info on it that night, but forgot about it. > Thanks for any help. > > -Chris > >
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