At 02:33 PM 6/9/97 -0400, steve clarke wrote:
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> What about turbo's for the magnum line, is there any. I took a truck
>driving course and learned a bit about the turbo's. I would prefer the turbo
>I believe over both nitrous and supercharging. I love the whine they make
>when you on the fuel or gas for that matter.
>
I'm not sure if there are turbos available for the magnum engines,
but as far as turbos go, the main problem with them is the lag... It
takes a while for them to spool up when you get on the throttle. (Since
they are activated by exhaust gas as opposed to a direct drive pulley
(supercharger) or incoming air (nitrous).
Then again, for a low traction, high torque application like the
Dak, maybe a spooling delay would be desirable... You don't seem to
find turbos on high displacement engines though. I don't know if
there is a technical reason for this, or if people consider turbos
to be for small cars. I don't see any reason why a turbo wouldn't work
on a high displacement engine. Maybe they're cost prohibitive?
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