On 10 Sep 1998 Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com wrote:
> Not to toss another monkey wrench in this discussion but I'm kinda curious.
>
> I know that the turbo charger on my last car would deliver up to 16psi
> boost (at which point the bleed valve kicked in) when the engine was under
> it's maximum load. The standard engine w/o turbo delivered 130hp. With the
> Turbo it delivered 174hp. If 1psi=20hp then that little 4 banger should've
> been delivering 300+hp so I don't really buy that calculation.
> The next question would be, comparativly, how much does a supercharger
> cost vs. a twin turbo arrangement. The 5.2/5.6 is more than capable of
> driving two turbochargers (I wonder if Banks makes a kit for the 318/360).
> The supercharger would deliver it's psi almost immediately, but the turbos
> deliver more air through the mid and high power band. Having owned a turbo
> charged vehicle, I can say this for certain: the damn things are a pain in the
> tush, but man does it motivate an engine! Does anyone have a turbo-charged
> V-8?
>
Yep, I hear there's a twin turbocharged Shelby Dakota in the Shelby
museum. Also, there was an article recently in one of the Mopar
magazines about a guy who twin turbocharged a Baracuda. I think
he may have used a Magnum crate motor for that, but I don't remember.
It was the cover story; the car is blue. I can find the magazine at
home and tell you the exact magazine and issue if you're interested,
or I could scan it in and e-mail it to you or something.
-Jon-
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