>
> Seems to me that with a turbo you'd be burning more gas and oxygen
>which would increase the hydrocarbons. Probably wouldn't notice much
>(if any) increase at idle, but under load might be a problem. Also,
>I suspect that with a turbo you might be running a bit on the rich
>side (for safety's sake) so that would increase the emissions too.
>
> Does anyone know if turbos are mechanically activated, or electrically?
>I realize that the exhaust gas moves impellers which pressurize the
>air entering the engine, but if there was a way to flip a switch and
>turn off the turbo, that'd be neat. Or, what about a "quick change"
>setup where you can swap the turbos out for a section of exhaust
>pipe? You might be able to make it a half-hour operation so you can
>make everthing legit come inspection time...
>
>
> -Jon-
>
The ones i have seen are mechanical , Jon .
Yes , I was thinking about a quick-change too , the only part that would be
a problem would be where it ties into the exhaust .Where it inputs into the
TB could be removed in a matter of minutes .
Gotta see what I can find out .
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