Ok...
I just have to pout in my 2 cents worth here...and I'm probably opening up a
can of worms on this one...hehehe
Turbo = Poor man's version of a "Blower".
Blower = Paxton, Vortech, Kenne Bell, B&M, BDS, whatever you prefer...ya get
the boost right where you want it, when you want it, and it doesn't care
what kind of a transmission your running.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: DML: (no subject)
> At 11:34 PM 3/29/99 , you wrote:
> >WRONG! The Syclone/Typhoons had automatic tranny's because turbo
> >charged
> >engines lose boost every time you push the clutch in to shift. Less
> >boost is lost with
> >the automatic...same with the Grand National. If a 5 speed were faster,
> >the GNX
> >would have had a 5 speed.
> >
>
> I've been tossing around the idea of fabbing up a twin turbocharger
> setup on my Dak for a while now. I've got a 5 speed though, and this is
an
> aspect I haven't considered before. Is this boost thing a problem? Do
you
> have to spool up the turbochargers with every shift? Would it depend on
> the turbocharger? I was thinking of going with a pair of VNT Garretts. I
> didn't really notice a problem on my 5 speed 3L twin turbocharged
> Mitsubishi. I don't know what turbo was used with that engine though.
> (They didn't even offer an auto in that car.) I should think my 318
> (eventually a 360) would throw more exhaust at the impellers than a 3
liter
> V6. Plus, the variable nozzle setup should help to reduce the lag. ?
>
> Any volunteers to bankroll this project? ;-)
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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