Re: Turbochargers on Daks. Was: Re: RE:discrimination against low tru...

From: Kabuki2@aol.com
Date: Fri Nov 26 1999 - 12:51:47 EST


In a message dated 11/25/99 10:52:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu writes:

<< Sure, why not? I don't see why it has to be much more difficult than
 a centrifugal blower install. True, you need the custom headers and
 plumbing for an oil line and an intercooler, and there are a couple of
 extra things like a blowoff valve, but that's just "busy work"... Or
 am I missing something? (Please tell me if I am, I hate surprises
 in the middle of a project.) :-) >>

I'd beg to differ....

My Vortech kit came with everything needed to supercharge my truck in 8-10
hrs. It was a 100% complete kit down to the zip ties I needed to tie the
wiring harness' out of my way.

Can't really beat that ....

<< Hmmm, good point. I assume a single blower could be sufficiently
powered by the 4 exhaust ports on the side of a V8? Maybe what I should
do is to design it for one blower at first, work out all the problems,
and if it becomes nescessary/desireable to have 2, I can basically just
mirror the work on the other side... I'm pretty sure the Magnum heads
are symetrical, so if I design it right, I *should* be able to use the
same turbo header on both sides of the engine. (Unless there's a
clearance issue, of course.) >>

For drag racing purposes, you could probably get away with one single turbo
... although a twin setup would be nice.

ttyl
Patrick
http://surf.to/rdperformance



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