Turbo question, thoeretical

[jdbubb@ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

There are several threads in the Forced Induction and 8V forums on
VWvortex that address this issue.
There is a guy there named Stephen Webb that has investigated this a lot
and is very knowledgable.
You might take a look.
Dan

Scirocco-Al wrote:
> 
> Sure.  You could do that with the CIS box.  Even manufacturers have done it.
> Have you ever looked under the hood of a CIS injected 240 Volvo turbo?  The
> fuel distributor is for a 6 cylinder car but 2 of the injector lines are
> plugged so it works on a 4 cylinder.  You could also try hooking up just an
> Audi 5000 turbo fuel pressure regulator, the one with a vacuum port on it.
> I talked to some tuner (autotech, new dimensions?) that said that they had
> tried bolting one of those on a 2.0 16V and it still made the car too rich
> to run correctly.  That might help getting extra fuel into the system if you
> are running a turbo.....
> 
> Alan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net>
> To: <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 2:31 PM
> Subject: Turbo question, thoeretical
> 
> Just a quick question.  Without getting into specifics or arguments on what
> is better....
> If a person used a turbo with a diesel manifold on an 8V motor, couldn't
> they use the CIS
> from another brand of car(such as Audi, Saab or Porsche 924) to run the
> motor?  I understand
> the Audi would be a 5 cylinder, but electrically I wonder if the CIS would
> know/care anyway.
> Anyway, as I said, it it just a question and I realize there are much
> better ways to do it.
> 
> John
> 
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