turboing an 8v

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

Yeah, but I get 47 miles to the gallon when I drag race. And am hated for my 
consistency.
Cathy
99TDI bug "slowest car in the Power class"
and a few other cars.
I'll go compress my way to work now...


>From: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
>To: "Drew MacPherson" <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>,"Dan Smith" 
><sad_rocc@yahoo.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: turboing an 8v
>Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:11:37 -0700
>
>Diesels are not real engines.....
>
>(dropping the 16V vs. 8V and going to petro vs. heating oil)
>Larry
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Drew MacPherson
>   To: Dan Smith
>   Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>   Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 6:52 PM
>   Subject: Re: turboing an 8v
>
>
>
>   I suppose you're so totally not interested in hearing about an 8V turbo
>   that runs 23:1 compression ratio, 12 pounds of boost and gets 50+mpg, 
>are
>   you? :)
>
>   Drew
>
>
>   On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Dan Smith wrote:
>
>   > I've always wanted a turbo car, enough so so I got that p.o.s. Saab 
>mainly because it had a turbo in it. But turbos always seem out of my 
>league. However, I know a bunch of you have turbo'd 8v's and I was 
>wondering just what is the cost. What parts can come from yards, what has 
>to be bought, how hard is it to find yard parts and what kind of work does 
>it take? I've looked at the 'kits' people have put together on vortex and 
>they all seem $1000 or more. The more detailed you are the better. Like if 
>you put: 4 mandrel u bends, 2 18" pieces of aluminum pipe - $75 that would 
>be way helpful. Even better, anyone have a tech writeup on it? Just give me 
>the low-down on what it takes to turbo an 8v.
>   >
>   > TIA,
>   > Dan
>   > Always researching
>   >
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