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jdusablon · 7-13-07, 12:27

N00b to mx6.com, first post, but I gotta say something. My current project is turboing a carbed B2200 with a .48 T3, humongous Volvo intercooler, blowoff valve from a 1993 subaru WRX (blows off at around 19PSI) All "ghetto," but less money means more time and more time means more research.

1. Yes, you can turbo a carb setup. Saab, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes, Peugeot, Ferrari, Corvair, Buick, etc? They all had very notable performance cars in their day and they were all carbed.
2. At low power levels (sub-300HP), carbs are not a limiting factor alone.
3. EFI is a product of two things: Emissions control and production cost.

4. Six, you keep mentioning "use any carb," which doesn't make sense to me. Carburetors since the early 70s are "feedback" carbs, which control aspects of fuel delivery (choke, metering, altitude compensation, etc) with vacuum sensing. They are not viable in today's market because carbs must be engineered/designed for the engine and application. Particularily in the last generation of carbed engines with "computers" (like my 1990 b2200), you can't slap any old carb on and expect all to be well. Sorry if that's not what you meant.

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jdusablon New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Age: 33 iTrader: (0)	Some info for you all N00b to mx6.com, first post, but I gotta say something. My current project is turboing a carbed B2200 with a .48 T3, humongous Volvo intercooler, blowoff valve from a 1993 subaru WRX (blows off at around 19PSI) All "ghetto," but less money means more time and more time means more research. 1. Yes, you can turbo a carb setup. Saab, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes, Peugeot, Ferrari, Corvair, Buick, etc? They all had very notable performance cars in their day and they were all carbed. 2. At low power levels (sub-300HP), carbs are not a limiting factor alone. 3. EFI is a product of two things: Emissions control and production cost. 4. Six, you keep mentioning "use any carb," which doesn't make sense to me. Carburetors since the early 70s are "feedback" carbs, which control aspects of fuel delivery (choke, metering, altitude compensation, etc) with vacuum sensing. They are not viable in today's market because carbs must be engineered/designed for the engine and application. Particularily in the last generation of carbed engines with "computers" (like my 1990 b2200), you can't slap any old carb on and expect all to be well. Sorry if that's not what you meant.