I'll quote twinturbo6
"" got cash? well as of yet two things are happering my 400 horsepower quest. money, and money. To get that kind of power also reqiures building the bottom end up, something i have no cash for. and of course their are the ignition, fuel, and transmission mods that have to accompany it. hell i'm thinking of just selling the whole kit, and saving my self some cash .""
I'm sorry to hear of your findings. I've mentioned this to my "all knowledgeable" friend, his name is Ron. I asked him about Turbofying a non-turbo engine. I just haven't had time to post what all he said.
Unfortunately, twinturbo6 discovered the woes of "turbofying". I just thought you had a lot of money. There is a lot more to turning a normally aspirated engine into a positive pressure (air into the intake) engine. Blowing the bottom out of your engine is one big concern. There are also other issues as well. Especially the computerized portion.
Gasoline burns at a certain rate, right? Well that rate can be accelerated by adding more air, right? On a normally aspirated engine, the timing on the engine increases as the rpms increase. On a turbo motor, the timing is actually retarded as the turbo begins aspirating the motor. Why? Well, here is the part I may not be too accurate, however, you'll get the principle.
Normally aspirated motors ignite the gasoline and air at a couple of degrees before TDC (top dead center) of the piston. When you force more air into that cylinder, you change the burn rate of the fuel. Therefore, the ignition must be slowed a bit to make up that difference (fuel burning faster). If that doesn't happen, guess what? It's a matter of time before "POOF", bye bye motor.
Timing and the bottom end are two serious issues with "turbofying". Don't ask me for specifics, these are just things for those of you who want to turbofy to consider.
There are other issues as well. But from a reliability standpoint, it probably is just not a good idea (this also pertains to Supercharging as well). It will work for a while, and be fun as hell, but then one day, Poof!
It can be done, and done correctly to maintain reliability. Unfortunately, it's not just a matter of slapping a turbo/supercharger on and changing a couple of sensors.
If anyone has successfully installed a turbo on a non-turbo motor, and has been driving it for a while, a lot of us would be interested in hearing your experience(s).
"" got cash? well as of yet two things are happering my 400 horsepower quest. money, and money. To get that kind of power also reqiures building the bottom end up, something i have no cash for. and of course their are the ignition, fuel, and transmission mods that have to accompany it. hell i'm thinking of just selling the whole kit, and saving my self some cash .""
I'm sorry to hear of your findings. I've mentioned this to my "all knowledgeable" friend, his name is Ron. I asked him about Turbofying a non-turbo engine. I just haven't had time to post what all he said.
Unfortunately, twinturbo6 discovered the woes of "turbofying". I just thought you had a lot of money. There is a lot more to turning a normally aspirated engine into a positive pressure (air into the intake) engine. Blowing the bottom out of your engine is one big concern. There are also other issues as well. Especially the computerized portion.
Gasoline burns at a certain rate, right? Well that rate can be accelerated by adding more air, right? On a normally aspirated engine, the timing on the engine increases as the rpms increase. On a turbo motor, the timing is actually retarded as the turbo begins aspirating the motor. Why? Well, here is the part I may not be too accurate, however, you'll get the principle.
Normally aspirated motors ignite the gasoline and air at a couple of degrees before TDC (top dead center) of the piston. When you force more air into that cylinder, you change the burn rate of the fuel. Therefore, the ignition must be slowed a bit to make up that difference (fuel burning faster). If that doesn't happen, guess what? It's a matter of time before "POOF", bye bye motor.
Timing and the bottom end are two serious issues with "turbofying". Don't ask me for specifics, these are just things for those of you who want to turbofy to consider.
There are other issues as well. But from a reliability standpoint, it probably is just not a good idea (this also pertains to Supercharging as well). It will work for a while, and be fun as hell, but then one day, Poof!
It can be done, and done correctly to maintain reliability. Unfortunately, it's not just a matter of slapping a turbo/supercharger on and changing a couple of sensors.
If anyone has successfully installed a turbo on a non-turbo motor, and has been driving it for a while, a lot of us would be interested in hearing your experience(s).
