Re: Super-Charger, not a turbo

Posted by J-Gilly on Saturday, March 01, 2008 at 11:54:06 :

In Reply to: Super-Charger, not a turbo posted by 48PW on Saturday, March 01, 2008 at 10:58:32 :

Is the 230 a low RPM motor because of the cam, or because of the poorly flowing heads? A turbo and a cam swap would fix both of these issues. Who knows where it would rev to if the restrictions were not present. Even if you wanted to keep it a low-RPM motor, it could benefit from a turbo, IF the turbo was matched appropriately to its RPM power curve. Diesels don't rev much either, but they benefit dramatically from turbos that increase boost at low RPM. Though I agree that a supercharger would work well, I think it would be just as easy to run a turbo off the exhaust manifold. No belt / pulley alignment issues, just find a place for the turbo, reroute the exhaust manifold to it, and then run the turbo into an appropriate carb. Cheaper too, to find the turbo.

Follow Ups:

• Use a blower from an old MG ntxt - Howard in Newcastle 18:04:33 03/03/2008
• Not on a 230....Maby a 251 or 265. - Jonas 14:13:26 03/01/2008
  • Thanks! A small sheetmetal box... - J-Gilly 15:07:01 03/01/2008
• Re: Super-Charger, not a turbo - D. Sherman 12:34:52 03/01/2008
  • Re: Super-Charger, not a turbo - J-Gilly 13:43:18 03/01/2008
    • You want a diesel, Low RPMs Huge Torque ntxt - Paul (in NY) 16:25:10 03/01/2008
      • Re: You want a diesel, Low RPMs Huge Torque ntxt - J-Gilly 16:42:04 03/01/2008
• Re: Super-Charger, not a turbo - Kaegi 12:05:03 03/01/2008

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