Re: [AMC-List] Navarro Indy turbo setup... in a Hornet

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 13:13, Ray Mick wrote:
> Been there done this. http://members.cox.net/bledwards1/turbo/ Put it  
> on a buddies Gremlin.

Thanks! Yup, I crawled all over your page some months back.  My photos
are of the weird, one-off Navarro manifold, made for the 181 ci Rambler
Six he ran at Indy in 1967/68.

It's really nice and short; though this one is cast from stainless, it
could be fabricated from steel.  The carb setup sticks way off the
block.


> On Apr 30, 2006, at 12:04 PM, Tom Jennings wrote:
> 
> > I'm nearly done with the rebuild of Josh's '72 Hornet. Got the 904 in
> > yesterday. I hate doing transmission installs the most, all I've  
> > got is
> > a somewhat rough concrete driveway (beats dirt though). My homemade
> > transmission jack worked just fine though.
> >
> > Since the engine (1973 258 six) and trans are in but not assembled, I
> > thought it would be interesting to prop the Navarro Indy motor turbo
> > guts onto it to see how badly it fit.
> >
> > http://wps.com/AMC/Navarro-turbo-Hornet/index.html
> >
> > Imagine my surprise when the big T04 turbo cleared the spring tower by
> > 4" inches, and the brake master cylinder by the same. Wouldn't work  
> > with
> > power brakes, eh.
> >
> > Slight bump needed for hood clearance, but nothing stupid.
> >
> > Plumbing is always tough, it appears from photos of other people's
> > projects (never did a turbo, yet) but it sure looks like there's room
> > for everything needed.
> >
> > The output volute rotates, so there's room there. FI is built into the
> > manifold (below each port, not visible) but a carb would be nifty
> > (except for all those manifold explosions).
> >
> > Anyways no plans for this sort of thing, just a mockup since I had the
> > opportunity. A cast iron manifold and Carter YF are actually going on
> > this motor, a far cry from  30 lbs boost sucked out of a huge Dellorto
> > carbumureettor.
> >
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