Re: turbo kit

["Mark Price" <mprice@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd love to understand why heat is necesary to make power with a turbo?
I thought presure was the driving force and heat was a bad thing!
Not flaming the heat issue! [pun intended!] I just don't understand. Someone enlighten me [pun intended again!!!!!]
Mark Price
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:23:23 -0800 (PST)

>?!? Where did this thread start, I can't find it... I don't
>think the turbo will work so far from (1) the hot exhaust and
>(2) so far from the intake.
>
>(1) the exh velocity will drop so much you won't get boost; it'll
>drop 500 degrees in just a few feet, and there goes your energy
>(2) all that drag on the output side will drop pressure+flow
>drastically, you'll be heating the intake plumbing with all
>that air. And talk about laaaaaaaag.... I bet the overall system
>lossage would exceeed 90%, and probably have no net gain.
>
>My eyeballing of the I6 engine compartment, a side-draft carb
>would let you put the turbo within 12" of plenum, with one 90 to
>the intake, and be close. And exhaust would have some twisties,
>but I think it would all fit on the left side of the motor.
>
>Add a second 90, and you could use a downdraft carb (I'm
>assuming suck-through).  It might clunk the hood, but a bubble
>would solve that.
>
>I suppose I should get some dryer-hose and mock this up and
>
>see if it would really work.
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