Re: 'Happy Little Carb' - stories -

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: Why not put the TBI sideways?


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Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 08:36:27 +0000
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I may have to get in touch with you later Brien! I've decided I want to put 
a hot flathead six together for my American roadster project (well, assuming 
I actually get around to it!). I want a turbo bolted straight to the top of 
the head. The only thing I'm not sure of is if it will be blow through or 
draw through. As I pointed out to Tom Jennings, blow through is definitely 
the safest setup, I'm just not sure I can rig it. The turbo on top of a 1V 
TBI unit (from a 2.5L four) might be to tall for the hood, though a hood 
scoop isn't out of the question (could be for airflow around the turbo to 
cool it?). With this type setup an intercooler can't be run, so I'll be 
limited to 5-10 psi, but that's okay. If the TBI is to tall or I can't 
figure out how to mount the turbo on top of it I might be forced to use a 
draw through setup. I wonder though, can't I divorce the injectors from the 
TBI? Why can't I mount the TBI unit on the intake as if draw through and run 
a wire to the injec!
 tors on the other side of the turbo? I could make an adapter plate to hold 
injectors (and they could be standard injectors, just the right ohms, don't 
have to be the original TBI unit injectors) or drill the solid side of the 
block (intake is made into the block) for an injector or two. I plan on 
using a salvaged 2.2L Chrysler turbo or somrthing of similar size, using a 
late 195.6 block bored to nearly 3.25" (depends on what pistons I can find) 
with 184 crank and rods (4" instead of 4.25" stroke). The crank and rods are 
forged, might have to buy custom forged pistons. Want to keep compression at 
no more than 8.0:1, 7.0:1 with a bit more boost might be better though.

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