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Old 05-15-04, 08:01 PM   #20 (permalink)
JohnD
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Re: Turbocharger efficency

I also love turbos! They are incredible little devices.

I know of a guy who is currently building a Chevy small block engine for a '57 Chevy that will be force-fed by 8 turbos! It looks like a plumbing nightmare... and is more for show, but very interesting. If you're interested, you can find some pics of it by going to www.pro-touring.com and looking in the "forums" and looking in the "power adders" forum. The name of the thread is "why stop at 2?"

My experience with turbos consists primarily of my Nissan 300ZX twin-turbo. I'm amazed that some people with these cars are putting out nearly 1,000 horsepower on a 3 Litre V6 that is stock except for fuel, turbo, and some other "bolt-on" upgrades (on stock short block and cylinder heads). All while being very driveable on the street.

Someday, I'll be strapping a pair of turbos on to the small block in my '68 Camaro. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

John
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