How many T's out there are running small Turbochargers ?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dare - Just a little South West . on Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 05:59 am:

ODD question l know, but l have seen forum postings previously of folks playing with turbochargers on a T engine.
What work is required to the engine, what pistons would work best with a turbo?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 06:54 am:

Standard alu pistons would probably work fine, lowering the compression shouldn't be needed in a T :-)

The problems might be the added load on the bottom end if you use all the extra power, what crank to use & to add an oil circulation system etc. (Plus it looks a bit modern for my taste)

Here are a couple of threads with turbo T engines:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/29/23251.html
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/212388.html?1305958999

And here is a thread on superchargers - with some turbo info: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50893/57130.html?1213979542


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Les Schubert on Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 10:36 am:

Fortunately now we have plenty of crank choices (and even 5 main blocks available) so making the bottom live is manageable. I believe the head is a bit under-bolted. I think if a person went to perhaps 12mm studs and nuts of maybe even 1/2" studs and nuts they could probably get enough "clamping" when used with a copper shim head gasket (also available) to make it live. I have one of the new BB Rajo's and have thought some sort of "blower" might work nice. Through that all into a front wheel drive replica Indy car, hum.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jack Arnold on Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 08:11 pm:

Just use some NOX and be done with it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dare - Just a little South West . on Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 09:25 pm:

G'day Jack, how are you and Cheryl.
NOX ..... Ouch.
David.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jack Daron - Brownsburg IN on Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 11:10 pm:

One of the guys in our club rigged one up. He has since past,but at 94 years old,it was something to see. The car ran like a scalded hog!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Les Schubert on Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - 12:05 pm:

If I was going to add a turbo I would probably add EFI. Consider you will be non era anyway. The early turbo cars (Corvairs, 2.3 Fords etc) problems were related to carburation. Cheap universal fit EFI systems are available along with crank trigger ignition


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Olsen on Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - 12:39 pm:

Don't forget the oil pump. I used to make jet engines out of old turbos, and those bearings go out fast without oil flowing.
cheers,
chriso


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