Date:         Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:30:39 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Turbo charging Vanagons
Comments: To: scmills@tntech.edu
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I see complete Turbo engines in lots of Wrecking Yard Cars for around
$400.00
I concede that an engine built for a Turbo Charger (forged crank,
Pistons, Iron Head and etc) might give a full life span transplanted into
a Waser boxer.
I hold that a stock VW engine goes to 1/2 life or less with a Turbo.
It appears that the whole engine with the Turbo might be a much better
deal than the Turbo in a Box investment.

Stan


On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:02:58 -0600 Chris Mills <scmills@tntech.edu>
writes:
>
> >I hate to bring up this subject but .......... has anybody done one
> of
> >these Turbo installations?
> Been studying on it for years. I have heard figures between 50% and
> 90%
> increases in HP. Depends alot on how much boost you have it set for.
> 9 psi
> is the limit for regualr pump gas I'm told. I do not know what base
>
> compression ratio this is working with.
>
> I thought about it in my bus (and may still pursue it in a hundred
> years
> when I've got time) but plan to play with it first in my Type IV
> powered
> Beetle.
>
>
> Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
> Cookeville, Tennessee
>
> ICQ# 5944649
> scm9985@tntech.edu
>
> '78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
> '65 Beetle - Type IV powered
> '99 CR-V AWD station wagon
> '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
> 2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion
>
>
>
>

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