Date:         Mon, 3 Apr 2006 13:56:55 -0400
Reply-To:     Wil Haslup <whaslup@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Wil Haslup <whaslup@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: turbo?
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robert shawn feller wrote:
> So has anyone ever fitted a Low Pressure turbo to the waterboxer? or would
> this delicate engine simply explode?
>
> As a lift long turbo owner and seeing how they have made kits and
> modifications for every engine out there, I'm wondering if anyone has ever
> attempted this to get the extra 10-20hp needed for highway passing and hill
> climbs...seems like a cheaper option if the engine wouldn't explode on the
> first step of the gas pedal!

many of the air cooled Porche engines had turbos or twin turbos.

Considering the use of the AFM on my 2.0L air cooled any air pump would
have to go between the AFM and the throttle body...

replacing the often degraded 'S' hose.  finding a place to put an
exhaust driven turbine to power it might also prove a puzzle.  I imagine
cutting and welding the crossover pipe would be necessary.

...but I imagine custom computer control work would need to be done on
the mixture then.  Since the AFM is providing signals based on the air
volume input.

So how do you provide an oil supply to this thing? or do you need to use
a type that doesn't require external lubrication?

I'll have to look around the yard to see how this is done on Porsche or
Subarus next time.  Looks like fun.


--

Wil

"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I
realized I was somebody."
-- -- Lily Tomlin