Date:         Mon, 3 Apr 2006 13:27:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: turbo?
Comments: To: Wil Haslup <whaslup@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <44317BE2.8080502@gmail.com>
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Looks like it draws through the OEM AFM ( Is that from an Arlo Guthrie
song?) so that the mixture is factory-correct, then sweeps across the back
of the compartment to stuff it into  the intake manifold. Simple and
effective, and safe too, in that all the ECU data-gathering and correction
pieces are fullyf functioning.

That's very nice Darryl.

On 4/3/06, Wil Haslup <whaslup@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's kind of hard to tell from your pic where things are connected.
>
> It looks like you've reoriented the 'S' hose and piped the intake air to
> the bottom left (driver's side) where you've mounted the turbo.  It is
> driven by air you're piping off the exhaust somewhere from the right
> (passenger) side.  I can't tell how you've piped the output of the turbo
> to the intake of your fuel system though...???
>
> Did this require any changes to your computer or some other way of
> adjusting your mixture?
>
> Daryl Christensen wrote:
> > I do indeed have one on my Syncro Westy 2.1...I love its 20+ extra
> > horsies...Running 5 psi boost and other than the fact it was kind of a
> pain
> > to get the oil press and drian hooked to appropriate spots, its pretty
> > neato
> > keen and verging upon spiffy...Had to custom make the piping and move
> the
> > coil fwd a bit, but its all experienced do it yourselfer friendly. I
> > used an
> > old subaru turbo. I do have seals in it going bad so its boling oil on
> > boost, but thats fixable when I have time and my broke arm is all
> > better...pics on my web site. links at bottom of 1st page are prototype
> > pics..aatransaxle.com
>
>
> --
>
> Wil
>
> "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad."
> -- Aldous Huxley
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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