Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:29:22 -0400
Reply-To: Tom Boldway <jboldway@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Tom Boldway <jboldway@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Krazy turbo idea
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Has anybody ever looked in to turbocharging a wasserboxer at a low level of
boost to gain another 10 or 20% for climbing hills? I'm in Washington and
going places like over Snoqualmie pass needs another ~15 to 20% power to
gain at anything but dangerously slow speeds on the highway. I'd rather not
do a Subie conversion. It seems a candidate due to combustion chamber
design as long as you free the the restrictions in the Y pipe . . . .
This "would" be easier on a carburated version . . . not sure the "mass
airflow sensor" really is a "mass" sensor or if it is a volume sensor. Doubt
it would behave properly. Any ideas?
I don't want a fast vanagon, just want one the can climb hills at a safe
speed on freeways. Second gear on the highway is unsafe (only in a few ares
but have hit that).
Don't even have a Westy now, will buy another in the Fall, but had my '85
"panzerkampingwagen" Westy out here in 2000 and had a hades of a time going
up these hills ( from Kansas - we don't have too many hills;~) ). Is there
any noticable difference between the 1.9L and the 2.1?
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