single turbo using half of the engine
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single turbo using half of the engine
turbo only one side of the engine and exhaust!
idea:
- low pressure system
- exhaust much simplier, since only 4 cylinders are involved
- cheap?
i think i've seen like this saab v6 engines or maybe it was just a proto.
question:
would this affect air/fuel ratio on the other side since back pressure is not equal?
i bet one(half) "2.8" engine is enough to feed turbo and engine when just low pressures are needed.
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Yeah, Saab uses like 3 cylinders to run a turbo off of. The turbo feeds all the cylinder, but only spools up on 3.
Works for them, don't see why it wouldn't work 4 us.
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Works for them, don't see why it wouldn't work 4 us.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by NTChrist:
Yeah, Saab uses like 3 cylinders to run a turbo off of. The turbo feeds all the cylinder, but only spools up on 3.
Works for them, don't see why it wouldn't work 4 us.
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Yeah, Saab uses like 3 cylinders to run a turbo off of. The turbo feeds all the cylinder, but only spools up on 3.
Works for them, don't see why it wouldn't work 4 us.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kyle F:
Some of the Saabs had inline 5cyls to, but you dont see a lot of those running around either.
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Some of the Saabs had inline 5cyls to, but you dont see a lot of those running around either.
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BTW, the V6 1/2 turbo was a piece of ¢rap!!
Why go thru all the trouble for a half-a$$ job.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by a73camaro:
That is an Audi with 5 slugs.
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That is an Audi with 5 slugs.
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