nup ive got an Lseries efi manifold not an Aseries.
as for intercooling with a suck thru setup, theres always water injection
Paddy
> Julian,
>
> If you want to get maximum bang for buck then a suck thru is obviously the
> way to go, find yourself a turbo manifold and make an adapter up to fit
the
> carb onto the turbo air inlet, make some tubing up to go from the outlet
to
> a stock inlet manifold, throttle cable, exhaust, tune it up, and away you
go
>
> Good luck finding a right wheel drive gearbox for your E15- all the aussie
> ones were all wwd as far as i know
>
> - Tom
>
> PS I think Paddy has a EFI manifold for an A series motor, might be worth
> asking the question
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 12:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Suck thru vs Blow thru turbos
>
>
> > Blow thru, thats the word i was looking for :)
> >
> > Yeh EFI, would be nice but this is for a A12 motor and spending as
little
> $$$ as
> > possible is the idea.. I have put off installing a turbo on my Astra
(N12
> E15
> > engine) for exactly that reason, because im trying to nut out
programming
> an
> > engine mgmt system for the E15ET manifold I have..
> >
> > Still considering a 120y with E15ET engine, that should be an
interesting
> > project..
> >
> > - Julian
> >
> > Tom Richardson wrote:
> >
> > > Julian,
> > >
> > > One word: Intercooling
> > >
> > > With a blow through turbo (like zac's setup) you can cool the air
charge
> > > before it mixes with fuel in the carby, with a suck through setup
(like
> > > paddy's setup) you would have to cool a fuel/air charge- not a great
> idea!
> > > There are plenty of suck through turbo cars around though so they
> obviously
> > > work, one advantage is that you get a nicely mixed fuel/air charge I
> > > suppose.
> > >
> > > But yea, suck through turbo's are much easier to do, because you just
> treat
> > > the carby(s) like on a thirsty N/A motor. No pressurised fuel bowls,
no
> > > high pressure fuel (you need boost pressure + ~5psi available for blow
> > > through) so you can use the standard pump and lines.
> > >
> > > Then again, intercooling may not be such a big draw card if you only
> want to
> > > run low boost and don't have problems with detonation. As always,
> depends
> > > on how much power you're chasing
> > >
> > > - Tom
> > >
> > > PS, Remember (to quote Bill Kenyon from the Bluebirds list) that there
> are
> > > two kinds of 510's, those that have EFI, and those that need it :)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "OZDAT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 11:22 AM
> > > Subject: Suck thru vs Draw thru turbos
> > >
> > > > I was wondering about the advantages and disavantages of running
these
> > > > different types of setup.
> > > >
> > > > Firstly i understand a suck thru setup is similar to Paddy's L16
where
> > > > the carb is before the turbo. Draw thru is after the turbo? right?
> > > >
> > > > Anyway as i can see suck thru is easier to setup, you could use
> existing
> > > > fuel regulators and pumps (as long as they supply the greater demand
> for
> > > > fuel). The thing im curious with is running fuel through the hot
> > > > turbo. I take it this is ok because obviously its been done before
> and
> > > > proved to work but i still sceptical
> > > >
> > > > With Draw thru you might not be able to use the existing carby, and
if
> > > > you can it raises some sealing problems with the higher pressure
fuel
> > > > you need to run to overcome the boost pressure. This also needs a
> high
> > > > pressure fuel pump and rising regulator plus a surge tank.
> > > >
> > > > As i see it suck thru is heaps easier and cheaper... so what is the
> > > > disadvantage im not seeing??
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > > - Julian
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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