The other question would be placement. Where would you put the turbo? Obvious point would be where the 4 exhaust points come together, but that's underneath the bike, not the best place for a turbo. You could build a custom header and hang it off of the front of the engine, right underneath the oil cooler so you could pipe that into it to try and keep the bearings cool. A small intercooler up there would be nice too, but things might start to get crowded, then run the intake pipe up and over or around the side. Now the trick is setting the carbs up right (or converting over to computer controlled). Or, mebbe 4 tiny turbos, one for each carb? I'm afraid I'd end up with a project I'd never get to ride :(
-Kyle On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > Oh, I've been looking into it. Hard part would be finding a small enough > turbo... > > -Kurt > > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Could imagine the complicated nightmare it would be to turbocharge one of >> our bikes? Man that'd be sweet tho. I miss the whistle of a blowoff valve. >> >> -Kyle >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Make as much of a mess as a turbo leaking oil on a forced induction >>> car... the oil can cake onto the inside of the intake runners, and then it >>> just /bakes/. Aircooled would probably make that situation much worse, you >>> end up getting a growing restriction as more and more oil cooks to carbon >>> buildup. >>> >>> We don't have EGR, at least; that makes it a simply intolerable >>> situation, putting exhaust carbon and heat back into the oil-wet manifolds. >>> >>> -Kurt >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:47 AM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Not to mention that a lighter weight oil, as it blows thru the filter >>>> medium, could coat the inside of the airbox and intake manifolds over >>>> time and make a real mess in there, and maybe introduce oil into the >>>> carbs. >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
