ITS likely to take hours to read thru this info, but its well worth the effort
Im always rather amused at post like this that ignore or don,t realize that theres a whole lot more involved in adding a turbo to a car than simply bolting it on and driving away, and that cost of the turbo is PEANUTS compared to the MANDATORY accessories that are REQUIRED too get it to run correctly!
ok a few facts a turbo POTENTIALLY produces a great deal more power IF the engine combos set up to cope with and efficiently use a PRESSURIZED intake charge,of the correct fuel air ratio, or boost, this will require, and if your expecting the engine to last under high stress levels, at least MANDATE the use of changes that while they may at first seem UN-necessary will in the longer run obviously prove to be needed and if ignored can result in a great deal of damage being done that could other wise be avoided, or at least limited.
yes you-ll find a dozen guys who have just slapped a turbo on a stock engine and gotten remarkable power increases, but if you research further you'll often find those engines did not last more than a few months, as durability suffered under the higher heat and stress levels, and if your going to invest thousands of dollars in an engine I would expect it to last YEARS before it started puking very expensive parts on the pavement
COMMON CHANGES REQUIRED
totally different headers designed to mount a turbo, and a matching exhaust system with larger less restrictive pipe cross section
FORGED PISTONS, to deal with greatly increased heat
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TYPE CAM with different cam timing, to properly use a turbo
YES THE TURBO ITSELF and related oil lines to cool it.
LARGER RING GAPS, to deal with greatly increased combustion heat
AN INTER-COOLER, set up to reduce the intake charge air temps.
an ignition boost sensors and ignition advance controller
heat barrier COATED PISTONS
LARGER INJECTORS and a larger more efficient fuel pump
A FORGED CRANK AND CONNECTING RODS while not always mandatory are usually a good addition
BETTER or larger more efficient radiator , for increased COOLING, A BETTER larger BAFFLED OIL PAN, and if your smart an auxiliary oil cooler
related info
http://www.forcedinductions.com/helpadvanced.htm
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=148730
viewtopic.php?f=86&t=5262
http://www.enginebasics.com/Advanced%20 ... ooler.html
http://www.turbochargedpower.com/
http://www.mez.co.uk/turbo1.html
http://www.ststurbo.com/
http://performancetrends.com/Calculator ... ulator.php
http://www.maxspeedingrods.co.uk/turbocharger/universal-turbocharger.html
http://www.mez.co.uk/turbo1.html
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_0402_ ... index.html
http://www.vfaq.com/mods/Turbo-compressor-maps.html
viewtopic.php?f=69&t=636&p=850#p850
http://www.smokemup.com/tech/turbo101.php
http://www.forcedinductions.com/help.htm
http://www.turborides.com/article13.html
http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobyga ... ch103.html
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/turbo/turboflow.html
http://www.lovehorsepower.com/MR2_Docs/ ... w_maps.htm
http://www.automotivearticles.com/Turbo_Selection.shtml
http://www.mez.co.uk/turbo1.html
viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1280
http://www.hondaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=29708
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
viewtopic.php?f=54&t=2187
BUY THESE BOOKS< IT WILL SAVE YOU HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND WEEKS OF WASTED WORK
yeah I know most of you would rather be skinned alive and rolled in salt and alcohol, rather than read thru dozens of links and more sub-links, but for those who care to learn!!
and prefer not to be forced into doing it over at greater expense
http://www.amazon.com/Turbo-High-Perfor ... rbos+books
http://www.amazon.com/Turbochargers-HP4 ... rbos+books
http://www.amazon.com/Turbocharging-Per ... ging+books
http://www.amazon.com/Maximum-Boost-Tur ... gy_b_img_z
Im always rather amused at post like this that ignore or don,t realize that theres a whole lot more involved in adding a turbo to a car than simply bolting it on and driving away, and that cost of the turbo is PEANUTS compared to the MANDATORY accessories that are REQUIRED too get it to run correctly!
ok a few facts a turbo POTENTIALLY produces a great deal more power IF the engine combos set up to cope with and efficiently use a PRESSURIZED intake charge,of the correct fuel air ratio, or boost, this will require, and if your expecting the engine to last under high stress levels, at least MANDATE the use of changes that while they may at first seem UN-necessary will in the longer run obviously prove to be needed and if ignored can result in a great deal of damage being done that could other wise be avoided, or at least limited.
yes you-ll find a dozen guys who have just slapped a turbo on a stock engine and gotten remarkable power increases, but if you research further you'll often find those engines did not last more than a few months, as durability suffered under the higher heat and stress levels, and if your going to invest thousands of dollars in an engine I would expect it to last YEARS before it started puking very expensive parts on the pavement
COMMON CHANGES REQUIRED
totally different headers designed to mount a turbo, and a matching exhaust system with larger less restrictive pipe cross section
FORGED PISTONS, to deal with greatly increased heat
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TYPE CAM with different cam timing, to properly use a turbo
YES THE TURBO ITSELF and related oil lines to cool it.
LARGER RING GAPS, to deal with greatly increased combustion heat
AN INTER-COOLER, set up to reduce the intake charge air temps.
an ignition boost sensors and ignition advance controller
heat barrier COATED PISTONS
LARGER INJECTORS and a larger more efficient fuel pump
A FORGED CRANK AND CONNECTING RODS while not always mandatory are usually a good addition
BETTER or larger more efficient radiator , for increased COOLING, A BETTER larger BAFFLED OIL PAN, and if your smart an auxiliary oil cooler
related info
http://www.forcedinductions.com/helpadvanced.htm
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=148730
viewtopic.php?f=86&t=5262
http://www.enginebasics.com/Advanced%20 ... ooler.html
http://www.turbochargedpower.com/
http://www.mez.co.uk/turbo1.html
http://www.ststurbo.com/
http://performancetrends.com/Calculator ... ulator.php
http://www.maxspeedingrods.co.uk/turbocharger/universal-turbocharger.html
http://www.mez.co.uk/turbo1.html
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_0402_ ... index.html
http://www.vfaq.com/mods/Turbo-compressor-maps.html
viewtopic.php?f=69&t=636&p=850#p850
http://www.smokemup.com/tech/turbo101.php
http://www.forcedinductions.com/help.htm
http://www.turborides.com/article13.html
http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobyga ... ch103.html
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/turbo/turboflow.html
http://www.lovehorsepower.com/MR2_Docs/ ... w_maps.htm
http://www.automotivearticles.com/Turbo_Selection.shtml
http://www.mez.co.uk/turbo1.html
viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1280
http://www.hondaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=29708
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
viewtopic.php?f=54&t=2187
BUY THESE BOOKS< IT WILL SAVE YOU HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND WEEKS OF WASTED WORK
yeah I know most of you would rather be skinned alive and rolled in salt and alcohol, rather than read thru dozens of links and more sub-links, but for those who care to learn!!
and prefer not to be forced into doing it over at greater expense
http://www.amazon.com/Turbo-High-Perfor ... rbos+books
http://www.amazon.com/Turbochargers-HP4 ... rbos+books
http://www.amazon.com/Turbocharging-Per ... ging+books
http://www.amazon.com/Maximum-Boost-Tur ... gy_b_img_z
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