Can you run a turbo with a carburetor?
Turbos are a great way to increase power on fuel injected engines, but they can also be used with carbureted set-ups as well. With a carburetor you have a few options, you can install a specialized blow through carb on your intake along with a carb hat.
How much HP can you get out of a turbo?
However, how much horsepower does a turbo add? A turbo can increase an engine’s horsepower by 30 to 40 percent or about 70 to 150 HP. In the case of a supercharger with a direct connection to the engine, that can be from 50 to 100 percent.
Can you just slap a turbo on a car?
Using the science of compressor maps and some idea of the size and rpm range of your engine, you can add virtually any turbo to any engine. The trick is the availability of the maps and the A/R ratios of the turbine housing and sizes of the turbine wheels.
How do you prevent a turbo from stalling?
When the throttle closes the air must be recirculated between the outlet and inlet of the turbo to prevent compressor stall. The better choice if you can swing it is to do a blow through setup versus a draw through. If you are going to run no more than about 5psi of boost then you can likely get away with doing a draw through setup.
Do draw-through turbos work well?
Draw-through setups work fine as long as when you choke the inlet of the turbo the kinetic energy in the blades is less than what is needed to reach the critical speed of the compressor or turbine. I don’t know what all the other people (trackgeek, Debodaddy) are talking about on this topic.
Where are the blades on a blow-through Turbo?
On a blow-through system, the blades are between the carb and the engine, but the turbo is upstream. A fuel injected setup would typically use this sort of setup, too.
Can you pull the same vacuum on the other side of Turbo?
You cant pull equal vacuum on the “other side” of the turbo because that would mean a strong vacuum in the crankcase. This can suck the crankcase seals in from the crankcase vacuum trying to even out with atmospheric pressure outside.
What Turbos have carbon seals?
1-PC carbon seals are used in many Garrett™ T3 and T04 turbos. They were originally designed for draw thru carburetor applications as a positive seal to keep oil from being sucked out of the turbo in high vacuum situations.