powers turbocharger

[funbobby]

any thought on these? looked back on forums but cant see much mention. quite tempted to get back in a tvr but my old 400 always felt a bit lacking but with upgrade would be very tempted back. anyone actually got the later kit done?

[SILICONEKID340HP]

What about this bolt on kit ..Torque V8

[Bassfiend]

Turbos on V8s ... just so very very wrong.

Turbos go on little Japanese engines or big smoke belching things in trucks!

Phil

[haircutmike]

True Phil but they work so well and don't intrude much in the engine bay.

[Bassfiend]

I guess I still have bad memories of turbos being fragile and needing to be allowed to "cool down" for several minutes before turning off the engine - remember turbotimers? - plus the one on my lovely 200SX detonated and took out the entire engine which at the time meant scrapping the car.

They also seem a very good way of getting even more exhaust temperature metal into an engine bay that needs additional heat under the hood in the same way that I "need" a double whopper with cheese and extra mayo.

Supercharging always seems much more appropriate for the kind of power delivery you want from a V8 but mine's pretty much standard so what do I know and hey - like I always say - opinions are like assholes ... everyone has one and only your own doesn't stink.

I still can't decide whether to keep mine as it is or look at trying to extract some additional grunt ...

[funbobby]

cant help but think powers will have been well thought out but i know what you mean about heatsoak in the cabin, one of things that use to put me off on a very hot day, so few have aircon. i assume if its for the chim can it also be fitted to a griff?

[ChimpofDarkness]

The packaging of the turbo kit is so neat this alone makes it very tempting.

The price seems another key advantage, and strangely from my research it may also be easier to insure a turbo Chimaera than a supercharged one.

So it's got a lot going for it.

But I s till cant help feeling the supercharger kit is better, it's just a shame we don't have a more competitively priced supercharger kit.

[TVR Beaver]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

They are both mental!!

[SILICONEKID340HP]

ChimpofDarkness said:

The packaging of the turbo kit is so neat this alone makes it very tempting.

The price seems another key advantage, and strangely from my research it may also be easier to insure a turbo Chimaera than a supercharged one.

So it's got a lot going for it.

But I s till cant help feeling the supercharger kit is better, it's just a shame we don't have a more competitively priced supercharger kit.

What about this type of supercharger ,there cheaper and this one is fuel injected ..


If you have an aftermarket ECU you don`t need alot of the bells and whistles which TVP Power supply in there kit ..

http://mobile.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=...

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Saturday 28th July 20:26

[haircutmike]

That is fed directly into the engine, no intercooler therefor less efficient.

[Bassfiend]

haircutmike said:

That is fed directly into the engine, no intercooler therefor less efficient.

Isn't the turbo setup at the top of this thread also without intercooler by default?

Phil

[OleVix]

haircutmike said:

That is fed directly into the engine, no intercooler therefor less efficient.

Many of these lysholm type chargers has coolers built in, or you simply make a charge cooler, water to air

[haircutmike]

Bassfiend said:

haircutmike said:

That is fed directly into the engine, no intercooler therefor less efficient.

Isn't the turbo setup at the top of this thread also without intercooler by default?

Phil

True, it looks that way but Eanns comes with an intercooler.

[OleVix]

Can anyone tell me what this setup sounds like? Turbo tends to muffle a bit...