Turbo upgrade on RV8

[Tvr Power]

Its seems we have gone of the turbo subject, here is our lastest 4.5 Turbo chim which will be ready for road test very shortly once mapping is completed...Also we installing Turbos on Pre-serps, pictures to follow shortly






Dom

[Goaty Bill]

Looks pretty enough

[macdeb]

dbv8 said:

Ribol said:

ou can't be serious?

Absolutely serious. He makes more of a valid impact to these forums as anybody else. He gets answers from people of merit and exposes others that talk the talk.

+1 complete honesty. Not afraid to ask questions that a lot would like an answer to but afraid to ask because of the ridicule that results. Forgive me if I'm wrong but didn't PH start out to try and help some more knowledgable owners help others that are less so? Seems some are too far up their own arses to remember where they came. [or to admit] Some who should know better try to be funny at others expense, but aren't. PH 'aint what it used to be for sure, and that's a real shame.

Edited by macdeb on Monday 1st October 22:34

[SILICONEKID340HP]

macdeb said:

dbv8 said:

Ribol said:

ou can't be serious?

Absolutely serious. He makes more of a valid impact to these forums as anybody else. He gets answers from people of merit and exposes others that talk the talk.

+1 complete honesty. Not afraid to ask questions that a lot would like an answer to but afraid to ask because of the ridicule that results. Forgive me if I'm wrong but didn't PH start out to try and help some more knowledgable owners help others that are less so? Seems some are too far up their own arses to remember where they came. [or to admit] PH 'aint what it used to be for sure, and that's a real shame.

Can i give you a kiss

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Monday 1st October 22:39

[Ribol]

Taken from the other thread:

macdeb said:

Ribol said:

I think some of the owners themselves are doing a particularily good job of running their own cars down. (no outsiders required)

How many times have you seen clueless owners asking for advice on doing jobs that are obviously well past their abilities? (readers think, I wouldn't want to end up with one like that).

Take your pick, which is it?

[Bassfiend]

Ribol said:

Taken from the other thread:

macdeb said:

Ribol said:

I think some of the owners themselves are doing a particularily good job of running their own cars down. (no outsiders required)

How many times have you seen clueless owners asking for advice on doing jobs that are obviously well past their abilities? (readers think, I wouldn't want to end up with one like that).

Take your pick, which is it?

Maybe they're asking to see if it is outside their abilities? I'm so glad I didn't start doing my exhaust manifold gaskets!

Phil

[macdeb]

Ribol said:

Taken from the other thread:

macdeb said:

Ribol said:

I think some of the owners themselves are doing a particularily good job of running their own cars down. (no outsiders required)

How many times have you seen clueless owners asking for advice on doing jobs that are obviously well past their abilities? (readers think, I wouldn't want to end up with one like that).

Take your pick, which is it?

I'm not so pedantic. There is nothing wrong as I see it in someone asking a question. Thought this was a forum for all, and to debate is good.

Edited by macdeb on Monday 1st October 22:59

[Ribol]

Bassfiend said:

Maybe they're asking to see if it is outside their abilities?

No problem with that, I would do the same if I didn't know about something.

What I wouldn't do is ask everyone untold times, ignore all good advice given and then fugg it up anyway because I "think" I know better.

................ and that is the point.

[macdeb]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Can i give you a kiss

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Monday 1st October 22:39

No, but we can dance

[Bassfiend]

macdeb said:

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Can i give you a kiss

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Monday 1st October 22:39

No, but we can dance

[macdeb]

Bassfiend said:

Cool
[though, he's quite a mover]

[phazed]

macdeb said:

Bassfiend said:

Cool
[though, he's quite a mover]

You had to be there!

[Quietlybonkers]

I will say it if nobody else will - Dom, that looks a very neat install. Try as I might, I cannot see the hair dryers so much in evidence on other conversions. Am intrigued as to what it's spec is for a standard 400 Chimaera, what else would have to be upgraded, and what the total cost would be, fitted.

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Quietlybonkers said:

I will say it if nobody else will - Dom, that looks a very neat install. Try as I might, I cannot see the hair dryers so much in evidence on other conversions. Am intrigued as to what it's spec is for a standard 400 Chimaera, what else would have to be upgraded, and what the total cost would be, fitted.

I do like it but will it be compatable with high lift cams and higher CR ,alot of people may not of fitted wild cams and up the CR if this Turbo kit had come out before now ..

This means reverting back to more of a standard setup to see larger gains .


I thought Super Chargers and ,turbo`s liked flat Cams like the The Piper 270 and low CR`s`

What boost is safe for Setups like mine Stealth Cam etc ..Can`t see it working to its optimum ,surley the cam needs changing with part of the Turbo install.

[spitfire4v8]

I don't think you'll have too many issues with the sort of cam you're using. Supercharged engines can have issues with blow-through, but in a turbo install you have higher pressures in the enxhaust so blow through issues don't occur like the do in positive displacement supercharger installs. How high is your CR? 11:1? 12:1?

[Ribol]

macdeb said:

I'm not so pedantic.

You obviously don't have much of an opinion either if you keep changing your mind about what you think.

[phazed]

spitfire4v8 said:

I don't think you'll have too many issues with the sort of cam you're using. Supercharged engines can have issues with blow-through, but in a turbo install you have higher pressures in the enxhaust so blow through issues don't occur like the do in positive displacement supercharger installs. How high is your CR? 11:1? 12:1?

I'm seriously thinking about this for next year.

Mine's running about 12:1 with a very smooth highish lift cam that will give at least 340 brake and 350 torques,

Given this state of tune, I'm sure many of us would like a very approximate indication of power increase?

[carsy]

Will bigger injectors be needed and what about the clutch.

[macdeb]

Ribol said:

macdeb said:

I'm not so pedantic.

You obviously don't have much of an opinion either if you keep changing your mind about what you think.

I have my opinion and I try to see things from all aspects. You have yours which is obviously the one everybody must listen to Get over yourself bloke, stop attacking people and try to add something constructive/informative to the post.

Edited by macdeb on Tuesday 2nd October 09:40

[V8FROG]

finally a topic for me....as i dont want to bring a complete 5 litres engine to malaysia.my car already have bigger brakes,full PGG absorbers,MC1 cam,competition helix clutch etc...what else will i have to change to swap this kit to a low mileage 4 litres without blowing it the first week.now car has 247hp looking at around 300++hp.any idea on the price???tks for ur help guys!!