wedge turbo?

[CHJ]

Seeing this ad made me wonder if there are any turbocharged v8 wedges out there?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3737626.htm


Chris

Edited by CHJ on Tuesday 5th June 14:22

[vampire222]

Was a 280 turbo for sale a few days ago actually

[CHJ]

Yes, sorry, amended my op - meant v8 wedge. There must be a reason why the factory went down the SX route rather than turbo - maybe simpler engineering?

[mrzigazaga]

Hi mate...Perhaps its the plumbing that was a nightmare??..Theres not a lot of room for a turbo even a front mounted one!!..Perhaps there are modern solutions now..Ive heard about "Tiny Turbos" but dont know much about them..But apparently there are two and they were made for tight spaces..What about a remote turbo that fits under the car??..I suppose the supercharger route is more affordable and easier to fit...Interesting to see though...Ziga

PS: I think our friend from B.P could answer a few questions on this subject!!
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=t...

Edited by mrzigazaga on Tuesday 5th June 15:11

[vampire222]

Supercharger is easier to add on and less service parts. Also with a turbo you get that annoying turbo lag at low rpms and TVR probably opted to choose a supercharger because of that.

[thegamekeeper]

CHJ said:

Yes, sorry, amended my op - meant v8 wedge. There must be a reason why the factory went down the SX route rather than turbo - maybe simpler engineering?

TVR never went down the supercharger route. The SX cars were made by a dealer, Dave Haughin in partnership with Don Priddle. The factory went with the 390SE and there was much rivalry between the 2 but thats another story

[Boosted LS1]

vampire222 said:

Supercharger is easier to add on and less service parts. Also with a turbo you get that annoying turbo lag at low rpms and TVR probably opted to choose a supercharger because of that.

You don't get lag with a properly matched turbo. We're dealing with v8 engines of reasonable compression not piddly 4 pots with no exhaust flow (just joking). You can be on boost at 2k rpm's and gripping the steering wheel for the other 4k rpm's

[vampire222]

Boosted LS1 said:

You don't get lag with a properly matched turbo. We're dealing with v8 engines of reasonable compression not piddly 4 pots with no exhaust flow (just joking). You can be on boost at 2k rpm's and gripping the steering wheel for the other 4k rpm's

Well thats very true yeah.

[RCK974X]

There's also the alternate supercharger types - (basically a turbocharger like setup but driven from crankshaft) they are very popular here in the antipodes. (CAPA is the company name I think)

These are supposed to be simpler to fit, don't need intercoolers and don't suffer turbo lag when matched. Anyone used these ? Are they available in Europe ??

[adam quantrill]

There is barely enough room for the existing exhaust system around the engine, between the chassis, let alone to scavenge power off it with extra pipework and a couple of turbo's - 'cos you'll want twin turbo's don't you?

[Boosted LS1]

RCK974X said:

There's also the alternate supercharger types - (basically a turbocharger like setup but driven from crankshaft) they are very popular here in the antipodes. (CAPA is the company name I think)

These are supposed to be simpler to fit, don't need intercoolers and don't suffer turbo lag when matched. Anyone used these ? Are they available in Europe ??

We call them Centri's ie centrifugal type. Rotrex is a well known brand in the UK. We do buy from CAPA to. Here's a Rotrex I mounted onto a Marcos LM500 many years ago.

Edited by Boosted LS1 on Wednesday 6th June 22:31

[mrzigazaga]

What about rear mounted turbo's...
VID:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xrFH5vMgns&fea...
PICS:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=remote+turbo+setu...