Pelican Parts Bulletin Boards

Name	Post
bryan	I have been considering building a turbo system, I have a Corvair turbo with a nice side draft weber. I decided to use this because the turbo has very simple intake and exhaust mounts. And that fabricating exhaust for this would be quite easy I would like to know if any one has tried this idea on a 2.0 motor. Also if their were any major problems if it has been attempted. So far I have realized that the corvair turbo has no waste gate. It also utilized a boost retarding distributor. And the corvair motor was about 2500cc. And I realize the drawbacks of trying to increase horsepower on any motor.
APorsche914	i have a 73 2.0L 914 and was considering putting a turbo on. i talked to a lot of porsche mechanincs that said it would be EXTREMELY hard to build and mount a turbo system!! you wanna know a hp increase thats a lot more hp and alot less money..............???........nos!!, im putting a 90-120 top shot kit on my 914 for only $450 for everything!!, nos is A LOT better than anything for A LOT cheaper price for anybody wanting 150-200+hp out of a regular engine. true mine isnt stock w/o the nos but it would still produce 150+hp stock with the nos. i hope you consider the nos kits......its the best, cheapest, and fastest to kick in hp that anybody can buy!
brenckle	Did you try the turbo? Ive seen some pages with turbos for Type IV VW motors and would like to see how this improves or degrades performance and longevity. The ones online (http://www.cbperformance.com/) are for bugs and the like but could they be modified to fit in a 914?
Rich Hilgersom	Ok, I'll share... I have looked into this for years and here is what I want to try with my motor. 1. Turbos generated too much heat and require to much tubing in the small 914 eng bay. 2. A centerfugial supercharger can do a better job cheaper. Consider doing what the dealers did for the 914 A/C unit. The A/C compresser sits on a base fixed to the side of the fan cover. The A/C belt was a small thin pully that fit between the crank and the fan. If you make a 5-7 rib pully fit in the same location you can get the supercharger to spin. The you need the sand or turbo kit from CB performance to get the tube pieces to go from the supercharger to the FI or carbs (its a clamp on kit to keep pressure from a turbo or keep sand out of your buggy) Add a remote oil cooler for the supercharger and an intercooler if you got the cash and your done. You only would have to make one custom part for the pully. Maybe Pelican Parts would like to put together a kit! hint hint... If anyone has any other ideas on this let me know.
michel richard	Turbos, Well I've been thinking, but only for a short whille and I certainly don't know if this has real merit, that Subaru had a turbo version of its engine. This would be a flat four, 1800 cc that developped something close to the 914 power, unblown. The turbo and other things must therefore be close to the right size. In addition, the turbo has a wastegaste. So maybe there is a way to use that hardware. I believe those engines were fuel injected, but through single port injection. Still, food for thought ?
Wayne at Pelican Parts	In my opinion, Supercharger would be the way to go, if you wanted to take this route. The turbos are so hard to get onto the exhaust, and then the ones made for other cars are tuned for that exhaust. Too much to calculate without designing one yourself. On the other hand, a super charger would be a bolt on accessory and would increase power simply through higher compression. You would lose some motor life of course... -Wayne