KR> Turbo's

2008-10-12 Thread Robin Macdonald
Netheads, Something you have to take into consideration when fitting a turbo to a non turbo engine is the compression ratio. A non turbo engine will be in the range about 10 : 1 & a turbo engine will have something like 8 : 1 Robin. r.macdon...@clear.net.nz

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2008-10-12 Thread D F Lively
- From: "Robin Macdonald" To: "KRnet" Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:06 PM Subject: KR> Turbo's > Netheads, > > Something you have to take into consideration when fitting a turbo to a non > turbo engine is the compression ratio. > > A

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2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
/16/06 15:29:11 To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Turbo's Robin: Do you have your compression ratios switched? Great Plains engines are 8:1 as are most others and Great plains says 95 octane. 10:1 ratios would surely require 100 octa

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2008-10-12 Thread Orma Robbins
My engine has the compression set to 7.5:1. I have not experienced any knock, lots of power and too much heat in the oil. As for my turbo setup, I have dual egt, 4 CHT, as well as manifold pressure. To satisfy the thirst of the turbo at high boost, I have a boost pump, which is a Facet pump whic

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2008-10-12 Thread R. Eason Sr.
Orma, I brought my BOV from a E Bay add for $35.00. It came off a 2 L engine. Check the out settings. I bench test with compressed air. Ronald R. Eason Sr. Pres. & CEO, KCMO Office J.R.L. Engineering Consortium Ltd. 816-468-4091, Kansas City, MO. Web Page: www.jrl-engineering.com --