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16v w/ turbo



a 4k would be wayyy too short for a turbo engine.
I ran an FF that was so long cruising at 70 in third was....ok
that was amazing, and it was in boost FOREVER it seemed

On 1/3/07, Rick Kellner <rfkellner@snet.net> wrote:
>
> How would a 4K handle all this torque?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Bubb [mailto:jdbubb@verizon.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 3:57 PM
> To: David Brown; scirocco scirocco
> Subject: Re: 16v w/ turbo
>
> Right off hand I'd say you probably won't be able to run that much boost
> for very long without having and engine built for it.
> i.e forged, lower CR pistons, piston oil squirters, steel head gasket, a
> cooling system in good condition, a really effective intercooler and
> some careful assembly. Not to mention well tuned engine management.
> Dan
>
> From: "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com>
> To: "scirocco scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:59 PM
> Subject: Re: 16v w/ turbo
>
>
> > Ok sounds good. 8-)
> > How about wanting to push about 20-25psi.  what would be a good
> compression
> > to yield decent off boost and still be ok with boost?
> > 1st I went with 9A
> > Then 3A
> > Then ABA
> > Now I'm back to leaning toward 9A
> > 8-)
> > Anthony who lerks on the list had a nice looking black rocc turbo he
> sold
> > about a year or so ago on vortex. Wish I could find the pic's from the
>
> > thread. It was sweet.  It all under the hood looked like it belongs
> there.
> >
> > Chuck has a nice MKI he's running an ABA. I'm not sure what he pushes
> on
> > boost, but it looks real nice and everyone that has taken rides in it
> says
> > it NICE. 8-)
> > I like the fact he kept the A/C also.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@gmail.com>
> > To: "car" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 10:51 PM
> > Subject: 16v w/ turbo
> >
> >
> >> With all this talk of 16v heads and blocks and 8v varieties of both
> in
> >> 3 or 4 different threads, I'm getting a little confused trying to
> >> follow it all.
> >>
> >> Given:
> >>
> >> 1) I like 16v engines
> >> 2) I really like the turbo on Bib
> >> 3) I like the idea of Megasquirt (as well as Spark)
> >> 4) I like thinking about bringing all 3 together somehow but am
> clueless
> >> :).
> >>
> >> Given the above, what would be the optimum set-up for a 16v turbo
> >> application in Red?  (Is that a vague enough question?)  As far as
> >> type of performance:  I'm not looking to really race it or anything;
> >> just decent street performance while still being able to tickle to
> >> butt dyno and wow passengers.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mike
> >> '86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
> >> '05 Indigo Blue GTI 1.8T: Bib
> >> "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King
> Crimson
> >>
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