<VV> Re: Early vs. Late turbos
Tony Underwood
tonyu@roava.net
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:36:30 -0700
At 12:45 hours 06/11/2004 -0700, Eric S. Eberhard wrote:
>I agree, I think the earlies spool up faster due to the smaller turbo parts
>and especially matched with the smaller engine. I also think that the size
>of the plumbing has an affect ... the plumbing is the same for my small
>engined 62 as it is for a large engined 65+ ... it seems to me that this
>is additional restriction on the larger engines causing a delay ...
For what it's worth, an early turbocharger on a late RL turbo engine with a
couple of mods will spool up noticeably quicker than the late turbocharger
and still make plenty of top end boost, enough to break the engine if
pressed.
tony..