<VV> Fanz and turbos.

[Jim Briggs]

The turbo was off a Subaru 2.5 liter.  The rochesters are said to only be 
able to tolerate 8 pounds if "blow through" boost soo the pop off valve is 
set at 7 pounds. This was otherwise a stock 95 hp motor. That's all I can 
add.

Jim Briggs


>From: "Ewell Mills" <emills5 at cfl.rr.com>
>To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: <VV> Fanz and turbos.
>Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 15:55:40 -0400
>
>Wish I had been able to make the convention and see the car with the 
>electric fan and turbo.  The pictures of the fan set up are pretty good in 
>showing the rearrangement of the belt drive system for the alternator and 
>idler pulley, but I hope that someone would talk some more about the turbo 
>set-up and possibly more pictures.  Seems that the turbo (from the one 
>picture) is blowing into a pair of 110 type carburetors and modified air 
>horn, but everything else is rather vague in the pictures.  How about 
>someone that looked it over tell us a little more about what he had done in 
>that area. (how it works would be nice too).  Maybe we could get the person 
>that did all of this to write an article for the communiqué.
>
>Cecil Mills
>Cocoa, Fl.
>(only electric fans on A/C condensers and no turbos).
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