<VV> TURBO CHARGING

Ron ronh at owt.com
Thu Sep 18 18:11:36 EDT 2008


A variable nozzle turbo, mechanical or electronic, would cost more than a 
whole Corvair engine!  Forget it.

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandes, Guy" <GBrandes at loebermotors.com>
To: <BobHelt at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: <VV> TURBO CHARGING


> Hi Bob,
>
> You are the one person that seems to have tried everything with a
> CORVAIR engine.  I work for a Mercedes Benz dealer and they have a turbo
> diesel engine that has variable nozzle turbine geometry. The vane angles
> adjust so at lower speeds it has lower vane angles and the turbine
> speeds up quicker at lower speeds and at higher speeds a steeper angle
> slows the turbine with a steeper angle while increasing air volume.  On
> the Mercedes this is done electronically but I was wondering if anyone
> (you) has tried anything like this with mechanical adjustment controlled
> by throttle linkage on a 180 engine?
>
> Regards,
>
> Guy Brandes
>
> 65 VAIR 140
>
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