<VV> TURBO PG

[Hugo Miller]

The 'bath-tub' heads were only fitted to the turbo's - is that correct? 
No squish for some reason?

On 2020-03-10 11:51, tony underwood via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> As far as the bud’s turbo… why not  just put a set of rings in it?  
>> Common maintenance for turbo owners that drive the cars hard?  Not 
>> just Vairs..
>>
>> Matt Nall
>> Sea Mountain
>> SW  Oregon Coast
>
>
> He said he just wanted to do something else, Vair-wise.  I think a
> lot of his decision to sell revolved around not just the smoke but 
> the
> piston slap...  😉
>
> tony..
>
> PS:  I know all about the distributor curves on turbo engines and how
> NOT to use the factory curve, PG or otherwise.  That curve is only
> "useful" ( and just barely ) when the bathtub chambered heads are
> used.  They are TERRIBLE heads that IMHO are good for little else
> besides recycling, or  for somebody who just must have a
> numbers-matching turbo engine.  The 95hp heads look alike, have much
> better combustion chambers, same compression, and the sodium exhaust
> valves drop right in and no, bronze guides are not necessary although
> if you got 'em use 'em.  Not difficult to make 95hp heads work on a
> turbo engine.  I used a STOCK 110hp distributor with a pressure
> retard, no detonation issues unless you go cheap and put regular in
> it.  It did everything better than the turbo distributor when used
> with the 95 heads.   This engine did have a gearbox and not a PG but
> I'd think it would still work better with a PG than the turbo 
> ignition
> and top end parts.
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