There's nothing wrong with superchargers, but you should take a ride in
my 944 turbo before you decide that turbo's are not an option........
it's both smooth and manageable. Proper turbo sizing and a good boost
controller can take the spike out of the power.
BTW it is 215 HP from 2.5 liters, has over 100,000 miles on the original
turbo and still runs like brand new. Very reliable car, too.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed McGuirk" <emcguirk@optonline.net>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: possible engine swap for TR6
> I disagree, I have come to dislike turbos lately. I think the only
reason
> they are so common is because they are cheaper than superchargers. And
> that's true only because there are so many more of them. They
certainly use
> a lot more high tech materials than a supercharger.
>
> Yes turbos are more efficient but a good intercooler nullifies that
> advantage. Positive displacement superchargers give a beautiful fat
> powerband that you just can't get from a turbo. A lot of people are
> beginning to get tired of project cars that get unimaginable HP levels
that
> come on so suddenly that nobody can use it outside of a drag strip.
>
> My opinion is that positive displacement superchargers are better
until you
> need more than 15 PSI of boost. I am envious of that supercharger you
got
> your hands on.
>
> I also believe that a good supercharger, a large intercooler,
electronic
> engine management, and probably a cam can almost always get 250 HP
from 2.5
> Liters. It would even still look kinda like a Triumph under the hood.
>
> Ed McGuirk
>
> At 03:41 PM 6/18/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> >Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 20:38:38 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Ryan Miles <rjhmile@yahoo.com>
> >Subject: Re: possible engine swap for TR6
> >
> >Ryan,
> >
> > Bravo! I have always thought that a V8 was not the answer for the
TR6.
> > In recent years I have come to believe that turbo charged engines
are way
> > cool. There is a TR6 with a turbocharged Ford (not my personal
taste, but
> > I guess it runs) 4 cylinder engine that makes ~300 horsepower.
Personally
> > I would like to see someone put a Porsche 944 Turbo engine and
management
> > system in a TR6. A stock 944 turbo does 0 to sixty in the low 6's
and the
> > passing power is incredible. The 944 motors were factory tested on
the
> > high side of 300, and modified they can make 600. I bet the Supra
motor
> > would reall shove the car along nicely too.
> >
> > As neat as I think a turbocharged engine would be, I would also
like to
> > point out that you can make a TR6 engine run well enough to have a
lot of
> > fun. I don't really know why, but I am having more fun trying to
make
> > power with the original engine than I ever would if I tried to put a
> > completely different engine in the car. The job of hacking the car
apart
> > sounds like a lot of work to me, and I would be afraid of getting
> > discouraged and giving up. My car makes about 140 horsepower right
now,
> > and of course I want more. I am building another engine for my TR250
that
> > should have quite a little more grunt to it. Today I got my newest
go
> > fast goodie.... a supercharger. I really think that turbos are
neater,
> > but the price was right, so I will play with it and see if I can
make it
> > run well.
> >
> >It's all about having fun... make sure that you build the car that
YOU
> >want, not the car that will get you the least amount of flack from
others,
> >you will enjoy it more in the end.
> >
> > Ryan Miles
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