Brinkman, Gerardo V wrote:
>>I was trying to rack my brains to think if any
>>manufacturer has ever produced a turbocharged,
>>carburetted production vehicle.
>
>
>>From memory, the MG Metro Turbo had a turbo blowing
> through a single SU Carb. The early Renaults, had a turbo
> and a Weber downdraft. Fiat had a turbo in the late '70s
> with a turbo, guessing it was a carb. The Fiat Spyder which
> cam eto the USA also had a turbo - was it FI?
I was wondering that. The Turbo for the Fiat was bolted on
'at the dock' was how it was always written up in magazines.
I always have this vision of the hoist setting the car down and
some guy popping the hood there and putting the turbo on. :-)
I think by that time however the Fiats were FI.
I think I also remember that the automatic transmission Fiat
Turbo was a tick or two faster than the 5-speed.
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