Does anyone remember what these Olds systems looked like? I recall once
reading that GM had an induction system on F-85s (maybe this was not the
production design) that used a jet of air from the turbo to entrain
surrounding air. This high velocity jet of air created a relative vacuum
and drew the surrounding air along. It never sounded all that effective to
me and I had the impression it didn't add that much power.
Duncan
charlton@flash.net
-----Original Message-----
From: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
To: morgans@autox.team.net <morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: supercharge
>Another unique atribute of the Olds version was the use of additional
>headbolts due to the turbocharger pressures. Of the GM versions, the
>Olds engine may be the one to have. Now days people consider GM to be
>very conservative but they were quite experimental in the early sixties.
> They just got bit by all of the unusual stuff. Can you say "Corvair?"
>"Tempest?"
>
>Regards,
>Bill Eastman
>Who grew up around Corvairs, MGA's, and Ferguson tractors among other
>unique vehicles.
>
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