turbo question ... (pix)

[kawika]

what does a turbo exactly do?

i am asking because i would get a pretty good deal on this piece and i wondered how the heck they got 12hp outta this "turbo-like" thing.

the specs aren't made from the company, they are actually done by the german t

[2002Silver Celica]

To me, that appears to be somewhat like the tornado product. It just looks nicer with the bling, bling casing. More than likely it is B.S. just like the tornado.

[Smaay]

ill assume there is an electrical fan in that housing thats pushing more air than normal. more air = more power. sometimes

[kawika]

yeah, on the commercial pic, there is a small image right below the bling bling product. it shows a fan that pushes more air directly into the engine. and this thing is powered by the battery.

sounds legit to me. or are there drawbacks i can't think of?

[SexyCelica]

Don't get it, its just a ripoff product like the tornado, too weak to have any real gains. If you want to know how a turbo works check out- www.howstuffworks.com, they have some pretty good explanations.

[kawika]

thanks sexycelica ... i will.

[kawika]

ok, i read everything at the site about turbo's.

one remaining question:

if the exhaust pressure makes the rotors of the turbo spin, what kind of exhaust would i need. a more restrictive one (push harder) or a more freeflowing one?

[larryd]

The exhaust beyond the turbo actually doesnt much matter. Its your gas flow coming out of the exhaust manifold from the head which spins the turbine.

In regards to the turbo back exhaust you dont need restriction because the turbo itself is enuf of a restriction to have good torque.

[kawika]

Originally posted by larryd
The exhaust beyond the turbo actually doesnt much matter. Its your gas flow coming out of the exhaust manifold from the head which spins the turbine.

In regards to the turbo back exhaust you dont need restriction because the turbo itself is enuf of a restriction to have good torque.

but if that is true, how comes a turbo kit is +- 5000$ ?

isn't it enough to take a used turbo from i.e. a saab and weld the piping a tad bit to fit the celica? or is this true rocket-engineering?

[larryd]

There is alot more into a turbo kit then just simply slapping any turbo from any car onto your car.

I really cant get into all the details but there are thousands of different turbos, right ones for different applications and you cant just weld a turbo onto your manifold, you need a turbo manifold. And a new downpipe, and all intercooler piping. THats also not including fuel work, engine management, intercooler, etc etc etc.

[Beast]

Die Vorteile ist nicht so gut....

[Da Kine Guy]

Hehe, yeah guys. Why don't you people just weld together a manifold and slap a turbo on, it's so easy :chuckles:

Go a read some of the various differences on engines that were built for F/I and those that weren't. Like the differences between a 7M-GTE and 7M-GE, or a 2JZ-GTE and 2JZ-GE. You'll start to understand what all it takes to prep an engine for some F/I action.

Oh yeah, and that electrical thing is crap. Turbo's spin in excess of 100,000 rpm, no way that little electric fan is gonna push anywhere close to the amount of air a turbocharger can.