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Posted by clueless [201.237.45.94] on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 14:28:53 :
In Reply to: Re: Ever heard of a 283 dodge flathead long blk. posted by clueless [201.237.45.94] on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 14:21:04 :
Tim Keith12-26-2010, 09:03 PM
A remote turbo can be an easy way to get 5 pounds boost. In these old cars you can probably mount the turbo charger under the floor where no one would easily notice it. An added bonus is the remote turbo can be sort of stealth as an old school sleeper. A remote turbo charger isn't for all out performance, but this off-beat idea has been gaining fans as a quick and cheap approach. Many people have hacked together the system in one day. You could mount the turbo charger about where a catalytic converter would be many newer cars so that the exhaust plumbing is pretty simple.
I think the Canadian 218 long block motor might be an interesting turbo motor because of the shorter stroke (that's still pretty long). Five or six pounds boost would wake up a flathead six, it might feel like a stock 318. The late model Toyota 2JZ inline six is only 3 liters but with turbos those can make over 1,000 HP. I would think 200 HP in brief WOT sprints might be dependable in these old flathead sixes. It would be really sweet if it looked like it always did with a remote turbo hidden away. All inline sixes have natural advantages in smoothness and low end torque. The rods of the Canadian 218 must be longer than the 236, that would add some dwell at TDC to control detonation (which really isn't an issue with only 5 or 6 pounds boost ).