Ten Turbo Toying Tips

[F1 LOTUS]

Ten Turbo Toying Tips
Ten of the most practical ideas to help you get the most out of a turbo car safely and with a minimum of fuss.
http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_107772/article.html

[Houdini]

Good stuff Brian!

My feable mind has been playing with a few of these ideas. Eventually I want to introduce a better source for cold air on the intake. I'm also have a plan for water injection down the road some day (really only needs to be concidered if running high boost). Finally I'm going to do a Air/Water intercooler if i can make it fit (maybe late this year).

One last thought, twin turbos are great in quite a few applications but not on our car.

[GeoffSmith]

Interesting advice on the wastegate seperation:

"Exhaust flow interference from the wastegate should also be kept to a minimum by preferably having a separate pipe leading off the wastegate. For best results, this pipe can be merged into the main exhaust pipe after a minimum distance of around 40 centimeters (16 inches)."

[F1 LOTUS]

Interesting advice on the wastegate seperation:

"Exhaust flow interference from the wastegate should also be kept to a minimum by preferably having a separate pipe leading off the wastegate. For best results, this pipe can be merged into the main exhaust pipe after a minimum distance of around 40 centimeters (16 inches)."

A la Dave_M

[Houdini]

Yup!

[nitroman]

So Dave, do you control the turbo PSI purely through the power of the spring in the blue-wastegate you've installed in the exhaust tubing, or do you have other devices installed as well?

BTW, that's a swell little piece of tube-work you've got there! Best yet I've seen on an Elan.

[F1 LOTUS]

Turbo Air Guide [TAG]

http://www.dieselpowerproducts.com/tag

[Specky]

IMHO I would be wary with the honeycomb..

Every similar structure I've seen like that has failed within a couple of years...Granted most are ECM filters with high powered fans behind them...

They seem to fail dead centre and the hole just gets bigger...

I'll watch with interest...

[Elanlover]

I checked out that site with the TAG. Very interesting. I'm no expert at all on these issues but there seems to be some interesting feedback. Some have reported improvements in power (slight). But, to me, the effects I thought were of note were 1) same power but at lower boost levels and 2) less strain on the turbo itself due to a laminar air flow.

#2 would save the bearings perhaps and I couldn't help but wonder if #1 might help people experiencing overboost and cutout issues. Seems that either the pressure was lower for a specific amount of bhp and/or torque OR the same pressure was generating slightly more power. TomAtoe - TomOtoe I suppose.

Dave, with regard to your comment on wear, given that this device is metal with no filter components to "wear" out, I wouldn't expect it to develop holes or cracks. Testimonials from people who've had it installed since 2003 report no issues. Granted, the only testimonials you'll see on a site will be the GOOD ones

Might be worth testing out...............