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Re: Compressor Surge Definition

To: Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com>
Subject: Re: Compressor Surge Definition
From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:05:40 -0700
Rich,

YOU'RE MY KIND OF GUY! I am not being critical of those who want to 
analyze everything to death, but, i think that sometimes we tend to get 
so technical that we miss the point of why we are doing this. FOR ME, 
trial & error has been a great teacher.

Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC

Richard Fox wrote:
>  There are a lot of
> 
>>really smart people on this list but i have to ask the question how
>>many have actually turbo charged an engine that was not an off the
>>shelf kit or something some one else did for them?? If you have using
>>these assumptions I suspect it was a disappointing experience. This is
>>not something you learn how to do by reading you have get out to the
>>dyno room and start working to learn this stuff..
> 
> Dave; I can honestly say My first Bonneville motor was  a turbocharged 270
> GMC using two Corvair TRW turbos. No sizing to speak of. I knew one was too
> small so two should be better. Might have surged some I don't know. Blew up
> every one I could get my hands on. Paid from a low of $19 to a high of $125
> for junkyard turbos. Spun the turbine wheel right out of the exhaust pipe
> once. Had lots of fun. Good thing about fun is you don't have to know
> anything to have it.    Rich

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