Water injection is so easy and so cheap,maybe a layout showing folks how to do
it if they want. Windscreen washer bottle and a .050" Weber pump jet, 5 lb
pressure switch (or adjusted to less) and it's handled. Injected straight
into the carburetor and this cools the charge all the way thru the compressor.
Good stuff. Buyers should be able to make that for about $25. Sure helps a lot
with lower octane gas we suffer. Add some alcohol to the water and you've got
a powerful mix besides the cooling effect and density increase. But as you
say, I guess best to let people find their own way on that stuff.
Never Be beaten by Equipment
Kas Kastner
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From: Dodd, Kelvin
To: Kas Kastner ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:38 PM
Subject: RE: [FOT] Looking for TR6 Dyno Pull info
Kas:
The V8 comparison is pretty accurate. The car does feel pretty close to
some 302ci powered ones I have driven.
An intercooler is out, as the blower mounts directly to the intake runners.
There are some people experimenting with water and Nitrous Injection as
cooling mediums over in MGB land, but no reliable information yet.
Right now, we are working on keeping the package sane, safe and affordable.
Then the tweakers can have a go at turning it into a grenade launcher with
higher boost pulleys and ragged edge timing.
Makes me almost wish I had a TR6, but if this sells then the next one should
be the TR2-4 and I've got one of those motors sitting under my work bench just
waiting for insanity to hit.
Kelvin.
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From: Kas Kastner [mailto:kaskas@cox.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:20 PM
To: Dodd, Kelvin; Henry Frye; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [FOT] Looking for TR6 Dyno Pull info
I've had lots of experience with turbos on that engine . Just as a scale to
think about, generally 5 pounds boost (turbo) will give a 30% power increase,
7 pounds gives approx 50% and 15 pounds 100%. This might actually work out to
be higher in some cases depending on the compression ratio and the camshaft.
The big thing is the torque, quite amazing how much torque is added, you'll
think you've got a V-8.
The supercharger will give less on a percentage basis due to the crank
losses from the belts and driving the supercharger, but then there is little
added heat to contend with under the hood and that is good. The supercharger
should make a very nice street driving car, instant boost and lots of torque.
You'll love it. Now if you can arrange an inter-cooler you'll make another
move on the percentage figures. But then the price will skyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
rocket.
Never Be beaten by Equipment
Kas Kastner
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