turbo'd V8s

[Charles N Horton <carolus@mit.edu>]

>He then told me
>that the turbo was not perfected when it went on that car and that
>it would be a waste of money to try to get it working.  I subsequently
>sold the car with the turbo still not working.

How about the engine side of it? Does the engine hold up well running
with the turbo boost? If the engine is sufficiently robust, perhaps
you could get a turbo from something Japanese in a junkyard and 
adjust the boost appropriately.

Charles.