I am strangely intrigued by this...
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July 19, 2011 9:04 p.m. hobiercr Reader
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July 19, 2011 9:16 p.m. Grizz Reader
From what I understand you don't see it everyday because turboing the 318 doesn't work as well as turboing the slant six or a big block.
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July 19, 2011 9:22 p.m. Rob_Mopar Dork
Grizz wrote:
From what I understand you don't see it everyday because turboing the 318 doesn't work as well as turboing the slant six or a big block.
No reason why it wouldn't. Nothing wrong with a 318.
This combo looks like it has some sort of old RV turbo setup on it.
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July 19, 2011 9:44 p.m. Grizz Reader
Rob_Mopar wrote:
Grizz wrote:
From what I understand you don't see it everyday because turboing the 318 doesn't work as well as turboing the slant six or a big block.
No reason why it wouldn't. Nothing wrong with a 318.
This combo looks like it has some sort of old RV turbo setup on it.
Hell, I don't even remember where I heard it, think I asked someone about it a few years back when I was looking to do the same thing to an Aspen I wanted to buy.
If it wasn't in Florida and if I had the cash I'd buy it in a second.
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July 19, 2011 10:02 p.m. Pat Reader
Does that only have one bank feeding the turbo?
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July 19, 2011 10:14 p.m. John Brown SuperDork
paint it green and call it "Lawn Dart"
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July 19, 2011 11:35 p.m. Mikey52_1 HalfDork
Prolly what we're NOT seeing is the exhaust crossover under the pan. Other than a little higher turbo platform than I'd care for, there's no good reason not to do this.
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July 20, 2011 4:26 a.m. novaderrik Dork
i think a 318 would be a good candidate for turbocharging glory.. they have an abysmally low compression ratio and it's impossible to break them as long as you keep the rpm's down.
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July 20, 2011 6:17 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
$5000 invested, selling for $2500 but advertised for $2 ?
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July 20, 2011 7:33 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
nobody ever said that cars were a good investment.. though that number really blows
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July 20, 2011 7:58 a.m. 81cpcamaro New Reader
I've seen that on a Little Red Express truck before. Never heard how effective it is, owner wasn't around.
For Pat, the other side manifold feeds up into the bottom of the manifold with the turbo.
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July 20, 2011 8:31 a.m. MadScientistMatt Dork
Interesting. Looks almost like the 301 Pontiac setup, or an early draw through Buick.
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July 20, 2011 8:52 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
mad_machine wrote:
nobody ever said that cars were a good investment.. though that number really blows
Turbos suck, not blow.
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July 20, 2011 8:54 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
Mikey52_1 wrote:
...there's no good reason not to do this.
Which applies to adding a turbo to any car IMHO...
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July 20, 2011 9:30 a.m. Xceler8x SuperDork
Suck through setup from the looks of it. No need to modify or pressurize the carb. Looks rusty and unfinished though. I don't see any exhaust pipe coming away from that turbo other than that little ram horn deal pointing right at the passenger side fender well.
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July 20, 2011 9:40 a.m. pilotbraden HalfDork
It looks to me like the exhaust goes through a hole in the fender.
