<VV> Turbo set up--was mileage

[Norman C. Witte]

Thanks, Jim.  Tell me more about the Blackhawk jet/needle combo.  Where does
this come from?  What's the improvement here?

Norm 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane, Jim [mailto:Jim.Duane@it.BAESystems.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 7:52 AM
> To: Norman C. Witte; FrankCB@aol.com; virtualvairs@corvair.org
> Subject: RE: <VV> Turbo set up--was mileage
> 
> 
> I'll take a crack at it... <<<   >>>  Just my opinions, and 
> as everybody
> tells me, are worth the amount of expended hot air I expel... ;>)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org] On Behalf Of Norman C. Witte
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 1:46 PM
> To: FrankCB@aol.com; virtualvairs@corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Turbo set up--was mileage
> 
> Wow.
> 
> This is interesting.
> 
> So to get to specific cases, assuming that I want a streetable but
> better than stock performance motor of the following:
> 
> Stock carb with vacuum port  <<<Stock Carb with Americal Pi's (or make
> one) idle vacuum advance shutoff>>>
> 
> 180 impeller/150 turbine wheel  <<<OK, but crack the turbo 
> open only if
> it needs rebuilding.>>>
> 
> Jet hot coating on exhaust manifolds, exhaust pipes .030 over forged
> pistons  Manifold, only if you need a new one, ditto with pistons.>>>
> 95 hp heads  <<< or turbo heads w/o step, especially if you add knock
> retard.>>>
>  
> 95 hp distributor  <<<I've been running the normal turbo mecahnical
> advance with the Dale vac/retard, could really dump the Dale for a vac
> advance with EKE. >>>
> 
> Pertronix II  <<<Electronic ignition of choice, yes.>>>
> 
> Flamethrower coil  <<<or spark generator of choice.>>>
> 
> Safeguard   <<<or EKE of choice>>>
> 
> NA vacuum advance <<<Yup.>>>
> 
> What would you keep?  What would you skip? What would you add?
> 
> <<<A carb rebuild with Blackhawk Engineering jet/needle combo 
> that works
> for your setup/altitude.  The needles and jets wear eventually.  Cheap
> money, well done parts.>>> 
> 
> Norm
> 
> 
> 
> snipped the rest
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