<VV> turbo mufflers on a 140

[BobHelt at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/1/2008 2:04:54 PM US Mountain Standard Time,  
corsaconvertible at gmail.com writes:

I always  thought the Corvair turbo muffler was designed to be more
restrictive, to  limit the turbo boost to around 10 PSI and keep the
engine from  self-destructing. This was cheaper than using a wastegate.
Tony  Hansen



Hi Tony, 
 
NOPE. The turbo muffler was designed to have minimum backpressure. The  turbo 
boost was controlled by the small carburetor throat and throttle  plate.
Regards,
Bob Helt



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