Glad I bought a turbo

[Boatcarpenter]

Had a chance to follow a non-turbo for about 35 miles today all around the area on good secondary roads with quite a few hilly portions. Power difference VERY noticable. He would be down shifting like crazy while I was holding the original gear from the bottom of the hill until I got right on his bumper and would have to slow down also. Could have passed him at will except when he was able to get her up to 55-56 and we were red lined. Would have been a real slug on the hills with max payload I imagine. Turbo may have been to cut down on the smoke but it sure boosted the power.
NO PICTURES. Nothing to take pictures of except the back end of a slow Deuce.
BC

 

[SETOYOTA]

This surprises me. The turbo was inteneded to reduce smoke output and any pwr gains were minute. I have owned both and could not tell a difference in pwr or acceleration. Perhaps your friends truck has a tired engine or needs a little more practice. my 2 cents worth

Chuck H

 

[Jones]

Simple fact of life... "whistler" turbos build power; non-whistlers clean up emissions. That's the way they were designed and applied.

 

[Boatcarpenter]

I guess it worked in this case. His truck is essentially the same as mine, 70 Kaiser-Jeep w/w. Has about 410 hours and 4K miles so I don't think it's too tired. Mine has an 85 engine and whistler but no idea how many hours, etc.
Didn't realize the different turbos were designed for different purposes. Thanks Jones!

 

[ken]

The #1 reason for turbos are for fuel economy. Ocording to AlfredBuechi the patent holder.The power increase is a side effect. The more air you shove in there the better milage you'll get. Up to a point.

 

[Jones]

True, the two go hand in hand.
Although I might exchange "fuel economy" for "fuel efficiency". The more air--the more thorough the combustion; the more fuel per charge burned--the more power or alternately, the less fuel needed to maintain a given power level as generated by a less efficient combustion cycle.

 

[rizzo]

has anyone heard anything about Dr Fosters big turbos?

 

[Jones]

Not me. I looked at them and wondered what the spool-up and boost was like. The smaller the turbine scroll, the faster and sooner the turbo comes in. Compare a whistler and non-whistler turbo and you'll see that the whistler looks real undersized for the size of the engine. Might not be that big a worry on a deuce but racers usually run two smaller turbos, each off of it's own exh manifold, rather than one large one, for quicker response.

 

[SETOYOTA]

I still say the even the whistler will add maybe 4 to 5 hp at the most. We should have a drag race LOL