I can see a serious Turbo 3A-C in the near future...
1983 Tercel SR5 with 185/75R14 tyres, 32/36 DGAV Weber carburetor, lumpy cam and upgraded Pioneer sound system. Veteran of several fire seasons (with the scars to show it) and known as "The Racing Turtle"
for the 3ac a small turbo could be a ct9 (toyota) it will work up to 1 bar (14.7PSI) and spool up at very low rpms 2000, one that can be less of a hassle to find is a colt turbo, its a tc04 and itll work like stock with your engine, if you want to go twin turbo yopu can use charade turbos or chevy sprint turbos.
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I was talking to a mate of mine who's a mechanical engineer and he thought a turbo chainsaw was a nuts idea.
Not only do you have the engine running so fast, but the turbo gets hot enough to give you third degree burns.
And wouldn't it give a little bit of a boost? I'm not talking huge, but enough to be noticed...
1983 Tercel SR5 with 185/75R14 tyres, 32/36 DGAV Weber carburetor, lumpy cam and upgraded Pioneer sound system. Veteran of several fire seasons (with the scars to show it) and known as "The Racing Turtle"
It will make boost, but will choke off the power really early. Look at the size of the exhaust inlet. All of your exhaust will have to squeeze through a hole about an inch in diameter. You might not make any power above 2000 rpm! Plus they're not cheap. I think I remember seeing a price of about US $2000 somewhere.
I'd look for a junkyard turbo from maybe a 1.0 to 1.8 liter car. That would probably be pretty close to ideal for a Tercel.
It is not the "smallest" turbo ever made. There is a japanese manufacturer of R/C components that made a turbocharged .21 cc r/c engine. It produced massive power (realative of course). The same company also produced a .15 and .27 rotory engine for use in r/c vehicles.
I have a brand new IHI turbo thats the same size as the middle turbo in the group picture. It is meant to go on a 4 cyl Ford (2.3l ?).
It would probably be a good fit for my Tercel.
Sould have bought a Datsun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!