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[kilopapa]

We have a lot of left-over chevy turbo sprints and the pontiac firefly turbos in recyclers and back yards. The cars are usually smashed or thrashed but I was wondering if anyone knows if anyone has tried adapting the turbo system from one of the GM (Suzuki) engines to an austin mini 1000 engine and if it is worth the bother. I've read about using a Garrett G17 turbo  and cooper head to achieve up to 155hp but no mention of using the Suzuki turbo from their 3cyl 1000 engine. I know you wouldn't come close to the Garett system but might get up to same as 998 Cooper engine. What say you?

[6joshh6]

I probably wouldn't after reading a bit more about the turbos here http://www.vespalabs...1_Turbo_Charger If I were you I'd stick with more tried and tested builds.

[coopdog]

Speak to will, I'm pretty sure he said they were pretty useless, but don't quote me on that

[james962]

Have you got any part numbers for the suzuki turbo so that we can look at the compressor map?

[kilopapa]

You've all given me lots to think about, thank you. I'm hoping my brother and my oldest son will be able to give me some ideas also as they are both quite conversant with turbos since they have both worked on them extensively and own turbo aspirated cars themselves and have modified their own quite a bit. I just thought maybe someone out there had tried it and could tell me of their experience. 

[Captain Mainwaring]

I probably wouldn't after reading a bit more about the turbos here http://www.vespalabs...1_Turbo_Charger If I were you I'd stick with more tried and tested builds.

Neither would I.....

 

"We are going to run it off the flywheel - i.e. it will be a supercharger instead of a turbo."

"Hi, can you not use the exhaust to wind up the turbo because of exhaust pulses, nice work by the way.

Posted 11:26, 7 Jun 2010

 

#5

internetscooter says:

 

No - the exhaust will work but is just too much hardwork to get all the bits working.

One other advantage of turning it into a supercharger is that I "may" get away with a high speed bearing instead of the whole oil circuit required for the turbo."

 

 

[6joshh6]

 

I probably wouldn't after reading a bit more about the turbos here http://www.vespalabs...1_Turbo_Charger If I were you I'd stick with more tried and tested builds.

Neither would I.....

 

"We are going to run it off the flywheel - i.e. it will be a supercharger instead of a turbo."

"Hi, can you not use the exhaust to wind up the turbo because of exhaust pulses, nice work by the way.

Posted 11:26, 7 Jun 2010

 

#5

internetscooter says:

 

No - the exhaust will work but is just too much hardwork to get all the bits working.

One other advantage of turning it into a supercharger is that I "may" get away with a high speed bearing instead of the whole oil circuit required for the turbo."

 

 

 

I'm not entirely sure what you are getting at there, I wasn't recommending the project nor the bloke writing it as an engineering guru or anything, rather it had some figures (not exact ones mind) and a nice quote "We’re told this particular turbocharger comes from a Suzuki 660cc engine which, like all Kei-class engines, is limited to 47kW. Experience tells us this turbo can be wound up to more than 1.0 Bar of boost and about 75kW – but don’t expect it to last very long. These very small turbos aren’t particularly durable, despite having a water-cooled core." Just more confirmation of what I expected anyway.

[Captain Mainwaring]

I was pointing out that not one word that snow white and the seven dwarfs said on that blog could be construed as reliable - you've got refugees from jurassic park there who think that you can turn a turbo into a supercharger with a hoover belt off the flywheel, with that in mind can you trust on word mentioned on that site?