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Old 04-15-2006, 03:11 AM   #1
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ok i was wondering...and i need some info....and opinions......if this is a stupid idea tell me! what if i took a nitrous bottle (filled with compressed air)an a line to the uppipe directly under the turbo going into the hot side of the turbo?....this would be usedto eliminate tubo lag down low...i think this would be a great expierment?thoughts?
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Old 04-15-2006, 03:28 AM   #2
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its worth a try...ALTHOUGH...nitrous tanks hold relatively low amounts of pressure and volume....a SCUBA tank would be MUCH better for this as a standard tank can be pressurized to 3000psi and 80lbs.
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Old 04-15-2006, 03:31 AM   #3
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imma start gathering parts for this project next week
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Old 04-15-2006, 03:32 AM   #4
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what turbo are you running? seriously, is the lag that bad?
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Old 04-15-2006, 03:32 AM   #5
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vf22..............
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Old 04-15-2006, 03:42 AM   #6
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dude, come on... its not that bad. i wouldnt risk effin up my turbo to try this. how about we swap....... vf22 for td04...
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Old 04-15-2006, 03:43 AM   #7
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would this help spin the turbo or would it just put more air into the engine
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Old 04-15-2006, 03:45 AM   #8
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it would just help the turbo...cause its going only through the exhaust
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Old 04-15-2006, 03:46 AM   #9
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it would just help the turbo...cause its going only through the exhaust
yeah its not that bad...but if i wanted to reach 21 psi quickly it wouldnt hurt.........hell...its either that or a 50 shot?
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Old 04-15-2006, 04:03 AM   #10
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.hell...its either that or a 50 shot?


or just keep it in the powerband.... honestly, if you dont care if you mess it up, go for it. i dont know if there would be any danger of the exhaust gas coming up the line to the tank would there? not that it would combust (fire) but rather it might explode from the constant increase in pressure if your not using it.
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Old 04-15-2006, 04:12 AM   #11
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the pressure would be no more dangerous than nitrous....i would be using a solinoid ......
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Old 04-15-2006, 04:20 AM   #12
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Why ask? It seems if you don't here what you want, your probably going to convince yourself anyway.
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Old 04-15-2006, 04:42 AM   #13
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Why ask? It seems if you don't hear what you want, your probably going to convince yourself anyway.
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Old 04-15-2006, 04:44 AM   #14
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....deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwd.. .....ya should be able ta toon that 22 ta get full boost under 3k
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Old 04-15-2006, 04:46 AM   #15
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coat/wrap, port'n'polish, tune. as long as you run an appropriate exhaust, those will make it spool as close to a twinscroll as you could possibly hope for... without getting a twinscroll.
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Old 04-15-2006, 11:13 AM   #16
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the lag on that shouldnt be much to begin with and the amount of air that is going to create wont be enough imo to generate a sufficent amount of boost. imo your just going to cut holes everywhere and not find it worth the efforts in the end.

:tup: to innovative thinking though.

you did give me an awsome idea though... will discus more about it once i work out the details.
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Old 04-15-2006, 01:40 PM   #17
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I don't think it would be such a good idea, your exhaust gas will be hot as well as your turbo, and up pipe. When you inject your air it will come in really cold (Joule Thomson Effect). This will thermally shock your up pipe and turbo, and could take away energy (pressure) from your hot exhaust gases Before you go embarking on a expensive experiment, just do some quick calculations. Do you even know what the exhaust gas pressure is infront of the turbo with your current set up as rpm and load varies? What about behind the turbo? I think this topic may have been discussed before, maybe try search.
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Old 04-15-2006, 02:08 PM   #18
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If he wants to do it, let him. If it works...GREAT!!! We'll have another mod to add to the list. If it doesn't work... he'll just be getting the "I told you so".
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supercharge it, that's the best way.
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Old 04-15-2006, 02:16 PM   #20
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I vote for it not doing much....if anything
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Old 04-15-2006, 02:17 PM   #21
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Why ask? It seems if you don't hear what you want, you're probably going to convince yourself anyway.
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Old 04-16-2006, 02:08 AM   #22
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Unless your driving the batmobile, the lag is not that bad. I learned to adjust my driving style when I got my first Turbo
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Old 04-16-2006, 02:14 AM   #23
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its worth a try...ALTHOUGH...nitrous tanks hold relatively low amounts of pressure and volume....a SCUBA tank would be MUCH better for this as a standard tank can be pressurized to 3000psi and 80lbs.
that or paintball tanks
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Old 04-16-2006, 02:25 AM   #24
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I don't think it would be such a good idea, your exhaust gas will be hot as well as your turbo, and up pipe. When you inject your air it will come in really cold (Joule Thomson Effect). This will thermally shock your up pipe and turbo, and could take away energy (pressure) from your hot exhaust gases Before you go embarking on a expensive experiment, just do some quick calculations. Do you even know what the exhaust gas pressure is infront of the turbo with your current set up as rpm and load varies? What about behind the turbo? I think this topic may have been discussed before, maybe try search.

I was thinking the thermal difference between the hot exhaust gas and the extremely cold compressed air would be very bad. You have that turbo running hot, and blast it with very cold air, and bad things are sure to happen sooner than later. Like cracked turbo housings, vanes, all that expensive stuff. I say do NOT do it, but if you do, let us know how bad it goes.
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Old 04-16-2006, 02:29 AM   #25
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its clearly a bad idea in many aspects. If this problem could be solved so easily then why dont you think car manufactorers and racing companies (with multi million dollar research and devolupment teams) havent tried this already? Its not like you're the first person to come up with this idea. Try if you'd like but you know what the end result will be.
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