Turbo Hookup????????????

jamesg63 said

Well I have a stock 225 with a Carter 2bbl. I would like to drive frequently not so much a Daily driver though. So Fuel economy would be nice. However, I'd like to run at the strip occasionally. I really dont have to be the fastest car in town but would really like to be impressive. You know "Wow thats a Slant 6!"

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Tom Wolfe (Shaker 223) built a stock motor with a Buick Turbo that ran 12.95 @ 104 mph, and when I say "STOCK MOTOR," I think e had pretty much exactly what you have; a 2bbl "Super Six" intake with a stock exaust manifold that had a turbo mounting flange welded to it, and dialed back the ignition timing to about 18 degrees... everything else was pretty much stock (OEM.)


Here's what Wallace computers has to say about a 3300 pound car with 300 horsepower.

Your ET / MPH computed from your vehicle weight of 3300 pounds and HP of 300 is 12.95 seconds and MPH of 103.43 MPH
Funny; that's almost exactly what Tom's car turned by bolting that turbo onto his othewise stock engine.

I don't think the driveability was affected at all; dunno about fuel economy.

Tom, can you shed any light on the fuel mileage after the turbo?

Hope this helps.