How to get more umph from a stock intake?

[turbo6x2]

Nice info Brent and Jamie. You have confirmed my decision to stop and stay with the TA33C since I do not drag race. Take- Care Brad

For a nice driver on the street these are still a lot of fun on a hot air.

 

[turbo6x2]

Well I've learned something new today. How do you know when buying a turbo, which is dynamic and which is carbon. I've looked at several on line turbo stores and never seen this. They usually just give you the deminsions and thats it. Since the 86/87 is a blow through system I guess it has a dynamic seal. Right?

You have to tell them the type of set up you have and then they should be able to tell you if they have a turbo for that. Most will not. You have to remember this is 25 year old technology you're dealing with and the new set ups are just better then what we have to work with because the technology is better.

 

[1dollardog]

Ok I know I'm probably beating a very sick (but not quite dead) horse here but lets say that the stock turbo and the ta33c are the only options if I keep the stock set up. Where then are the restrictions? To me it seems like the adapter is still a great restriction. It is pretty thick and fits inside the turbo outlet and inside the intake inlet bottlenecking the air flow before it even enters the engine. Does anyone think it is possible to machine the intake as I mentioned before as to eliminate the adapter and instead use a boot that would fit on the outside of the turbo and newly machined inlet lip of the intake? Even with a stock turbo it seems if the TB was ported along with the intake and heads and eliminating the restrictave adapter that the flow would be much greater and spool up would be much faster. Ok, now hit me with reality...somebody....

 

[BRAD_PADGETT]

I will hit you with reality. The size of the turbo adapter to intake does not really matter due to the amount of compression the turbo makes. A TA33C will compress alot more air than a stock turbo. The key is restrictions on the intake.heads,throttle body, exhaust, downpipe, turbo elbow, headers. Once these issues are changed the bottom line on more speed is a bigger turbo. On a hot air our options are severely limited. If you want to go faster look into converting over to the 86/87. Max on a ported hot air and a TA33C ia really around 12.0 quarter. My 2 cents. Brad

 

[dr_frankenstein]

Quick Question, not to hijack.

how is a hot air considered draw thru when it doesent process fuel through the compressor housing? Hot air turbos simply move air, not fuel right?

am I correct on this?

I am just trying to understand why they would have a carbon seal instead of a dynamic seal.

A.j.