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Originally Posted by laylow
I 'm thinking about maybe using a procharger...Which is basically a compressor from a turbo with a pulley on it to drive the turbine fan......The great thing about it is that it requires no oil or coolant lines..It has it's own self contained oil to keep it lubricated and cool......after a specific period of time you just change it....There's a universal kit you can buy and they can build a procharger to whatever specs you need  zThe plumbing for that is a whole nother thing along with mounting would all be custom but that's the fun part  |
Mounting would probably be a PITA. I'd love to see this happen. Any help I can offer, don't hesitate.
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Originally Posted by B+O
beyond the point of beneficial retardation.
But he was speaking specifically of the Legend. That's been the biggest issue with Legends and RLs. Managing the ECU. Home Brew Hacks don't work too well since the car is full of redundancy systems that make up for a lot of the hacks people do. Problem is the engine is flooded with fuel and timing is pretty much all but cut off.
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This is an interesting point. I know there is a ton of sophistication present, but there is always a way to beat the system. I have been a 4dr hot rod fanatic for a while, not excluding a nearly 400whp 2.3L Volvo (with nitrous). I also trust in getting to the source of the source of the source of the problem.
The advent of OBDII has made things tough for a lot of people. I will certainly continue researching, but I'm convinced that ECU sensed engine load especially can be managed with a little finesse. I'm not doing all that to my car, but I'll keep an eye out for threads that I can hopefully add some insight to. Ignition timing on the other hand can be hellacious to deal with because of the misfire routines in the ECU itself.
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Originally Posted by aww-shiet
ahh your wrong. a turbo will kill a auto tranny. why do you think most supercharged cars are auto except the cobalt. because autos have traction control, manuals dont. a turbo is good for a manual, because it takes time to spool up turbos so you dont have a jumpy car off the line. all gtp pontiacs are auto and supercharged and are really fast.
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Originally Posted by aww-shiet
i was smoking shit, sorry
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He answered his own statement. Nice. Still I want to add that autos are excellent for turbocharging, excellent for nitrous, excellent for drag racing. People don't realize that while a stock clutch in their cavalier can't handle 30 extra ft lbs. of torque the same stock auto can probably handle 50-75, even in a pedestrian application like said cavalier (total BS numbers, but you get the picture). Torque converters reduce driveline shock, many transmission shops can convert your factory converter into a higher stall for just a couple hundred bucks. There will be some sacrifice in fuel economy, but this is the performance section.