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From: jaduskev@nmsu.edu Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 10:48:40 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: L16 turbo> Have a look at the writeup of my turbo L16 for ideas. > http://home.att.net/~jason510/turbo.htm That's a great write up. Had to bookmark that one... > come from a flexible, braided (AN-style) oil pressure hose from a "T" > fitting at the oil pressure idiot lite sensor hole on right side of block. I was hoping that would be enough volume. That's what I did with my rotary, but that met its demise in an unrelated incident only a couple of weeks later... > on my turbo webpage). I would just warn you that adding a turbo to a 510 is > more than just a afternoon of bolting on the parts. It will take a lot of > time, patience and understanding to get the turbo/engine/fuel/ignition tuned > to work together. Oh yes, I know that. I finally finished assembling my ZX, so I can take the 510 off daily driver duties and just play with it. > A single webber DCOE can be used. A weber DCOE requires a 2 into 1 adapter > before the turbo, takes up space and complicates plumbing a bit. I use a > single 44mm SU carb bolted almost directly to the turbo, makes for short, > strait path between carb and turbo. Probably a more usual turbo setup is a > downdraft carb. I like the SU idea, especially since I have a few of them laying around :) My eventual goal is a TBI unit (sort of like the old holly 2v pro-jection) mounted sideways in the air stream. I know that they're are a lot of aftermarket MPI controllers, but are there aftermarket TBI controllers? Thanks, -james This message comes to you from the Datsun 510 mailing list. List rules and instructions are available at: http://bluebirds.datsun510.com/bluebirds/listcharter Authors retain implicit copyright to their material. Obtain permission from the author before redistributing messages.