Dear Ray,
Sorry for the delay in replying. Try www.rbracing-rsr.com for some turbo
info. If you are fabricating it yourself Whitehorse press has some books on
supercharging and turbocharging 603-356-6556. Also Motobooks international
at 715-294-3345.
as for manufacturers try this list :
Magna Charger 530-865-7010
Aerodyne (nice unit ) 888-665-9697 www.aerocharger.com
Art inc. 804-453-3357
-----Original Message-----
From: Kimbro, Ray E <ray.kimbro@eds.com>
To: 'land-speed-digest@autox.team.net' <land-speed-digest@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 1:21 PM
Subject: Turbo/Carburetion question
>Hey y'all,
>
>I am glad to see that the New Year has brought everyone along safe and
>sound.
>
>I'm in the process of trying to educate myself in the subject of
>turbocharging. The subject of this affection (affectation?) is my
>motorcycle. this one has a twin-cylinder tractor engine, and is most
>commonly known as a Harley-Davidson Sportster.
>
>Anyway - I'm running through some things in my mind, and it appears that I
>will have to some way or another pressurize the float bowl on my
carburetor,
>and that this pressurization will have to vary directly with the boost that
>the turbo develops. Otherwise, I expect that once the carburetor venturi
is
>pressurized, that I may have a problem with the fuel being drawn out of the
>float bowl, and instead, that the fuel will be pushed BACK into the float
>bowl, and perhaps even out of the carburetor.
>
>I would appreciate any input, to include whether or not my concern is fact
>or fallacy.
>
>Looking forward to seeing a bunch of ya at Maxton in March -
>
>Ray Kimbro
>Sportster List Race Team
>http://www.sportster.org
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