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Re: how hard would it be to turbo charge a 242? 200 1984

posted by  someone claiming to be Mika Soininen on  Mon Dec 17 09:06 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Well,is 150hp all you need or do you want more? Garret t03 can give you up to 200-250hp absolute max 300hp (intakerotor dim. 40-43mm,exh.rotor dim.49mm;stock version).Response is good,but power drops about on 5000 rpm (too much exhaust pressure).Use intercooler and 1.4Bar boost and LOTS OF FUEL you can get 220-250hp.If fuelmixture is too lean it causes pistons to meltdown,on thoose pressures you have to make sure that there is no fuelcuts.Since i use Garret t05 (int.rotor dim. 65mm,exh.rotor dim. 80mm) engine does not create extra heat on exhaustmainflood (exh.pressure is low). Response is fair, boost starts on 4000rpm,full boost 5000.Max rpm on my engine is 8400rpm (rev.control).It creates @0.6 bar boost,measured on rear tyres 245hp/8200 rpm,320nm/5800rpm.Of course there is a limit how much power is safe to use.Ones i used 2,2Bar,well engine survived but the chassis didn't.One of front tyres didn't touch to ground and front window lookt like spider net,rear window blowup,rear side windows dropt on the ground after test ended.Now i have this -79 242GL with same engine but only 0.6bar boost. Send me a photo on your car. I like to see how you build your car. (e-mail m_soininen@yahoo.com).





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