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ghettoturbo 05-21-2006 12:07 PM

Re: Pontiac-Firebird-TRANS-AM-1978-PRO-STREET-TRANS-AM-TWIN-TURBO-BLOWN-NOS-LENCO
 
so wait...how are those carbs set up? are they before or after the turbo

Dr.Boost 05-21-2006 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PoorMansPorsche
hey johnny what do ya think the mpg are on a car like that.. 30-40mpg?

lol

I bet that would be fun to tune. :S
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Bone1 05-21-2006 01:45 PM

Re: Pontiac-Firebird-TRANS-AM-1978-PRO-STREET-TRANS-AM-TWIN-TURBO-BLOWN-NOS-LENCO
 

Originally Posted by ghettoturbo
so wait...how are those carbs set up? are they before or after the turbo

Draw through, before the turbos........WET flow :)

You can do a blow thru, aka carb in a box setup.......

MikeJ-2009 05-21-2006 03:03 PM

Re: Pontiac-Firebird-TRANS-AM-1978-PRO-STREET-TRANS-AM-TWIN-TURBO-BLOWN-NOS-LENCO
 
I'm not understanding why you would pressurize a supercharger. And johnny, your avatar is in violation of stealthmode copyright. :P

HondaTuner 05-21-2006 03:04 PM

Re: Pontiac-Firebird-TRANS-AM-1978-PRO-STREET-TRANS-AM-TWIN-TURBO-BLOWN-NOS-LENC
 
That's pretty insane looking..

ghettoturbo 05-21-2006 04:07 PM

Re: Pontiac-Firebird-TRANS-AM-1978-PRO-STREET-TRANS-AM-TWIN-TURBO-BLOWN-NOS-LENCO
 

Originally Posted by Mista Bone
Draw through, before the turbos........WET flow :)

You can do a blow thru, aka carb in a box setup.......

why doesnt that seem like a good idea (liquid hitting the impellar of a turbo)...which way is better?

baldur 05-21-2006 06:58 PM

Re: Pontiac-Firebird-TRANS-AM-1978-PRO-STREET-TRANS-AM-TWIN-TURBO-BLOWN-NOS-LENCO
 
Carbs are for rednecks and NASCAR. Real men use fuel injection.

Dibble 05-21-2006 07:15 PM

Re: Pontiac-Firebird-TRANS-AM-1978-PRO-STREET-TRANS-AM-TWIN-TURBO-BLOWN-NOS-LENCO
 

Originally Posted by baldur
Carbs are for rednecks and NASCAR. Real men use fuel injection.

Bisi uses carbs. :X

Tom-Guy 05-21-2006 07:44 PM

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Bisi is a redneck.

J-SMITH69 05-21-2006 08:07 PM

Re: Pontiac-Firebird-TRANS-AM-1978-PRO-STREET-TRANS-AM-TWIN-TURBO-BLOWN-NOS-LENCO
 
carbs = cheap easy POWER!


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