I would still like to fit the oil squriters anyway- you may as well spend the extra little bit of cash on insurance like that- it's cheap.
Thats what I think is logical. I cant see why a single turbo Alfa V6 with low comp under a bit of boost wouldn't dawdle with good light load tuning and a smallish turbine wheel. You pull it apart, prep your rods a little, fit your forgies with nice pins and clips et al put it together carefully, run it in nicely, and on 10psi, it would be so un-stressed as to behave almost like a more torquey big bore, right?
But then it would become almost like it's bottled up- being choked. It's like the engine could so easily take more. And then you have a weapon in the making and all the crap that goes with that.
I wouldn't be able to stop myself. I would break things all the time. ANd I'd end up need a Getrag, and the rest.
What would it be like on an 8.5:1- 2.5 with a GT30 running a smallish turbine wheel? Less likely to break stuff, but still fun?
So is it an E34 style M5 box Baz? What about bellhousing?
Damn Bazz at it again mate.
JT9D hot section for heat shielding. That's f===n tops, mate. Tops!
Greg- Im hopefully getting my Chief endo. in 6 months. Cant wait! I had a friend who ditched a Chieftain into the Pacific halfway between Honolulu and San Diego, left turbo departed when my mate was asleep in the Left Seat. Bladder ferry bags and an assymetric chieftain meant that they ended up flying for 2 hours in ground effect before ditching. Say goodbye to 14 hours.
Sounds like you've done some nice stuff yourself Q4 Fre.
More pics- even of old ones barry- I dont mind-
Fixing it bit by bit....