[Supras] needing parts to go turbo

[Jeff Mohler]

And no oil feed or drain for the turbo...and no drilled holes (much
less tapped) for the knock sensors.

Knock sensor solution is simple, oil feed/drain is simple for someone
who knows their way around a machine shop.  No squirters isnt an issue
for 99% of the list.

On 10/2/06, Jim Thomann <list1 at thomann.no-ip.com> wrote:
> Aren't the differences between the Turbo and NA blocks the pistons and
> oil squirters?
>
> I haven't seen either first hand yet, but soon.  The engine is out and
> the head is ready to come off.
>
> JimT
>
> Sean Cavanaugh wrote:
> > my N/A block already blew up so i already got a turbo block in there. it
> > just has N/A externals. and i got a turbo tranny for it already (one that
> > was in car with the turbo. the turbo block is better to use due to the lower
> > compression ratio, the oil injectors, the oil passages for turbo oil flow.
> > Can you turbo the N/A block? yes but it takes more work to make it stable
> > but it CAN be done.
> >
> > -Sean
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "supraman88" <supraman88 at verizon.net>
> > To: "Sean Cavanaugh" <millenia2000 at hotmail.com>; <supras at supras.com>
> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 8:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Supras] needing parts to go turbo
> >
> >
> >
> >> Maybe someone can set me straight here, but I have seen it in a number of
> >> places (and from the Techs when I used to work at a Toyota dealer) that it
> >> is not a good idea to put a turbo on an NA supra. This appears to be for a
> >> number of reasons, one being that the NA engine isn't as robust as the
> >> Turbo
> >> version, and that the transmission (for the 5 speed model) doesn't have
> >> the
> >> headroom required. The W58 trans is rated at 240 HP, with the NA version
> >> engine rated at 200. That is why the factory Turbo has a beefier
> >> transmission.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Sean Cavanaugh" <millenia2000 at hotmail.com>
> >> To: <supras at supras.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 12:14 PM
> >> Subject: [Supras] needing parts to go turbo
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> I'm slowly getting the pieces i need to get my car converted to turbo.
> >>> kinda hard when im strapped for cash
> >>>
> >>> still need:
> >>>   - Intercooler
> >>>   - IC piping (gonna just use PVC)
> >>>   - Downpipe
> >>>   - cat (already taged where to get)
> >>>   - cat back exhaust.
> >>>
> >>> i'm just looking at getting parts to make it work. I'll worry about
> >>> getting parts that make it work better later.
> >>>
> >>> this will take me a while cuz im going standalone with the MS first, then
> >>> switching over to turbo intake manifold , 440 injectors, and coilpacks
> >>> then the actual turbo setup.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -Sean
> >>>
>
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