[DeTomaso] Twin turbo what is it?

Tue Jul 27 15:01:25 EDT 2010

Boyd,

I do appreciate the information and am currently running a water alch 
injection on my 95 supercharged Mustang.
It has a lot of benefit and my only problem is remembering to fill the 
reserve tank.

Thanks,
jerry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "boyd casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>; "Jerry R Knotts" <knottsj at galstar.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Twin turbo what is it?

>I am as far as you can get from being an expert on the subject but I have a
> friend that owned a turbo charger company. They remanufactured Turbos and
> fabricated prototypes for designers and he is an expert at their set up 
> and
> use. According to the information I have your system would benefit greatly
> from the installation of an inexpensive alcohol injector setup. If you 
> don't
> incorporate some means of cooling the process ( either an intercooler or
> alcohol /methane injector  )  you will be faced with numerous problems 
> that
> will either grossly reduce the amount of horsepower you could produce , or
> destroy your engine.   an inexpensive alchol injector setup is  a very
> effective and inexpensive means of getting  your set up to work much more
> effectively. (reduce the temperature of combustion , reduce or eliminate
> detonation and allow you to increase boost and horse power.)
> The benefits of Alcohol / Methanol injection in a nut shell are as 
> follows:
>
> *                                                 Benefits Of Water 
> Methanol
> Injection:
> *
>
>   -   Lower air charge temperatures by 40-200+ degrees
>   - Increase your fuel’s octane by 10-25+ points
>   - Increase horsepower safely by 10-15%
>   - Allows you to safely run more boost and timing
>   - Removes carbon build-up from combustion chambers, pistons and valves
>   - Longer more stable combustion expansion and progression
>   - Reduces and helps eliminate engine damaging detonation and 
> pre-ignition
>
>   - No need for expensive racing fuel or additives
>
> There are numerous inexpensive alcohol injection systems available on the
> market. If my memory serves me correctly they were first used to get more
> power from fighter planes at high altitude in WWII.
> Here are several links that will provide info on the subject and or 
> vendors
> of products.:
>
>   1.
> 
> http://www.alcoholinjectionsystems.com/a10/Knock-Knock.-Who-is-the-there...-Detonation!/article_info.html
>   2. http://www.alcohol-injection.com/faq.php?cID=1
>   3. http://www.labontemotorsports.com/ontrack/WM101.pdf
>   4.
> 
> http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/alcohol-and-water-injection-the-basics.html
>
> There are literally tens of thousands of links on the subject so if you
> still have questions after reading what I have pointed out just Google the
> subject. You can ask for more specific answers like (alchol Methanol
> injection for turbocharged Ford V-8's.
> As I said I don't claim to have any kind of expertise this is just
> information I have picked up and I strongly recommend you confirm it's
> validity before making any decisions based on it.
>
> Boyd
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I think that system has a bypass arrangement and off boost allows an air
>> flow from the carb straight into the intake manifold, that bypasses the
>> turbos, and then as the boost comes on diverts the air flow through the
>> turbos.
>>
>> I think a simple EFI would work a lot better.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> --- On Mon, 7/26/10, Jerry R Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Jerry R Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com>
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Twin turbo what is it?
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 8:12 PM
>>
>>
>>
>> I have recently purchased a twin turbo motor out of a 'P' car.  It was
>> built
>> in 1997at Motor Machine and Supply in Reno, Nv.   The engine came out of 
>> a
>> wreck after only about 1000 miles or less.  It has twin turbos feeding
>> under
>> an Edelbrock carb.  I don't know who made it but there must have been 2
>> because the car in these pictures has one like it.  Any help would be
>> appreciated.  I will also have a few more questions I am sure.
>>
>> http://www.panteracars.com/22805TT8.jpg
>>
>> http://www.panteracars.com/22805TT7.jpg
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> jerry knotts
>>
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