Hello friends!
I have acquired a 4.1L Buick V6 (1983) equipped with a factory 4 barrel carb. I was thinking of being unique (cause that's what I like to do) and turbo the motor then put it in my '64 Nova Wagon. Now, I should be able to run a blow-through steup and keep the factory 4 barrel, right? I know I will have to mess with the jets to make things right...do I get biger jets or how do I do that? And off of the exhaust (to power the turbo) do I run both sides into the turbo or only one side? And if I want to run, say, 6-9 lbs of boost, is that safe with a basically stock motor? I want to put a bigger camshaft in it, so is there a "turbo-rated" cam or can I go with some sloppy idle Summit Racing deal? AND ONE MORE QUESTION...who of you out there have used eBay turbos? I see a lot of TO4E turbos (T3/T4) for around $230 shipped to my door. If those are cool to use, then where do I find the turbo flanges??
Thank-you so much for any help!!
-Rick
I have acquired a 4.1L Buick V6 (1983) equipped with a factory 4 barrel carb. I was thinking of being unique (cause that's what I like to do) and turbo the motor then put it in my '64 Nova Wagon. Now, I should be able to run a blow-through steup and keep the factory 4 barrel, right? I know I will have to mess with the jets to make things right...do I get biger jets or how do I do that? And off of the exhaust (to power the turbo) do I run both sides into the turbo or only one side? And if I want to run, say, 6-9 lbs of boost, is that safe with a basically stock motor? I want to put a bigger camshaft in it, so is there a "turbo-rated" cam or can I go with some sloppy idle Summit Racing deal? AND ONE MORE QUESTION...who of you out there have used eBay turbos? I see a lot of TO4E turbos (T3/T4) for around $230 shipped to my door. If those are cool to use, then where do I find the turbo flanges??
Thank-you so much for any help!!
-Rick