Re: [DMCForum] SAAB 9000T in a D?

["James A Strickland" <ihaveanaccount@xxxxxxxx>]

Hey, I have two turbines.  I call them "turbos".  I apparently did not
install the correct length of ducting (or a resonator), because the first
turbine screams like a banshee (or for the banshee out there, a stuck
pig).

I think Walt heard it...  Maybe he will come up with a better metaphor.

Jim



On Tue, 4 Mar 2003 07:48:00 -0500 "Andrei Cular" <acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> Well I look at it as a cheep $100 engine that could up the Hp of my 
> D.
> 
> Now a turbine engine would be really cool, and sound even better 
> than a
> rotary...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Andrei
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James A Strickland" <ihaveanaccount@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] SAAB 9000T in a D?
> 
> 
> > Very cool?  I guess I am just confused.
> >
> > There seems to be a dichotomy with this conversion.
> >
> > Why force this not-very-spectacular engine in there it it doesn't 
> want to
> > fit?  And then when it doesn't want to fit, rip off it's arm and 
> sew it
> > to it's ass?
> >
> > It's like you want to make up money with LOTs and LOTS of time.
> >
> > If you're looking for a challenge, put in a jet engine or 
> supercharge a
> > weedwacker.
> >
> > Or here's a good one- move the firewall or otherwise ingeniously 
> make it
> > mid-engined.  That'd be sweeeeeeet.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:46:36 -0500 "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxxxxx> 
> writes:
> > > Andrei,
> > >
> > > I'm not familiar with the Saab engine, but my vote is to adapt a
> > > distributorless ignition even though that wouldn't be "as much 
> fun",
> > > it
> > > would still be very cool.
> > >
> > > Walt
> > >
> > >
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