Re: [DML] Performance mods
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Re: [DML] Performance mods



Turbo runs on exhaust and superchargers run off the crank by a belt, that is the
difference.

Mark
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Pete Berveiler wrote:

> I believe there are belt-drive turbochargers as well
> as exhaust drive. Intercooler is key to performance,
> as heat generated in compression robs the power
> benefit of the compressed air.
>
> Am I wrong there?
>
> Pete
>
> --- Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> wrote:
> > The DMC Houston engine has been tuned and set up to
> > work as a normally
> > aspirated engine. The Island Twin Turbo is a bolt-on
> > kit to start with,
> > and the Houston engine is NOT DESIGNED FOR IT.
> >
> > Any turbo is driven off the exhaust, and actually
> > the Island kit puts
> > them exactly where they should be - right on the
> > manifolds.
> >
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