want to make my 79 12a a turbo, can i?? if so what do i need and how much.

 

 

Love that jpeg!

 

hey directfreak ... err ... i meant project84 ... what are you trynna say????

 

dude, you can turbocharge your mom's blender if wanted to. do some research so you can come up with a plan that suits you, then you can discuss parts and prices.

 

I know I ask questions when I am too lazy to search, but not questions that would take the rest of the week for someone to answer!

 

Then Use the SEARCH feature.

This took all of 3 seconds to find, not a week.

Turbo Weber Information

You can use any carb, just replace "webber" with your carb of choice.

 

Yes you can!!

 

where do you guys get this stuff

 

What stuff?

~T.J.

 

if your going to turbo a 12a you might as well invest in some "custom parts" i dont know who sells them or where to find them but i think you might find something at lowes or home depot..

 

I didn't ask the original question. I wouldn't ask something as in depth as "how to make a 12A a turbo, an what do I need for it to work?"

Don't go gettin trigger happy wit dat can of whoop ***!

 

It's funny how this comes up every month or so.

The short answer is yes, anything can be turbocharged, the long answer is, if you have to ask, you probably don't have the technical or mechanical ability, so you're going to have to do some research (enhance your knowledge) if you want to pull it off.

 

Sorry...

 

i know my ****, i just thought id ask people who know.









ok, im lasy!

 

one more, just to let you guys vent your anger, i know about the manifold to use, just wanted to know how it would conect to a carb. , my only turbo car was an Omni GLH. thanks alot for your help.

 

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=74639

there are a few other threads like this, but i chose this one because it's a bit more general ... i don't know what intake setup you'll be using to do your turbo.

 

could i hook it upto stock or do i need a holly?

 

You COULD do you ANYTHING you wanted. The more appropriate question would be "What needs to be done?"

A vacume secondary carb needs to have the secondaries convertered to work under boost, be converted to mechanical secondaries or be placed in a surround.

Sterling, on this forum, is using a Nikki for a blowthrough application, however highly modified.

Nikki's can be used, very difficult!!!

Holly's are the most popular option and do not require that much work.

Weber, Mikuni (what I use), and Dellorto side drafts are by far the easiest carbs to use in a blowthrough setup. If they have the black plastic floats all you have to do is blow it. Side drafts are also set up so that the carb does not have to be disassembeled to get to the jets. They quite litteraly sit on the top of the carb.

I have made a few posts in contradiction to this statment in the past. The brass floats WILL impload under boost, they are very thin and hollow, the plasctic floats are filled with very dense foam, and are very hard to crush, even by hand, I tried. So for any blowthrough carb you need the solid black plasctic floats.

I hope this helps.
Ryan

 

@moremazda I wouldnt say anything There is a limit, Id like to put a big semi's diesel engine in my vert, for pulling the cosmo POS to god knows where to get it tuned... But I dont see that hapeneing, being that the motor is about as big as 1/2 the car LOL

 

That would be one hell of a functional hood scoop you know.

 

is there a part to buy that hooks up the turbo to the carb, or is it just a little costom fab. jab. and, could you tell what carb your using, thanks. ive looked but obviously not enough.

 

I'm using a Mikuni 44phh. The part you buy to conect the turbo to the carb is called a bonnet. Several companies make them for Holleys, and every aircooled VW shop in America will have bonnets for Weber/Dellorto/Mikuni side and down drafts.

This is the place to look for answers, so don't be scared to ask. Just use the search function as best you can. You MAY find the answers you are looking for, if not, post 'em

Ryan