Turbo Conversion
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Turbo Conversion
It is common sense that a stock car would eat dust in a racing circuit against cars which were finely upgraded. This is also true in street racing. So most people who enter street racing or circuit racing would give their care some level of turbo conversion. Because the price of full conversion is very high there are ways to partially convert the car and there are available turbo kits.
There is a problem however in both cases first the fact that a partially converted car is not recommended by anyone and people only do it out of desperation or experimentation. Then those who converts cars for a living know that not all cars has the same process of conversion they are usually custom made so bolt in turbo kits are not that hot either. The proper solution is to do a complete turbo conversion to avoid those problems. To properly convert the car would need part replacements and a good deal of car knowledge.
First of all the car must have fuel injection system before the turbo conversion can take place. Fuel injection is important because the car would experience problems in driveability and would run the risk of seal failure and float failure. The next thing you would have to convert is the engine. Aspirated engines do not do well with the heat and the pressure which comes from a turbo charged car. This may cause more problems so some proper adjustments need to be made. The compression needs to be adjusted to a level that the engine would be able to handle easily. Somewhere around 8.0:1 would be good. Then replacing the piston and the rings is needed. Forged pistons are ideal for turbo conversion.
However if that is not available or is too expensive then the alternative for a forged piston is to use a turbo charged version of the piston from the manufacturer if there is an available one. Using TotalSeal rings would reduce the risk of blow by and would keep all the power of the cylinder. For the cylinder head then stainless steel valves are ideal for durability and longer life span. If you cannot afford this one then there is an alternative by having the stock valve coated for heat protection. For a car that runs on pump gas then it is important to install an ignition timing control. If you do not replace the normal aspirated ignition control then you can end up damaging the pistons and the rings even if you use the best of them.
Turbo conversion is a long hard process of replacing parts mixing and matching to attain the best boost possible with your car. Not to mention that it would be very expensive. An alternative is to purchase a turbo kit but that cannot guarantee the best result. Finding all the parts you may need is also a problem but the use of internet can help you find and analyze the best parts you can use for the turbo car you always dreamed of.
About the writer: Sam is the owner of Turbo Specialist Turborevs. You can find more information on Electric Supercharger and Dump”>http://turborevs.org.uk/enginetuning/dumpvalves/viewallproducts.html”>Dump Valves Turborevs website.
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